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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4665428

The Bellwether Foundation II

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $350,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,359,940

  • Tax year 2023

    $930,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,253,954

  • Tax year 2022

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,171,663

  • Tax year 2021

    $667,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $10,519,426

  • Tax year 2020

    $615,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $10,012,726

  • Tax year 2019

    $901,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,126,516

  • Tax year 2018

    $575,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $9,475,676

  • Tax year 2017

    $520,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $13,913,656

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Partnership to End Domestic ViolenceSacramento, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Family Violence Appellate ProjectOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Family Violence Law CenterOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. FreefromLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Vote SolarOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Coalition for Green CapitalWashington, DC

    General support

    $35,000
  7. Groundswell IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $35,000
  8. Breakthrough InstituteBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $150,00043% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid2 grants $100,00029% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $50,00014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $50,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $280,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $70,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jamiee Lisa DavisPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Paul Oliver DavisSECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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