The Linda A Gary & Michael Belisle Foundation concentrates its philanthropy locally in Palm Beach and appears to prioritize support for public safety. All recorded giving (two grants totaling $275,000) went to the Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation, indicating a focused interest in funding local police and fire‑related programs and services. The foundation gives sizeable, targeted gifts rather than broad, diversified support.
The largest recorded gifts from the Linda A Gary & Michael Belisle Foundation Inc. went to the Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation, including a $175,000 grant in 2025 and a $100,000 grant in 2024. That repeated support signals a clear preference for public safety and first-responder needs in Palm Beach. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also made smaller donations to community institutions and health organizations, including the Pb Jewish Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The Miracle League, and the Flagler Museum. The pattern is place-based and selective rather than broad. Most recorded grants stayed in Florida, with Palm Beach appearing multiple times and West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Springs, and Palm Beach also represented. The foundation’s giving includes both large, concentrated awards and a set of modest gifts at the $5,000 and $1,000 levels. Its recipients range from public-safety and civic organizations to medical, cultural, and education-related groups, but the two-year repeat to the Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation stands out as the central thread in the grant history on file.
Public safety is the clearest funding theme. The foundation gave $175,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024 to the Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation, pointing to support for police, fire, and related community services. It also made a $3,428 grant to the DC Police Memorial, which adds another first-responder-related recipient to the record. Beyond public safety, the foundation supported health-related organizations with $5,000 grants to Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, and it made a $5,000 gift to Foundcare in Palm Springs. Cultural and community groups also appear in the record, including a $5,000 grant to the Flagler Museum and a $5,000 grant to The Miracle League.
Typical grants are small relative to the largest awards: the p25 is $2,964, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $5,000. That clustering shows a strong band of modest gifts, even though the foundation also makes much larger targeted grants. The recent record shows repeat support for the same recipient across 2024 and 2025, with the Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation appearing in both years. The foundation is not reported to fund individuals and is not reported to make program-related investments. The record reflects donation-style grants rather than an open application structure.
$183K
$124K
$10K
$209K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated, repeat support to a single local public safety foundation; relatively large, targeted grants rather than many small or geographically diverse awards.
Notable grantees: Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation
The foundation gives most often in Florida, and 64% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Palm Beach appears repeatedly, with additional Florida recipients in West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, and Palm Springs. Outside Florida, recorded grants reached Boston, Dallas, Washington, DC, New York, and Norcross, but all grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The record centers on public safety and first-responder support, especially for police and fire-related programs in Palm Beach. Other grants reached health organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, plus civic, cultural, and education-related groups.
Yes. The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation received two large grants in consecutive years: $100,000 in 2024 and $175,000 in 2025. That repeat pattern is the clearest sign of ongoing support in the record.
Typical grants cluster at $5,000. The reported distribution is p25 $2,964, median $5,000, and p75 $5,000, which shows most awards are in a relatively narrow range even though the foundation also makes much larger gifts.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with 64% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Palm Beach appears several times in the recipient list, alongside West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, and Palm Springs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALM BEACH POLICE AND FIRE FOUNDATI | PALM BEACH, FL | $175,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITIUTE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MY BOOSTER SCHOOLS | NORCROSS, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | education |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | public assistance |
| RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL | RIPLEY, WV | $500 | 2025 | Education |
| PALM BEACH POLICE AND FIRE FOUNDATI | PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PB JEWISH CENTER | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| THE MIRACLE LEAGUE | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITIUTE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| FLAGLER MUSEUM | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| FOUNDCARE | PALM SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER COALITION | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| DC POLICE MEMORIAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,428 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PALM BEACH ATLANTIC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITIUTE
$5,000DONATION
MY BOOSTER SCHOOLS
$1,000education
TOWN OF PALM BEACH
$1,000public assistance
RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL
$500Education
DONATION
PB JEWISH CENTER
$10,000DONATION
THE MIRACLE LEAGUE
$5,000DONATION
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITIUTE
$5,000DONATION
FLAGLER MUSEUM
$5,000DONATION
DC POLICE MEMORIAL
$3,428DONATION
PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
$2,500DONATION
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$2,500DONATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000DONATION