The Belle Jar Foundation

EIN 900432743

Redwood City, CA 94065 |(415) 343-0831

Total Given 2018–2024
$3.5M
100 grants · $501K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
31%
supporter · 20/64 multi-year
repeat
$3.6M
Assets (2024)
64
Distinct Recipients

About

PROVIDING INVESTEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

Focus Areas

Education Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person DR CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
Phone (415) 343-0831
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply C/O ROCKEFELLER PHILANTRHOPY ADVISOR
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $439K $6.5M $507K 21
2019 N/A $6.7M $373K N/A
2020 $537K $6.8M $621K 21
2022 $279K $5.6M $195K 13
2023 $975K $4.9M $32K 21
2024 $1.3M $3.6M $601K 24

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 100 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$35K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$400K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

DP
Dr Christopher Payne 6+ yrs
Director & President Leadership
GP
Gregory Payne 6+ yrs
Director,Secretary & Treasurer Leadership
DP
Douglas Payne 6+ yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (100 total)

Purpose
The Education Alliance - Business and Community fo Charleston, WV $400,000 unrestricted 2023
Nc East Alliance Edenton, NC $400,000 UNSTRICTED 2024
Catholic Charities Santa Clara County San Jose, CA $250,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Boston, MA $250,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Stanford University Redwood City, CA $169,086 unrestricted 2023
Watervliet City School District Watervliet, NY $161,968 unrestricted 2023
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA $125,000 for two Impact & Evaluation Team Positions 2018
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA $125,000 TO SUPPORT TWO IMPACT & EVALUATION TEAM POSITION 2020
Stanford University Stanford, CA $87,680 TO SUPPORT THE CSET AP RESEARCH PROJECT 2020
North Carolina East Alliance Charleston, WV $75,000 TO SUPPORT THE STEM EAST NETWORK 2022
Ron Brown Scholar Fund Charlottesville, VA $75,000 unrestricted 2023
Ron Brown Scholar Fund Charlottesville, VA $75,000 unrestricted 2024
The Education Alliance - Business and Community Charleston, WV $72,775 for the Blended Learning Project in West Virginia 2018
The Education Alliance Charleston, WV $72,775 TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BLENDED LEARNING PROJECT 2020
Watervliet City School District Watervliet, NY $62,616 for the Pivot Program 2018
Watervliet City School District Watervliet, NY $54,837 unrestricted 2024
Ten Strands San Rafael, CA $50,000 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE 2022
Ten Strands San Rafael, CA $50,000 unrestricted 2023
Ten Strands San Rafael, CA $50,000 unrestricted 2024
The Education Alliance - Business and Community fo Charleston, WV $50,000 unrestricted 2024
Watervliet City School District Watervliet, NY $49,249 TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT PROGRAM 2022
Watervliet City School District Watervliet, NY $44,238 TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT PROGRAM 2020
Youth Passageways Kansas City, KS $30,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC $29,500 TO SUPPORT THE KENAN FELLOWS PROGRAM 2022
Black Girls Code San Francisco, CA $25,000 unrestricted 2020