The Belay Foundation

KETCHUM, ID EIN: 77-0537819

The Belay Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in KETCHUM, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 16 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $451K.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.6M

+639.2% YoY

Grant Count

16

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$162K

+454.4% YoY

About The Belay Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Belay Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in KETCHUM, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 16 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $451K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

DelanoExeterFresnoKermanKetchumOakhurstPortervilleSpringvilleTruckeeVisalia

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$714K$1M$2M$3M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$2,135,911$1,806,243
Revenue$459,445$680,370$550,673
Expenses$2,595,356$350,702$316,205
Qualifying Distributions$2,587,066$350,000$310,000
Net Investment Income$451,155$642,734$417,907
Distributable Amount$93,953$90,193$97,071

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$647K$1M$2M$3M11 grants202011 grants202112 grants202216 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2023

BELAY FUND$2.1MADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE$55KCOS FOUNDATION$47KVISALIA EDUCATION FOUNDA…$47KPARENTING NETWORK FAMILY…$45KREAD FOR LIFE$40KCENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS$30KFRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY$30KCSET$30KFRIENDS OF THE TULARE CO…$28K

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT W RENIERS JRTrustee2
MARIE MAITLAND-LEWISTrustee2
MARGARET B RENIERSTrustee1
ROBERT W RENIERS IIITrustee1
ELIZABETH RENIERSTrustee1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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