Belford Family Charitable Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's only broad stated purpose is children's organisations, and its filings also show grants for medical research, environmental protection, animal rescue, and food and water distribution, so a children's programme is the clearest fit.
- It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a grant writer should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction that could lead to an invitation.
- The typical band for its grants is $2,500 to $410,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 47 grants falling in it and half at $6,250 or less, so a modest request near the median is the realistic size, though its largest grant was about $1,000,000.
- Its filing shows 92% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it is strongly relationship-led and repeat-recipient focused.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its grants are mainly in Ohio, and that pattern is a record of past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Belford Family Charitable Fund is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (nypost.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The only broad description found says the fund supports children’s organisations, including a camp for ill children. Its grant record gives a more varied picture: public services account for the largest recorded purpose, and a substantial further share went to a camp for terminally ill children; other recorded purposes include medical research, environmental protection, animal rescue, food and water distribution, and nutritional education. Recipient types represented in the filings include a university foundation, a camp, a community centre, an environmental organisation and food-distribution charities. The filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Children’s organisations
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio.
How to apply
The fund makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 47 grants to organisations were $6,250 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 45% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Belford Family Charitable Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Ohio State University Foundation · Public services$1,015,0002024 tax year
- Flying Horse Farms · Camp for terminally ill children$405,5092024 tax year
- Wells Foundation · Public services for the challenge account$125,0002024 tax year
- Star House · Public services$59,5002024 tax year
- Columbus Humane Society · Public support$12,5002024 tax year
- Friends Israel Defense · Public services$7,5002024 tax year
- Environmental Defense Center · Environmental protection$7,5002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Center · Public services$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David A Belford — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $866,419 | $740,019 | $36,032,648 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,388,287 | $2,150,294 | $38,294,472 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,099,102 | $1,644,559 | $37,836,035 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Naples, FL