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James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation

Accepts applications Manchester, Connecticut · EIN 820567201

James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation is a private foundation in Manchester, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $53,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $27,750 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$27,75015$471,175
2025$53,00021$474,115

How to apply

ContactMary Dunne
117 Adelaide Rd, Manchester, CT 06040
Phone or email(680) 266-0130
What to submitApplication Cover form and essay plus proof of enrollment
DeadlinesAugust 31 and December 31
RestrictionsGrants are made only to individual students in higher education and post high school vocational schools. Grants are restricted to United States

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut8$25,000
Illinois4$9,000
Virginia3$6,000
North Carolina2$6,000
California1$2,000
Georgia1$2,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
Kentucky1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CT
Tuition and College expenses$4,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and College Expenses$4,000
Individual
NC
College Tuition and expenses$4,000
Individual
IL
Tuition and college expenses$4,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and College expenses$4,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and College Expenses$4,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and colleges expenses$4,000
Individual
IL
Tuition and College expenses$3,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and College expenses$2,000
Individual
VA
Tuition and College Expenses$2,000
Individual
VA
Tuition and college expenses$2,000
Individual
MA
Tuition and College expenses$2,000
Individual
GA
tuition and college expenses$2,000
Individual
NC
Tuition and college expenses$2,000
Individual
CA
Tuition and college expenses$2,000
Individual
VA
Tuition and College expenses$2,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and College expense$2,000
Individual
CT
Tuition and college expenses$1,000
Individual
IL
Tuition and College Expenses$1,000
Individual
KY
Tuition and College Expenses$1,000
Individual
IL
Tuition and College expenses$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 31 and December 31.

How much does James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation give?

$53,000 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists James R Bellor Jr (President), Mary Bellor Dunne (Secretary), Kay Bellor (Treasurer) and Patrick Bellor (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does James R and Mary M Bellor Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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