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Patrons for Bellaire Parks

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellaire, TX EIN: 76-0687995 Website

Support of the public parks in Bellaire, TX, to enhance the health, safety, and educational well-being of the local community.

Patrons for Bellaire Parks at a glance

In short: Patrons for Bellaire Parks gave $50K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $25K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$50,000
+15.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$25,000
+73.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$517,332
+22.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Patrons for Bellaire Parks funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

City of Bellaire: $25KCity of Bellaire$25KNature Discovery Center: $25KNature Discovery Center$25K

The largest 2024 recipient was City of Bellaire ($25K). Together the top 2 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Bellaire

How Patrons for Bellaire Parks gives

  • Giving grew 233% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2018 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2018 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $92K (2018). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Bellaire Bellaire, TXParty at the Pavillion$25,000
Nature Discovery Center Bellaire, TXCapital campaign for park development$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$517,332$169,260$73,885$50,0002$5,769
2023$421,955$125,377$61,625$43,1353$4,253
2022$370,405$71,339$38,701———
2021$325,557$56,538$25,292$15,0001$2,557
2020$369,463$58,953$17,316——$2,191
2018$352,861$138,634$89,610$92,0002$3,535

About Patrons for Bellaire Parks

Based on IRS filings

Patrons for Bellaire Parks is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bellaire, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $517K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $6K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Patrons for Bellaire Parks is led by Amisha Jay Dalwadi, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 29 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Amisha Jay Dalwadi

    President

    Vice President Publicity → Vice President Communications, 2021

    Vice President Communications → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Bloomer

    Director

    Vice President Administration → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Collins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lilly Gilmer

    Director

    Vice President Events → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Lim

    Director

    Vice President Events → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheetal Dalwadi-Oza

    Director

    Director & Communications Committee → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Pollard

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonu Mathew

    Director

    Vice President Administration → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Long

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Faby Lopez

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karalee Gatlin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayra Marshall

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Chang

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pierre Marcoux

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah El-hakam

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tatiana Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Marcoux

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Veldman

    Vice President Sponsorship & Fundraising

    Vice President Development → Director, 2021

    Director → Vice President Sponsorship & Fundraising, 2023

    On filings since 2018

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie McNee

    Past President

    Director → President, 2021

    President → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristi Coffey

    Vice President Events

    Past President → Vice President Communications, 2022

    Vice President Communications → Vice President Events, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leta Coffman-Iles

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Williamson

    Vice President Sponsorship & Fundraising

    Vice President Development → Vice President Sponsorship & Fundraising, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damien Whitley

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Crow

    Vice President Events

    Director → Vice President Events, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roopal Amin

    Vice President Communications

    Director → Vice President Communications, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Downing-Ishee

    Vice President Communications

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Elisa Garber (2021–2022) — Vice President Events
  • Former: Roxzan Zager (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Amisha Devaldi (2022) — Vice President Communications
  • Former: Barby Garibaldi (2022) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Hix (2018–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat Lunn (2018–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lisa McCarthy (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Phillips (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Ritter (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tim Evans (2021) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Siegel (2018–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Heather Mee (2018–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Johnnie Frazier (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Allen (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jessy Morgenroth (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Thurber (2020) — Director
  • Former: Theresa Bosley (2020) — Director
  • Former: Win Frazier (2020) — Vice President Administration
  • Former: Adrianna Clasen (2018) — Director
  • Former: Anne Corbut (2018) — Treasurer
  • Former: April Lopez (2018) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Smith (2018) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Gowda (2018) — Director
  • Former: Esther Puig (2018) — Director
  • Former: Holly Peery (2018) — Vice President Events
  • Former: Kathleen Knolle (2018) — Secretary
  • Former: Lynne Skinner (2018) — Vice President Events
  • Former: Mark Steinberg (2018) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Shornstein (2018) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Crochet (2018) — Director
  • Former: Randi Vincent (2018) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Skinner (2018) — Vice President Publicity
  • Former: Winifred Frazier (2018) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2024. "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 Patrons for Bellaire Parks

How much does Patrons for Bellaire Parks give each year?

Patrons for Bellaire Parks gave $50K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $43K across 3 grants.

How large is Patrons for Bellaire Parks?

Patrons for Bellaire Parks reported $517K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $169K.

What is Patrons for Bellaire Parks?

Patrons for Bellaire Parks is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bellaire, TX. It holds $517K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Patrons for Bellaire Parks operate?

Patrons for Bellaire Parks has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Patrons for Bellaire Parks's EIN?

Patrons for Bellaire Parks's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0687995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS January 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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