BCVI Foundation
BCVI Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $117K. Net investment income was $1.
BCVI Foundation at a glance
In short: BCVI Foundation gave $117K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $117K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $117,194
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $117,194
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $117,194
- Total assets
- $10,252
- -84.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who BCVI Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Belize Council for the Visually Impaired ($117K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
How BCVI Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $279K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $117K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Belize Council for the Visually Impaired | Contribution of support for the blind and visually impaired | $117,194 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,252 | $67,209 | $121,223 | $117,194 | 1 | $117,194 | $1 | $687 |
| 2024 | $64,266 | $125,992 | $111,701 | $108,704 | 1 | $108,704 | $1 | $727 |
| 2023 | $49,975 | $54,808 | $85,955 | $82,727 | 1 | $82,727 | $2 | $2,054 |
| 2022 | $81,122 | $131,555 | $113,153 | $108,148 | 1 | $108,148 | $2 | $2,177 |
| 2021 | $74,220 | $81,601 | $22,492 | $21,200 | 1 | $21,200 | $1 | $875 |
| 2020 | $15,111 | $37,231 | $36,600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $14,480 | $281,159 | $287,329 | $279,184 | Total only | — | $11 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, BCVI Foundation reported a distributable amount of $687 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
BCVI Foundation is led by Thomas J. Angell, President & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas J. Angell
President & Director
Director → President, 2020
President → President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Boes
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Florzak Angell
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul K. Anthony
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about BCVI Foundation
How much does BCVI Foundation give each year?
BCVI Foundation gave $117K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $109K across 1 grant.
How large is BCVI Foundation?
BCVI Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $117K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $687 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is BCVI Foundation?
BCVI Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $10K in total assets as of 2025.
What is BCVI Foundation's EIN?
BCVI Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4262062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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