Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Akron, OH EIN: 27-1579629

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Akron, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets.

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,020
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

DenverFrederick

How Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 75% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 424% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $2K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $500.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Judiasm Your Way Denver, COGeneralsupport$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$2,020——————
2024$2,020—$500$5001$500$118
2023$2,520—————$124
2022$2,520—$1,000$1,0001$1,000$165
2021$3,520$500$2,000$2,0001$2,000$210
2020$5,020—$1,000$1,0001—$272

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation is led by Howard Bellowe, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Howard Bellowe

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Bellowe

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick J. Weschler

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Tod Bellowe

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation

How large is Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation?

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation operate?

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Maryland.

What is Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation's EIN?

Bellowe & Sons Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1579629. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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