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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3892005

Bell Rock Foundation

A private foundation in Reno, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $58,999 paid in grants.

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

    $58,999

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $61,493
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $69,177
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $75,612
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $90,650
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $47,215

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dig DeepLos Angeles, CA

    Navajo water project

    $15,000
  2. Friends of the Truckee LibraryTruckee, CA

    Truckee Library

    $10,000
  3. Sedona Recycles IncSedona, AZ

    Recycle

    $10,000
  4. Drivers Edge The Payne FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    Drivers Edge

    $9,999
  5. Dio Cancer FundStudio City, CA

    Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund

    $9,000
  6. BeLoved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    Flood Recovery Asheville

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00040% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00040% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $34,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  3. Nevada1 grant $9,999
  4. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara ThomasTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rick ThomasPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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