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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-1599996

Bellwether Enterprise Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $70,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $157,478

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $188,503

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $216,828

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $219,895

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $126,044

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Scholarship fund

    $30,000
  2. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  3. University of North CarolinaCharlotte, NC

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  4. Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  5. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  2. Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  3. University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $30,000
  2. Texas2 grants $20,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • David J EfflerDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sara BehrmanDIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ilya WeinsteinDIRECTOR AND VP Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paula JacksonDIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Skye HuntingtonDIRECTOR AND TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ben WeilDIRECTOR AND MANAGER OF SCHOLARSHIPS Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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