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Bill Belichick Foundation Inc

Wellesley, MA · EIN 46-0656365. Reported 105 grants totalling $1,072,895 to 103 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

103organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$1,072,895granted, 2021-2024
0%of grantees funded again the next year
5%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For Bill Belichick Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it under youth development rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE O50) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 103 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,504 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Under $5,000
1 grant
$5,000 - $10,000
1 grant
$10,000 - $25,000
101 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

52 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $527,504 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Good Sports IncBraintree, MA$55,000222024
Sandhills Machine IncRaeford, NC$20,000222024
Aberdeen Catholic School SystemsAberdeen, SD$10,000112022
Adaptive Sports New England IncBoston, MA$10,000112021
Adaptive Sports Program of OhioWooster, OH$10,000112022
Aliquippa School DistrictAliquippa, PA$10,000112022
Annapolis Senior High School Sports Booster Club IncAnnapolis, MD$10,000112023
Apex Nw Volleyball ClubBellingham, WA$10,000112024
Asheville Empire LacrosseFletcher, NC$10,000112024
Association of Amputee SurfersPismo Beach, CA$10,000112022
Atlanta Youth Rugby IncSharpsburg, GA$10,000112021
Bakersfield High School Parent Teacher Student OrganizationBakersfield, CA$10,000112022
Bakersfield Youth Lacrosse LeagueBakersfield, CA$10,000112021
Baltimore Urban Baseball AssociationBaltimore, MD$10,000112021
Beacon House Community Ministry IncWashington, DC$10,000112021
Belding High SchoolBelding, MI$10,000112022
Beyond Soccer IncLawrence, MA$10,000112024
Blazesports America IncNorcross, GA$10,000112022
Boston Renegades FoundationBrighton, MA$10,000112021
Braxton Miller FoundationColumbus, OH$10,000112024
Bridge Street Middle SchoolWheeling, WV$10,000112021
Bridgeport Youth LacrosseBridgeport, CT$10,000112023
Bridges Community Resource Network IncSoldotna, AK$10,000112021
Burning Sands Alumni FootballRichmond, VA$10,000112023
Caddy AcademyAlexander, AR$10,000112024
Camp Taylor IncModesto, CA$10,000112024
Carver Center Foundation IncRiderwood, MD$10,000112021
Catalyst Sports IncAtlanta, GA$10,000112021
Central City Boxing & Barbell IncSpringfield, MA$10,000112021
Chicopee Galaxy Youth Athletic AssociationChicopee, MA$10,000112023
Cougars Lacrosse AllianceAsheville, NC$10,000112022
Countryside Junior Cougars IncClearwater, FL$10,000112022
Cypress Lake High School Football ProgramFort Myers, FL$10,000112021
Dan Begay Foundation for Excellence IncMesa, AZ$10,000112023
Deer Lodge Athletic AssociationDeer Lodge, MT$10,000112023
Della Lamb Community ServicesKansas City, MO$10,000112024
Delta Breeze Lacrosse AssociationBrentwood, CA$10,000112022
Eastside Knights Football AssociationSt Paul, MN$10,000112022
Edmonds Tennis & Education FoundationHenderson, NC$10,000112024
Exeter Youth Lacrosse Association IncExeter, NH$10,000112023
F L a G Flag Football IncDorchester, MA$10,000112023
Fast Feet Running and Athletics IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112024
Fauquier Youth Lacrosse LeagueWarrenton, VA$10,000112021
Flagler College IncSt Augustine, FL$10,000112022
Friend of Fannett-Metal AthleticsFannettsburg, PA$10,000112024
Friends of Newfound FootballBristol, NH$10,000112022
Fulton Boys Youth LacrosseFulton, NY$10,000112022
Fulton Girls Lacrosse Club IncFulton, NY$10,000112024
Gj BlackoutGrand Jct, CO$10,000112024
Greater Miami and South Florida Youth and Community IncHollywood, FL$10,000112024
Hamilton County Cusd No 10Mcleansboro, IL$10,000112024
Hedgesville High LacrosseHedgesville, WV$10,000112023
Homegrown Lacrosse CorporationMinneapolis, MN$10,000112023
Indian Nations Youth SportsBroken Arrow, OK$10,000112021
Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Commission IncShen Jct, WV$10,000112023
Jewish Community Centre of York PennsylvaniaYork, PA$10,000112023
Ju Blacksher High SchoolUriah, AL$10,000112022
Kentucky Youth Football League IncorporatedElizabethtown, KY$10,000112022
Klamath Basin ArchersKlamath Falls, OR$10,000112021
Light FoundationGreenville, OH$10,000112021
Louis D Brown Peace Institute CorporationDorchester, MA$10,000112021
Massachusetts Amateur SportsWoburn, MA$10,000112023
Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI$10,000112024
Modoc Joint Unified School DistrictAlturas, CA$10,000112024
Monticello High SchoolMonticello, MN$10,000112023
Natis HouseSanta Ana, CA$10,000112022
Naval Academy Primary School Association IncorporatedAnnapolis, MD$10,000112023
Navy Juniors Seals Swim ClubAnnapolis, MD$10,000112021
New England Hoops AcademyNorth Andover, MA$10,000112023
Next Generation Academy- SalisburySalisbury, NC$10,000112023
North Charleston High School AthleticsNorth Charleston, SC$10,000112021
Northbridge Youth LacrosseNorthbridge, MA$10,000112022
Northwest Tampa Athletics IncTampa, FL$10,000112022
Oakland Genesis Soccer Club CorporationOakland, CA$10,000112024
Off the RopesBoulder, CO$10,000112023
Oswego Community Unit School District 308Oswego, IL$10,000112024
Outreach With Lacrosse & SchoolsChicago, IL$10,000112021
Peter Westbrook Foundation IncNew York, NY$10,000112023
Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane SocietyArdmore, PA$10,000112022
Pinella County Sheriffs Police Athletic League IncSt Petersburg, FL$10,000112021
Providence Gay Flag Football LeagueProvidence, RI$10,000112022
Pueblo West Metropolitan DistrictPueblo West, CO$10,000112021
Raymond High School CheerleadersRaymond, WA$10,000112022
Ridgeview LacrosseBend, OR$10,000112023
Roseburg Indians Lacrosse TeamWinston, OR$10,000112023
Salt Lake Community College FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT$10,000112021
Seneca Past and Present IncLouisville, KY$10,000112021
Special Olympics Hawaii IncEwa Beach, HI$10,000112021
Squashbusters IncRoxbury Crossing, MA$10,000112022
Steelton-Highspire School DistrictSteelton, PA$10,000112021
Team Hines 42 FoundationSicklerville, NJ$10,000112021
Toledo School DistrictToledo, WA$10,000112021
Treasure Coast Elite IncPort St Lucie, FL$10,000112023
Tri County Youth Soccer AssociationCorbin, KY$10,000112022
Triton Vikings Football Booster ClubSalisbury, MA$10,000112022
UpowerSeattle, WA$10,000112021
Vertus Charter SchoolRochester, NY$10,000112021
Washington Jesuit AcademyWashington, DC$10,000112023
West Michigan Special Hockey AssociationGrand Rapids, MI$10,000112023
Young Mens Christian AssociationFremont, NE$10,000112023
Youth Sports IncRoanoke, VA$10,000112021
StxBaltimore, MD$5,391112024
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership CorporationNew York, NY$2,504112023

2 of 103 (2%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 75 of 103 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Recreation & Sports
38 orgs
Education
14 orgs
Youth Development
10 orgs
Human Services
5 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 orgs
Housing & Shelter
1 org
Crime & Legal
1 org
Health Care
1 org

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202132$320,000$10,000
202225$250,000$10,000
202327$277,504$10,000
202421$225,391$10,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

16% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Massachusetts
$175K
California
$80K
Florida
$70K
North Carolina
$60K
Maryland
$55K
New York
$53K
Pennsylvania
$50K
Washington
$40K

Down to the city

Braintree, MA
$55K
Annapolis, MD
$30K
Raeford, NC
$20K
Bakersfield, CA
$20K
Washington, DC
$20K
Dorchester, MA
$20K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund26 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc23 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc22 shared recipientsDick's Sporting Goods Foundation19 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program13 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America12 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Bill Belichick Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 812935, Wellesley, MA, 02482.

EIN 46-0656365 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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