Bellevue College Foundation
Bellevue College Foundation brings together people and resources across the community to invest in bc students, faculty, and staff to realize their goals and dreams.
Bellevue College Foundation at a glance
In short: Bellevue College Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,346,659
- -13.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,346,659
- -13.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,346,659
- Total assets
- $28,585,858
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bellevue College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bellevue College ($1.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bellevue College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 59% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $575K (2021) to $1.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA | Funding bellevue college programs, activities and departments to enable innovations, enhancements and promote excellence. | $1,346,659 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,585,858 | $3,965,099 | $4,044,825 | $1,346,659 | 1 | $994,724 |
| 2024 | $27,245,009 | $6,661,079 | $3,451,591 | $1,552,276 | 1 | $1,241,996 |
| 2023 | $22,794,135 | $4,461,791 | $2,267,022 | $684,142 | 1 | $482,612 |
| 2022 | $18,715,447 | $2,540,968 | $2,136,747 | $847,420 | 1 | $769,955 |
| 2021 | $20,830,969 | $3,738,289 | $1,808,421 | $574,957 | 1 | $571,943 |
| 2020 | $15,468,566 | $3,715,753 | $2,062,859 | $813,295 | 1 | $343,039 |
| 2019 | $14,355,039 | $3,170,124 | $2,063,302 | $916,032 | 1 | $458,064 |
About Bellevue College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Bellevue College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $995K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bellevue College Foundation is led by Lisa M. Brock, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa M. Brock
President
President → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Lahti
Interim Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Feavel
Director of Foundation Finance
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Carroll
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Graves
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cima J. Malek-Aslani
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana K. Gray
Board Member
Board Member → President, 2023
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric P. Vonderscheer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James R. Chesemore
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Nielsen
Vice President - Development
Board Member → Vice President - Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zahra Hirani
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie A. Heizer Newquist
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Johnson
Former Executive Director
Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shairose Gulamani
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Baumann
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blanka Kopacz
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chelle Chase
Vice President - Governance
Board Member → Vice President - Governance, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grace Yu
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Villa-Wigfall
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saghar Amini
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Serena Carlsen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Chad R. Kincaid (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Cheryl A. Gunderson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Courtney Courter (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Roger Mauldin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Stan Rosen (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Isabelle Banville (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tai L. Moultrie (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ciarelle T. Jimenez-Molloy (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ciarelle T. Jimenez (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Chawgo (2019–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Schwind Orr (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chenelle Chase (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Maira Villa-Wigfall (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carol M. Taylor (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Justin P. Hendrickson (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Alexander E. Hurt (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Pletz (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Earl F. Malpartida Smith (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sharon L. Thomson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Swede White (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Maria Kyriakos (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chad Wall (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Andra Pletz (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia A. Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dale King (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Cisco Malpartida Smith (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Karen M. Porterfield (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Celis (2019) — Board Member
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 Bellevue College Foundation
How much does Bellevue College Foundation give each year?
Bellevue College Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Bellevue College Foundation?
Bellevue College Foundation reported $28.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.
What is Bellevue College Foundation?
Bellevue College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bellevue, WA. It holds $28.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bellevue College Foundation operate?
Bellevue College Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Bellevue College Foundation's EIN?
Bellevue College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1051671. 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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