Cliff and Charlotte L Bellon Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered.
- Its typical grant falls between $30,000 and $95,000, with a median of $90,000, though its largest grant was $190,000, so a request in that range is the one to plan around.
- Most of its grants go to general operating support, and the filing does not state broader funding priorities or eligibility criteria, so fit is hard to judge from the record; its recorded giving is mainly in North Dakota and Illinois, but no geographic focus is stated, so that is a pattern in the grants rather than a rule.
- In the latest filing, every grant dollar to organisations went to groups the foundation had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter a great deal.
Overview
Cliff and Charlotte L Bellon Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, US Bank NA, in Eagan, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Most of its recorded grants provide general operating support to charitable organisations, including animal-welfare, social-service, residential-care, health, senior-service, religious and community organisations. A smaller part of the giving supports scholarships through a university. The recipient records are concentrated in North Dakota, with a smaller share going to Illinois. Across the filings, grants recur to the same set of organisations, while no single recipient accounts for most of the recorded giving. Its application information says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations. The filings do not state broader funding priorities or eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Dakota and Illinois.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 27 grants to organisations were $90,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Cliff and Charlotte L Bellon Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $95,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- James River Humane Society · General operating$190,0002025 tax year
- Village Family Service Center · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
- Anne Carlsen Center · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
- Home on the Range · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
- University of Jamestown · Scholarships$95,0002025 tax year
- James River Senior Citizens Center · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
- Salvation Army · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
- Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation · General operating$95,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brian Chandler — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $398,172 | $300,000 | $17,415,652 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,102,347 | $900,000 | $19,389,707 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,193,022 | $950,000 | $22,117,565 | Filing for 2025 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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- Eagan, MN (office of its trustee, US Bank NA)
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Contact
- Eagan, MN (office of its trustee, US Bank NA)