Bella Charitable Foundation

EIN 474349225

San Mateo, CA 94402 |(650) 703-7478

https://HTTPS://WWW.BELLACF.ORG/
Total Given 2016–2023
$1.5M
201 grants · $186K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$9K
grant size
59%
supporter · 54/91 multi-year
repeat
$6.3M
Assets (2023)
91
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person BlinkNow
Phone (650) 703-7478

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $253K $4.9M $1.0M 25
2018 $325K $5.4M $1.6M 45
2019 $292K $6.2M $620K 39
2020 $216K $6.3M $139K 27
2021 $147K $6.9M $122K 22
2022 $108K $6.0M $272K 22
2023 $144K $6.3M $133K 21

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 201 grants on record

Minimum
$350
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$9K
Maximum
$36K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

AG
Anita Galeana
President Leadership
JJ
Juan C Jaen
Secretary and Treasurer Leadership
JH
Joe Hogan
Director
TP
Travis Pazin
Director
AJ
Alyson Duffy Jaen
Director
KJ
Katherine Emily Jaen
Director
GJ
Grace Alexandra Jaen
Director
MJ
Marie Elizabeth Jaen
Director
JJ
John David Jaen
Director

Grants Awarded (201 total)

Purpose
BlinkNow Mendham, NJ $35,500 General Support 2018
uAspire Bay Area Oakland, CA $30,000 General Support 2019
Peninsula Bridge San Mateo, CA $30,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $30,000 General Support 2016
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $30,000 General Support 2016
uAspire Bay Area Oakland, CA $30,000 General Support 2018
Mercy High School - Burlingame Burlingame, CA $29,600 General Support 2018
San Jose State University San Jose, CA $28,250 Scholarships 2020
San Jose State University San Jose, CA $28,000 General Support 2019
San Jose State University San Jose, CA $26,500 General Support 2018
Mercy High School - Burlingame Burlingame, CA $26,000 General Support 2019
Univ of California Davis Davis, CA $25,333 Scholarships 2020
Blinknow Mendham, NJ $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Univ of California Davis Davis, CA $24,666 General Support 2019
Trust for Conservation Innovation Oakland, CA $24,000 General Support 2020
UCCE Master Gardeners SMSF Half Moon Bay, CA $24,000 General Support 2016
BlinkNow Mendham, NJ $22,672 General Support 2016
Univ of California Davis Davis, CA $21,667 General Support 2018
San Francisco State University San Francsico, CA $21,000 General Support 2019
Peninsula Bridge Menlo Park, CA $21,000 General Support 2018
Univ of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA $20,066 General Support 2019
BlinkNow Mendham, NJ $20,000 General Support 2020
Blinknow Mendham, NJ $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Changing Perspectives Bradford, VT $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Peninsula Bridge Menlo Park, CA $20,000 General Support 2016