Private foundation · Greenwood Village, CO

Bellco Foundation

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Typical grant size
$4K – $10K – $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
42
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

John Rivera
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
Jack Pargeon
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR
Jenna Mcfarlane
DIRECTOR
Carrie Fredenburg
DIRECTOR
Leeann Downey
DIRECTOR
Jody Soper
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
129.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
90
Total grants awarded
$2.0M
Total amount
$22K
Average grant
$220K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$764K
25 grants
2023
$227K
10 grants
2022
$506K
15 grants
2021
$208K
3 grants
2020
$13K
2 grants
2019
$58K
7 grants
2018
$30K
3 grants
2017
$53K
12 grants
2016
$50K
9 grants
2015
$46K
4 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$450K
10 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$333K
2 grants · CO · ≈ likely match
$320K
2 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$100K
3 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$80K
Colorado Garden Foundation
3 grants · CO
$77K
Economic Literacy Colorado
2 grants · CO
$70K
1 grant · WA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
Junior Achievement Rocky Mtn Inc
1 grant · CO
$50K
3 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$35K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Denver Art Museum
SERVE AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH ART.
CO · TY 2024
$210K
Food Bank of the Rockies
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNER AGENCIES.
CO · TY 2024
$100K
National Credit Union Foundation
SERVE AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S FINANCIAL LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION.
WI · TY 2024
$75K
Junior Achievement Rocky Mtn Inc
JA INSPIRES AND PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.
CO · TY 2024
$50K
Latino Leadership Institute
WE UNLOCK THE FULL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POTENTIAL OF LATINOS BY PREPARING, CONNECTING, AND ELEVATING LATINO LEADERS AND E…
CO · TY 2024
$50K
Gowest Foundation
STRENGTHENING THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.
WA · TY 2024
$50K
Economic Literacy Colorado
EMPOWER STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A LIFETIME OF ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.
CO · TY 2024
$50K
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
FUNDRAISE, ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD OR IMPROVE HOMES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED.
CO · TY 2024
$40K
Colorado Mesa University Foundation
STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALL GIFT ASS…
CO · TY 2024
$20K
Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges
PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, EXCEPTIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
CO · TY 2024
$13K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc
PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
CO · TY 2024
$13K
Food Bank of the Rockies
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNER AGENCIES.
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County Inc
PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Care and Share Inc
HUNGER RELIEF EFFORTS IN PUEBLO COUNTY.
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc
PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
TO IMPROVE LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREDIT UNIONS. UKRAINIAN CREDIT UNION DISPLACEMENT FUND.
WI · TY 2024
$10K
Cancer League of Colorado Inc
TO SECURE THE CURE OR CONTROL OF CANCER BY RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH AND CANCER RELATED SERVIC…
CO · TY 2024
$8K
Funding the Future
EDUCATE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS, THROUGH A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION IN…
WY · TY 2024
$7K
Denver Police Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT BY PROVIDING FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAM & EQUIPMENT NEEDS NOT POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CI…
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Greater Colorado Council Boy Scouts of America
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CHANGING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY, WHICH INCLUDES YOUNG WOMEN AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS.
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
CONNECTS BUSINESSES AND THE ARTS AND ADVANCES COLORADO'S CREATIVE ECONOMY BY DOING SO.
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Denver Childrens Choir
PROVIDES CHORAL PROGRAMS IN SELECT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS.
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council
BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AMERICAS DYNAMIC MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND THE BROADER CORPORATE WORLD.
CO · TY 2024
$4K
Community College of Aurora Foundation
DEVOTED TO SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF CCA IN ITS COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION.
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Backpack Society
FOOD PANTRY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
CO · TY 2024
$3K
National Credit Union Foundation
SERVE AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S FINANCIAL LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION
WI · TY 2023
$75K
Latino Leadership Institute
WE UNLOCK THE FULL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POTENTIAL OF LATINOS BY PREPARING, CONNECTING, AND ELEVATING LATINO LEADERS AND E…
CO · TY 2023
$50K
Childrens Hospital Colorado Foundation
ADVANCE THE MISSION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Colorado Garden Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PROTECTION AND BEAUTIFICATION
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
FUNDRAISE, ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD OR IMPROVE HOMES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
CO · TY 2023
$20K
Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
TO IMPROVE LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREDIT UNIONS. UKRANIAN CREDIT UNION DISPLACEMENT FUND
WI · TY 2023
$10K
Food Bank of the Rockies
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNER AGENCIES.
CO · TY 2023
$10K
Denver Police Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT BY PROVIDING FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAM & EQUIPMENT NEEDS NOT POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CI…
CO · TY 2023
$5K
Almost Home Incorporated
PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY
CO · TY 2023
$5K
A Precious Child
CHILDRENS YOUTH SERVICES
CO · TY 2023
$3K
National Credit Union Foundation
SERVE AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S FINANCIAL LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION
WI · TY 2022
$220K
Denver Art Museum
SERVE AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH ART
CO · TY 2022
$110K
Food Bank of the Rockies
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNER AGENCIES.
CO · TY 2022
$50K
Colorado Garden Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PROTECTION AND BEAUTIFICATION
CO · TY 2022
$30K
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
FUNDRAISE, ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD OR IMPROVE HOMES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
CO · TY 2022
$20K
Community Foundation Boulder County
BOULDER COUNTY WILDFIRE FUND
CO · TY 2022
$20K
Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
TO IMPROVE LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREDIT UNIONS. UKRANIAN CREDIT UNION DISPLACEMENT FUND
WI · TY 2022
$15K
Community Food Bank
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY
CO · TY 2022
$10K
Sister Carmen Community Center
HUMAN SERVICES- MULTIPURPOSE AND OTHER
CO · TY 2022
$10K
Food Bank for Larimer County
PROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY
CO · TY 2022
$10K
Lonetree Arts Center
SHARING THE ARTS WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES
CO · TY 2022
$5K
Adams County Sheriff Employee Foundation
PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICAL, DENTAL, EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES AND MORE TO THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
CO · TY 2022
$2K
Make a Wish Foundation of Colorado Inc
CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES
CO · TY 2022
$2K
Advocates for Children
SPEAKING FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN THROUGH COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES
CO · TY 2022
$1K
Ralston House
NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES A FRIENDLY AND SAFE PLACE FOR CHILD/TEEN SURVIVORS OF ABUSE
CO · TY 2022
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.