The Belay Foundation appears to make highly concentrated, single-purpose gifts: in this reporting period it made one large, unrestricted grant to an entity called the Belay Fund for general operations. The pattern and naming suggest the foundation is funding an affiliated or closely related charitable vehicle rather than a broad array of external nonprofits. With only one listed grant, the foundation’s public profile points to targeted, institution-building support rather than diversified program grants.
Extremely concentrated: a single large, unrestricted grant to one grantee (likely an affiliated fund), indicating preference for one-off or internal transfers rather than multiple external awards.
The Belay Foundation’s clearest public pattern is a very large operating grant to the Belay Fund, which received $2,143,066 in 2024 for support operations. That single gift stands apart from the rest of the record and suggests a funder centered on sustaining an affiliated or closely related charitable vehicle alongside regional nonprofit support. The broader grant list shows repeated general operating support to organizations in California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothill communities, with many awards landing in Visalia, Fresno, Delano, Exeter, Porterville, Springville, and Truckee. Across 2023 and 2024, the foundation gave operating grants to groups working in education, family support, literacy, farmworker support, arts, libraries, youth development, and environmental stewardship. Several grantees appear in both years, including Read for Life, California Farmworker Foundation, Fresno Pacific University, and Foodlink for Tulare County, which points to continued support rather than isolated, one-time awards. The record also includes community-serving institutions such as Visalia Education Foundation, Friends of the Tulare County Library, and ImagineU Museum. Overall, the foundation’s public grantmaking is compact, operational in nature, and focused on sustaining a small set of organizations over time.
General operating support is the dominant thread in The Belay Foundation’s grant record. In education, it gave $47,000 to Visalia Education Foundation in 2024 and $30,000 to Fresno Pacific University in the same year, both for support operations. In literacy and learning, Read for Life received $40,000 in 2024, after a $40,000 award in 2023. Family and community services also recur. Parenting Network Family Resource C received $45,000 in 2024, while Porterville Family Resource Center received $30,000 in 2023. The foundation also backed Foodlink for Tulare County with $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Cultural and civic groups are present as well: ImagineU Museum received $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Friends of the Tulare County Library received $25,000 in 2023 and $28,000 in 2024.
The listed grants cluster around a median size of $30,000, with the middle half ranging from $25,000 to $40,000. The pattern is weighted toward operating support rather than project-restricted awards. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Read for Life, California Farmworker Foundation, Fresno Pacific University, Foodlink for Tulare County, Adventure Risk Challenge, and Imaginu Museum, indicating repeat support for selected organizations. The foundation is a grantmaking foundation, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. One large 2024 grant to the Belay Fund is much larger than the rest of the record and indicates an affiliated-fund relationship within the overall grant structure.
$2.6M
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$459K
$2.6M
Most grants fall between $25K and $40K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Belay Fund
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in California, especially the Central Valley. Visalia appears repeatedly, with recipients such as Visalia Education Foundation, Cos Foundation, Read for Life, Cset, Friends of the Tulare County Library, ImagineU Museum, Friends of Scicon, Family Resource Centerscset, and Arts Visalia. Fresno and Delano also show up multiple times, along with Porterville, Exeter, Springville, and Truckee. Recipients in Idaho are rare: only 4% of grants went to organizations in the HQ state.
The grant record centers on nonprofit organizations receiving support operations. Named recipients include education groups, family resource centers, literacy organizations, museum and arts groups, farmworker support organizations, libraries, and environmental or youth-serving nonprofits.
Yes. Several organizations appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Read for Life, California Farmworker Foundation, Fresno Pacific University, Foodlink for Tulare County, Adventure Risk Challenge, and ImagineU Museum.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile.
Its grantmaking is concentrated in California, with repeated awards to organizations in Visalia, Fresno, Delano, Exeter, Porterville, Springville, and Truckee. Only 4% of grants went to recipients in Idaho.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELAY FUND | KETCHUM, ID | $2,143,066 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE | TRUCKEE, CA | $55,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| VISALIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $47,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| COS FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $47,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| PARENTING NETWORK FAMILY RESOURCE C | VISALIA, CA | $45,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| READ FOR LIFE | VISALIA, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS | FRESNO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CSET | VISALIA, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY | FRESNO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF THE TULARE COUNTY LIBRAR | VISALIA, CA | $28,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| IMAGINEU MUSEUM | VISALIA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CALIFORNIA FARMWORKER FOUNDATION | DELANO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF SCICON | SPRINGVILLE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FOODLINK FOR TULARE COUNTY | EXETER, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SEQUOIA RIVERLANDS TRUST | VISALIA, CA | $7,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| ARTS VISALIA | VISALIA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE | OAKHURST, CA | $45,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| READ FOR LIFE | VISALIA, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| VISALIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS | FRESNO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| PORTERVILLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | PORTERVILLE, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY | FRESNO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| COS FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CALIFORNIA FARMWORKER FOUNDATION | DELANO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| IMAGINEU MUSEUM | VISALIA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF THE TULARE COUNTY LIBRAR | VISALIA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERSCSET | VISALIA, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FOODLINK FOR TULARE COUNTY | EXETER, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
BELAY FUND
$2,143,066SUPPORT OPERATIONS
VISALIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$47,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
PARENTING NETWORK FAMILY RESOURCE C
$45,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
READ FOR LIFE
$40,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS
$30,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
CSET
$30,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FRIENDS OF THE TULARE COUNTY LIBRAR
$28,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
IMAGINEU MUSEUM
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FRIENDS OF SCICON
$20,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
SEQUOIA RIVERLANDS TRUST
$7,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
ARTS VISALIA
$5,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
READ FOR LIFE
$40,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
VISALIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$40,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOLARS
$30,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
PORTERVILLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$30,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
IMAGINEU MUSEUM
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FRIENDS OF THE TULARE COUNTY LIBRAR
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERSCSET
$20,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS