Beloved Community Foundation
Beloved Community Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $33K.
Beloved Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Beloved Community Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,200
- -67.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,040
- -53.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,268,412
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Beloved Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was African American Intellectual History Society Inc ($5K). Together the top 5 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Beloved Community Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 122% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $31K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African American Intellectual History Society Inc Providence, RI | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Church of Promise Louisville, KY | Charitable Event | $2,000 |
| Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc Louisville, KY | Black Leadership Action Coalition of Kentucky (BLACK) | $2,000 |
| Highlands Community Ministries Inc Louisville, KY | General & Unrestricted | $700 |
| Drag Daddy Inc Louisville, KY | Charitable Event | $500 |
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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 | $1,268,412 | $49,545 | $88,863 | $10,200 | 5 | $82,377 | $32,959 | $67,536 |
| 2024 | $1,307,730 | $395,218 | $99,485 | $30,962 | 7 | $99,139 | $22,310 | $66,418 |
| 2023 | $1,011,997 | $-1,296 | $67,017 | $1,500 | 1 | $66,894 | $8,559 | $43,552 |
| 2022 | $1,080,310 | $-9,068 | $74,283 | — | — | $73,283 | $8,818 | $44,991 |
| 2021 | $1,163,661 | $1,214,008 | $50,347 | $2,050 | 6 | $50,347 | $4,330 | $24,479 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beloved Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $68K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Beloved Community Foundation is led by Ryan M Eller, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan M Eller
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$35K (2021) → $53K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $53K, to Ryan M Eller (Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas).
Frequently asked questions about Beloved Community Foundation
How much does Beloved Community Foundation give each year?
Beloved Community Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 7 grants.
What is Beloved Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Beloved Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,040, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Beloved Community Foundation give grants?
Beloved Community Foundation gives mostly in Kentucky: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Rhode Island (49%). The most frequent recipient cities were Louisville, KY (4 grants).
Does Beloved Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 40% of Beloved Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Beloved Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Beloved Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include African American Intellectual History Society Inc ($5,000), Church of Promise ($2,000) and Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Beloved Community Foundation?
Beloved Community Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $82K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Beloved Community Foundation's EIN?
Beloved Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0820186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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