Bellco Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Greenwood Village, CO EIN: 47-4045582

Bellco Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 24 grants totaling $746K.

Key facts about Bellco Foundation

In short: Bellco Foundation gave $746K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-4045582
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$746,100
Grants made (2025)
24
Average grant
$31,088
Median grant
$10,000
Primary geography
Colorado (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Quick answers about Bellco Foundation

How much does Bellco Foundation give each year?

Bellco Foundation gave $746K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $764K across 25 grants.

What is Bellco Foundation's typical grant size?

Bellco Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $31,088, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bellco Foundation give grants?

Bellco Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (6 grants), Madison, WI (3 grants), Grand Junction, CO (2 grants) and Pueblo, CO (2 grants).

Does Bellco Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Bellco Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Distributes Food to Those in Need in the Community." (3 grants).

Who are Bellco Foundation's largest grantees?

Bellco Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Denver Art Museum ($210,000), Junior Achievement Rocky MTN Inc ($100,000) and Food Bank of the Rockies ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How Bellco Foundation gives

  • 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$746K

-2.4% YoY

Grant Count

24

-4.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

+1.7% YoY

About Bellco Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bellco Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Greenwood Village, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 24 grants totaling $746K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 24 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

DenverMadisonAuroraGrand JunctionCentennialGreenwood VillageLakewoodLittletonPuebloBrightonEnglewoodErieGreeleyLovelandArvadaBoulderBroomfieldCastle RockCheyenneHighlands Ranch

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K7 grants20192 grants20203 grants202115 grants202210 grants202325 grants202424 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Denver Art Museum: $210KDenver Art Museum$210KJunior Achievement Rocky MTN Inc: $100KJunior Achievement Rocky MTNInc$100KFood Bank of the Rockies: $100KFood Bank of the Rockies$100KHabitat for Humanity of Metro Denver: $50KHabitat for Humanity of MetroDenver$50KNational Credit Union Foundation: $50KNational Credit UnionFoundation$50KFilene Research Institute: $50KFilene Research Institute$50KLatino Leadership Institute: $50KLatino Leadership Institute$50KColorado Garden Foundation: $29KColorado Garden Foundation$29KCare and Share Inc: $23K across 2 grantsCare and Share Inc$23K · 2 grantsFoundation for Colorado Community Colleges: $13KFoundation for ColoradoCommunity Colleges$13K

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K13$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Bellco Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver, COSUPPORTS ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES.$210,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MTN INC Greenwood Village, COINSPIRES AND PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.$100,000
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES Grand Junction, COPROCURING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND ESSENTIALS TO THE HUNGRY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNER AGENCIES.$100,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER Denver, COSUPPORTS AFFORDABLE HOMES AND SAFE SHELTERS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.$50,000
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION Madison, WICU LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT.$50,000
FILENE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Madison, WIWORKS TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, INCUBATION OPPORTUNITIES TO TEST AND SCALE SOLUTIONS, ADVISORY SERVICES TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENT INNOVATION, AND HOST COMMUNITIES AND EVENTS TO CONNECT A COMMUNITY OF LEADERS TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING.$50,000
LATINO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Littleton, COLATINO ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCESS PROGRAM.$50,000
COLORADO GARDEN FOUNDATION Lakewood, COMATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT HORTICULTURAL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO.$28,500
FOUNDATION FOR COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES Denver, COPROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO MAKE COLLEGE POSSIBLE.$12,600
CARE AND SHARE INC Pueblo, COFOOD BANK FOR SOUTHERN COLORADO.$12,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bellco Foundation is led by John Rivera, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Rivera

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Pargeon

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna McFarlane

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Carrie Fredenburg (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leeann Downey (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jody Soper (2019) — Director

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.

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bellco Foundation?

Bellco Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Greenwood Village, CO. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

What is Bellco Foundation's EIN?

Bellco Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4045582. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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