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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4085892

Blauvelt Demarest Bellis Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bedminster, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $111,675 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

    $111,675

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,278,329

  • Tax year 2024

    $98,487

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,962

  • Tax year 2023

    $73,040

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,776,425

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,867

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,871,908

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,575

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,628,265

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Pawling SchoolPawling, NY

    Charitable

    $52,750
  2. From Houses to HomesMt Tabor, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,442
  3. St Lukes ChurchGladstone, NJ

    Charitable

    $8,305
  4. Raritan Headwaters AssociationFar Hills, NJ

    Charitable

    $6,000
  5. Music in the Somerset HillsBernardsville, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Nourish NJMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $4,269
  7. Corner Stone FamilyMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,500
  8. Life CampMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,500
  9. Morristown Festival BooksMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. St Matthew the ApostleRandolph, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,500
  11. A Makers CircleCumberland, MD

    Charitable

    $1,600
  12. CmeChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,600
  13. Friends of Jockey HollowMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,500
  14. Friends of Clarence Dillon Public LibraryBedminster, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,199
  15. Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,010
  16. Far Hills Bedminster FireBedminster, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Freedom HomeClinton, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  18. Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. New York Stage and FilmNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  21. Plaid HouseMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. The Willowwood FoundationGladstone, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. Community in CrisisLiberty Cor, NJ

    Charitable

    $750
  24. Essex Horse TrialsGladstone, NJ

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $54,75081% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $6,0009% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $3,5005% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $2,0103% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $7501% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $53,750
  2. New Jersey18 grants $52,725
  3. Illinois2 grants $2,600
  4. Maryland1 grant $1,600
  5. Connecticut1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • James L Bellis JrPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $39,600
  • Jamer BellisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • Eliza B DrabkinDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • Blair BellisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $5,000

The return

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