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Bilinski Educational Foundation

Preselected recipients only Reno, Nevada · EIN 263694651

Bilinski Educational Foundation is a private foundation in Reno, Nevada. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.3 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $356,000 and the largest $558,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.4 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.4 million6$6.3 million
2024$2.3 million6$3.9 million

How to apply

Bilinski Educational Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bilinski Educational Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$558,000
Arizona1$420,000
South Carolina1$360,000
Nevada1$352,000
Hawaii1$325,000
New Mexico1$288,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$558,000
University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$420,000
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$360,000
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$352,000
University of Hawai'i St Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$325,000
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Post Graduate Educational Scholarship fund for qualified students.$288,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bilinski Educational Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bilinski Educational Foundation give?

$2.3 million in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $356,000.

Who runs Bilinski Educational Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Yvonne B Severietti (Executive Direc), Dwight Allen (Director), Joel Koonce (Director) and Fred Springer (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Bilinski Educational Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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