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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6046715

Belz Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 80 grants and $4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,962,257

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $24,006,870

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,246,705

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $25,353,113

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,584,387

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $26,137,435

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,961,536

    Grants listed
    148
    Assets, end of year
    $30,840,180

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,917,021

    Grants listed
    151
    Assets, end of year
    $32,088,511

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,032,126

    Grants listed
    144
    Assets, end of year
    $30,551,901

Grants paid in 2025

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art IncMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $714,285
  2. Jewish Agency for IsraelNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $600,000
  3. Memphis Jewish Home & RehabCordova, TN

    Health/welfare

    $365,000
  4. Jewish Foundation of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Community

    $302,400
  5. Memphis Jewish FederationMemphis, TN

    Religious

    $280,500
  6. Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital FoundationMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $250,054
  7. Baron Hirsch CongregationMemphis, TN

    Religious

    $200,202
  8. Bornblum Jewish Community SchoolMemphis, TN

    Education

    $200,000
  9. United Way of the Mid SouthMemphis, TN

    Community

    $158,500
  10. Arts MemphisMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $102,700
  11. Yeshivat MaharatBronx, NY

    Religious

    $100,000
  12. University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FL

    Health/welfare

    $60,000
  13. American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DC

    Education

    $51,850
  14. American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in JerusalemNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $50,000
  15. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $50,000
  16. Church Health Center of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $50,000
  17. Hadassah NYNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $50,000
  18. Memphis River ParksMemphis, TN

    Community

    $50,000
  19. Peabody Place Museum FoundationMemphis, TN

    Education

    $49,000
  20. Memphis Zoological SocietyMemphis, TN

    Animal rescue

    $37,500
  21. Friends of United Hatzaiah of IsraelNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $20,000
  22. Ohr Torah Stone InstitutionsNew York, NY

    Religious

    $20,000
  23. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Religious

    $20,000
  24. Opera MemphisMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $13,231
  25. Margolin Hebrew Academy FeinstoneMemphis, TN

    Education

    $12,500
  26. Memphis Library FoundationMemphis, TN

    Education

    $12,500
  27. Wolf River ConservancyMemphis, TN

    Environment

    $12,500
  28. Tennessee Holocaust CommissionsNashville, TN

    Education

    $12,000
  29. America Gives IncNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $10,000
  30. Chabad Lubavitch of TennesseeMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $10,000
  31. Friends of TsfatSuffern, NY

    Health/welfare

    $10,000
  32. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Religious

    $6,500
  33. Mayo Clinic Development DeptRochester, MN

    Health/welfare

    $5,400
  34. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Health/welfare

    $5,000
  35. Boy Scouts of AmericaMemphis, TN

    Youth

    $5,000
  36. Methodist Healthcare FoundationMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $5,000
  37. American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of ScienceNew York, NY

    Education

    $4,850
  38. American Friends of Rabin Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $3,850
  39. Boys Town Jerusalem FoundationNew York, NY

    Environment

    $3,000
  40. Community Foundation of Northwest MSHernando, MS

    Education

    $3,000
  41. Facing History & Ourselves IncBoston, MA

    Health/welfare

    $3,000
  42. Union of Orthodox JewishNew York, NY

    Religious

    $3,000
  43. USC Shoah FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Education

    $3,000
  44. Fifth Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    Religious

    $2,100
  45. Memphis Opportunity Scholarship TrustMemphis, TN

    Education

    $2,000
  46. Southern Reins Center for Equine TherapyCollierville, TN

    Health/welfare

    $2,000
  47. Aleph Society IncNew York, NY

    Religious

    $1,900
  48. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Youth

    $1,800
  49. American Society for the Protection of Nature in IsraelGreat Neck, NY

    Environment

    $1,600
  50. National Yiddish Book Center IncAmherst, MA

    Education

    $1,600
  51. Boys and Girls Club of Greater MemphisMemphis, TN

    Youth

    $1,500
  52. Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    Health/welfare

    $1,500
  53. Middle East ForumPhiladelphia, PA

    Other

    $1,500
  54. Ort AmericaNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,350
  55. WknoCordova, TN

    Other

    $1,250
  56. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    Religious

    $1,200
  57. Gilliam FoundationMemphis, NY

    Community

    $1,000
  58. Teen Tribe IncBoca Raton, FL

    Environment

    $1,000
  59. Tennessee Financial LiteracyNashville, TN

    Education

    $1,000
  60. University of Evansville AthleticsEvansville, IN

    Education

    $1,000
  61. Chabad Terror Victims Project IncBrooklyn, NY

    Health/welfare

    $950
  62. Stand with US IsraelLos Angeles, CA

    Religious

    $950
  63. ASPCANew York, NY

    Animal rescue

    $925
  64. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    Health/welfare

    $875
  65. American Council of Trustees and AlumniWashington, DC

    Education

    $750
  66. Capital Research CenterArlington, VA

    Other

    $750
  67. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    Education

    $725
  68. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Education

    $600
  69. New Ballet Ensemble & SchoolMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $600
  70. Cameracommittee for Accuracy in Middle EastBoston, MA

    Other

    $575
  71. Jewish Coaches Association IncJersey, NJ

    Education

    $500
  72. Kollel of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Education

    $500
  73. The Society of EntrepreneursMemphis, TN

    Other

    $500
  74. Yeshiva Keser DovidEdison, NY

    Education

    $425
  75. International Eye FoundationKensington, MD

    Health/welfare

    $375
  76. The Davis Memorial FundLawrence, NY

    Health/welfare

    $360
  77. Urbanart CommissionMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $350
  78. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Health/welfare

    $325
  79. Friends of the AmericasGreenwel SPGS, LA

    Health/welfare

    $325
  80. Feed IsraelBrooklyn, NY

    Health/welfare

    $275

Approved for future payment

10 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art IncMemphis, TN

    Arts

    $2,857,144
  2. Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital FoundationMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $1,250,000
  3. Yeshivat UniversityNew York, NY

    Education

    $750,000
  4. University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FL

    Health/welfare

    $500,000
  5. Yeshivat MaharatBronx, NY

    Religious

    $200,000
  6. University of Florida - Pixel Institute of Advancement FundGainesville, FL

    Health/welfare

    $180,000
  7. Baron Hirsch CongregationMemphis, TN

    Religious

    $100,000
  8. Church Health CenterMemphis, TN

    Health/welfare

    $50,000
  9. Memphis Zoological SocietyMemphis, TN

    Animal rescue

    $37,500
  10. American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in JerusalemNew York, NY

    Health/welfare

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $835,91628% of the total
  2. International aid11 grants $714,75024% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 grants $522,02518% of the total
  4. Religion4 grants $322,90011% of the total
  5. Health7 grants $316,77911% of the total
  6. Education4 grants $174,5006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes11 grants $63,6102% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee30 grants $2,852,572
  2. New York27 grants $965,085
  3. Florida2 grants $61,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $55,575
  5. Minnesota1 grant $5,400
  6. Massachusetts3 grants $5,175
  7. Texas1 grant $5,000
  8. California4 grants $4,600
  9. Mississippi1 grant $3,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ronald A BelzPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jimmie D WilliamsSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Martin S BelzVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew J GrovemanVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jan B GrovemanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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