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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-3087459

The Bella Arts Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $30,600 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Alisha Zalkin
10590 W Ocean Air Dr 175
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 945-2146
[email protected]
Form and materials
By invitation only
Deadlines
To be determined
Restrictions
Endowments or related campaigns and buildings or related campaigns

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $30,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $633,801

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,134

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $615,053

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,471

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $625,404

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $714,399

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $765,746

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Street Poets IncLos Angeles, CA

    To further their exempt purpose.

    $15,300
  2. Dance and DialogueLos Angeles, CA

    To further their exempt purpose.

    $15,300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $15,30050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,30050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,600

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alisha ZalkinCEO/PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $60,000
  • Beth BehrsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Geeta NovotnyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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