Belovsky Family Foundation
The Belovsky Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Cheektowaga, New York. Its 2025 filing states that it made charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations to support their missions.
Belovsky Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Belovsky Family Foundation gave $66K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. 69% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $66,000
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,077
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,067,386
- +3.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 69% first-time grantees (9 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Belovsky Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 96 Marlene Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Phone: (716) 984-2875
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Belovsky Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Feedmore WNY ($20K). Together the top 10 received $63K.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 74 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 8% to Virginia, 3% to Arizona, and 2% to Maryland, as reported in the filing. The listed grants included recipients in Buffalo and other New York communities.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Belovsky Family Foundation open to new grantees?
69%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 13 grantees (69%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 23% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2023) to $71K (2020). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $66K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feedmore WNY Buffalo, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $20,000 |
| Vessel Buffalo, NY | To Support Charity's Missionto Support Charity's Mission | $15,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $10,000 |
| American Diabetes Association Menifield, VA | To Support Charity's Mission | $5,000 |
| Alfred Station Fire Company Alfred, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $3,000 |
| American Red Cross Buffalo, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $2,000 |
| Mercy Flight Buffalo, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $2,000 |
| American Heart Association Phoenix, AZ | To Support Charity's Mission | $2,000 |
| Erie Count SPCA West Seneca, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $2,000 |
| WNY Forster Closet Cheektowaga, NY | To Support Charity's Mission | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,067,386 | $144,522 | $81,920 | $66,000 | 13 | $66,000 | $128,602 | $62,750 |
| 2024 | $1,030,095 | $131,811 | $77,042 | $69,000 | 17 | $69,000 | $124,019 | $67,553 |
| 2023 | $977,013 | $55,138 | $57,600 | $51,500 | 14 | $55,100 | $54,817 | $60,446 |
| 2022 | $979,475 | $60,633 | $73,735 | $68,000 | 16 | $71,600 | $60,633 | $65,881 |
| 2021 | $992,577 | $124,104 | $65,070 | $60,000 | 14 | $60,000 | $124,104 | $53,941 |
| 2020 | $933,543 | $63,880 | $79,141 | $71,250 | 15 | — | $56,024 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Belovsky Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $63K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation does not state a more specific mission in the provided filing information. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as food assistance, cancer, diabetes, emergency medical response, animal welfare, and fire services. These examples describe the grantees’ work, not a stated focus-area policy of the foundation.
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation says its purpose is to maximize support for cancer research, treatment, and prevention programs at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, while supporting the psychosocial needs of patients and families affected by cancer. The American Diabetes Association says its mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of people affected by it. Mercy Flight describes its work as community medical emergency response, mainly by helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, and ground transport.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $66,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000.
The largest reported grants were $20,000 to FEEDMORE WNY, $15,000 to VESSEL, and $10,000 to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, all in Buffalo, New York. Other notable grants included $5,000 to the American Diabetes Association and $3,000 to Alfred Station Fire Company. The filing describes the grants’ purpose as supporting the recipient organizations’ missions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Leslie Pinzone as trustee.
Belovsky Family Foundation is led by Leslie Pinzone, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leslie Pinzone
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$3K (2020) → $4K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to Leslie Pinzone (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Belovsky Family Foundation
How much does Belovsky Family Foundation give each year?
Belovsky Family Foundation gave $66K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 17 grants.
What is Belovsky Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Belovsky Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $5,077, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Belovsky Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Belovsky Family Foundation give grants?
Belovsky Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Buffalo, NY (5 grants) and Wellsville, NY (2 grants).
Does Belovsky Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Belovsky Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Charity's Mission" (12 grants).
Who are Belovsky Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Belovsky Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Feedmore WNY ($20,000), Vessel ($15,000) and Roswell Park Alliance Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Belovsky Family Foundation?
Belovsky Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $63K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Belovsky Family Foundation fund?
The foundation does not state a more specific mission in the provided filing information. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as food assistance, cancer, diabetes, emergency medical response, animal welfare, and fire services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Belovsky Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Belovsky Family Foundation's EIN?
Belovsky Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6281726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Belovsky Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Belovsky Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/belovsky-family-foundation-morg_f38d4fec3ef346fd8d86f2ebb4108cae
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