Private foundation · Memphis, TN

Belz Foundation

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Typical grant size
$500 $1K $6K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
153
Repeat grantees
118
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Ronald a Belz
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Jimmie D Williams
SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECT
Martin S Belz
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Andrew J Groveman
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Jan B Groveman
DIRECTOR

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
16.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
644
Total grants awarded
$21.7M
Total amount
$34K
Average grant
$2.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.2M
95 grants
2023
$6.6M
106 grants
2022
$4.0M
148 grants
2021
$3.9M
151 grants
2020
$3.0M
144 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$4.2M
5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$2.1M
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab
5 grants · TN
$1.8M
5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
4 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc (health)
3 grants · NY
$1.2M
5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$725K
Hadassah Ny
5 grants · NY
$705K
5 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$533K

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

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc
ARTS
TN · TY 2024
$714K
Methodist Healthcare Foundation
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$405K
Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$350K
Jewish Agency for Israel
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$350K
Jewish Foundation of Memphis
COMMUNITY
TN · TY 2024
$312K
Memphis Jewish Federation
RELIGIOUS
TN · TY 2024
$281K
Peabody Place Museum Foundation
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$208K
Hadassah Ny
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$200K
American Friends of Magen David Adom
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$200K
United Way of the Mid South
COMMUNITY
TN · TY 2024
$155K
Baron Hirsch Congregation
RELIGIOUS
TN · TY 2024
$130K
Artsmemphis
ARTS
TN · TY 2024
$103K
Yeshivat Maharat
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$100K
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc (health)
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$100K
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$75K
University of Florida Foundation
HEALTH/WELFARE
FL · TY 2024
$60K
American Israel Education Foundation
EDUCATION
DC · TY 2024
$52K
Church Health Center of Memphis
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$50K
Memphis River Parks
COMMUNITY
TN · TY 2024
$50K
Memphis Zoological Society
ANIMAL RESCUE
TN · TY 2024
$38K
Ben Porat Yosef Inc
EDUCATION
NJ · TY 2024
$36K
Bornblum Jewish Community School
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$30K
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Margolin Hebrew Academy Feinstone
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$20K
Friends of United Hatzaiah of Israel
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Fifth Avenue Synagogue
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Friends of Tsfat
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$13K
Wolf River Conservancy
ENVIRONMENT
TN · TY 2024
$13K
Memphis Library Foundation
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$13K
Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Tennessee Holocaust Commissions
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Proclaiming Justice to the Nations
RELIGIOUS
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Mayo Clinic Development Dept
HEALTH/WELFARE
MN · TY 2024
$5K
American Heart Association
HEALTH/WELFARE
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Metzad Congregation
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$5K
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$5K
American Friends of Meir Panim
HEALTH/WELFARE
NY · TY 2024
$3K
St Jude Alsacst Jude
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Mid South Food Bank
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Facing History & Ourselves Inc
HEALTH/WELFARE
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Boy Scouts of America
YOUTH
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Overton Park Conservancy
COMMUNITY
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy
HEALTH/WELFARE
TN · TY 2024
$2K
Union of Orthodox Jewish
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust
EDUCATION
TN · TY 2024
$2K
Israel Parasport Center
YOUTH
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Aleph Society Inc
RELIGIOUS
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Birthright Israel Foundation
YOUTH
NY · TY 2024
$2K
American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
ENVIRONMENT
NY · TY 2024
$2K

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