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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 20-3647654

Balsells Foundation

A private foundation in Reston, VA. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 6 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,829,956

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,617,347

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,286

Grants paid in 2019

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Colorado FoundationBoulder, CO

    Uccs balsells foundation fellowship program in college of engineering and natural sciences, cu boulder program direction-benefit balsells graduate program in the college of engineering, balsells undergraduate mobility program in the college of engineering and applied science

    $841,866
  2. Regents of the University of California IrvineIrvine, CA

    UCI balsells fellowship mobility program, uc regents program direction and henry samueli school of engineering

    $795,518
  3. Regents of the University of California DavisOakland, CA

    For the uc davis balsells fellowship mobility program and balsells fellowship program fund

    $122,930
  4. Irvine Rotary FoundationIrvine, CA

    Rotary projects for the capelleta association of santa coloma de queralt in spain

    $68,250
  5. Lutheran High School Association of Orange CountyOrange, CA

    Orange lutheran boys soccer team

    $700
  6. Casal Dels Catalans de CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Catalan club picnic

    $692

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $68,250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $988,090
  2. Colorado1 grant $841,866

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter J BalsellsPRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Denise StillmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lawrence GustafsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Angela KarchmerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter B BalsellsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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