Orland Bethel Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation mostly gives general operating support to recipients such as a university, a research organisation, hospitals and charitable foundations, a county development organisation and a sports alumni charity, so a general support request fits its recorded giving.
- Its most recent filing reports $22,500 paid out, and most of its grants are small: the median grant was $3,000 and half its grants were $3,000 or less, so a modest request near that size is the realistic ask.
- The foundation states no geographic focus; its grants have mainly gone to Pennsylvania, but that is a pattern rather than a rule, so an organisation elsewhere should not rule itself out on location alone.
- An organisation applies by letter of request, and the filing gives no deadlines, so there is no set date to aim for; none of its grant dollars in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so a past grant should not be assumed to recur.
Overview
Orland Bethel Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Port ST Lucie, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filings report grants for general operating support rather than a named charitable field. Recipients include a university, a research organisation, hospital and charitable foundations, a county development organisation and a sports alumni charity. Nearly all recorded grant dollars went to Pennsylvania organisations, with a further recipient in New York; the filings do not state a formal geographic limit. The application information requests a letter of request from an exempt organisation and reports no submission deadline or restrictions on awards. Its records therefore describe a range of recipients without stating a narrower funding programme or purpose.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
An exempt organisation submits a letter of request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 7 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 100% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Orland Bethel Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Chodosh Foundation · General operating$20,0002024 tax year
- Pittsburgh Pirates Alumni Association · General operating$2,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan Vendemia — Board Member
- Gary Bethel — Board Member
- Orland Bethel — CFO
- Cynthia Bossart — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $0 | $0 | $10,000,000 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,013,000 | $10,013,000 | $20,494,980 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $22,500 | $22,500 | $61,606,452 | 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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- Port ST Lucie, FL
Applying to Orland Bethel Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (412) 828-2100
- Port ST Lucie, FL