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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 34-6565519

The Belden Brick Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Canton, OH. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 33 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
William H Belden Jr The Belden Bric
700 West Tuscarawas Street
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 456-0031
Form and materials
No printed application form is used, but applicants are urged to supply such information that will enable the foundation to dertermine the need for the grant, its intended use, exempt status, and names of the applicants governing board.
Deadlines
Applications for grants are no longer being accepted as the private foundation has been dissolved.
Restrictions
The foundation gives preference to applicants located in the communities in which The Belden Brick Company has its office and plants, but may be made elsewhere if funds are avaliable.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,227,983

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2018

    $140,184

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $2,143,404

Grants paid in 2019

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stark Community Foundation IncCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $2,158,065
  2. Pro Football Hall of FameCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $12,500
  3. The Aultman FoundationCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Walsh UniversityN Canton, OH

    Charitable

    $7,000
  5. Arts in StarkCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $6,000
  6. CommQuestCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. YMCA of Central Stark CountyCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $3,334
  8. JRCCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $3,000
  9. United Way of Tuscarawas County IncNew Phila, OH

    Charitable

    $3,000
  10. Junior Achievement of North CantonCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $2,000
  11. Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationIndependence, OH

    Charitable

    $1,500
  12. Stark Economic Development BoardCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,334
  13. Early Childhood Resource CenterCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,250
  14. Boy Scouts of America - Buckeye CouncilCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  15. The Wilderness CenterWilmot, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  16. Catholic Charities of Portage & Stark CountiesRavenna, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Northeast Ohio Medical University FoundationRootstown, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  18. Prescription Assistance NetworkCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. Refuge of Hope MinistriesCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. Akron-Canton Regional Food BankAkron, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  21. McKinley Presidential Library & MuseumCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. Canton Student Loan FoundationCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH

    Charitable

    $1,000
  24. Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce FoundationCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  25. Friends of Fort Laurens FoundationCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  26. Mercy Medical Center Development FoundationCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  27. Boys and Girls Club of MassillonMassillon, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  28. Canton Preservation SocietyCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  29. National First Ladies LibraryCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  30. Malone UniversityCanton, OH

    Charitable

    $500
  31. Boys and Girls Club of Morgan CountyMarietta, OH

    Charitable

    $200
  32. New Pointe Community ChurchDover, OH

    Charitable

    $200
  33. St Jude's Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,161,06598% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $20,500<1% of the total
  3. Education5 grants $10,000<1% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $3,334<1% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $1,334<1% of the total
  6. Religion2 grants $1,200<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio32 grants $2,227,883
  2. Tennessee1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William H Belden JrTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert F BeldenTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • David L HartungTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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