Private foundation · Memphis
Belz Foundation
This foundation says it only funds groups it chooses itself. Don't send an unsolicited application. If your work fits, the usual path is an introduction through someone the foundation already knows, such as a board member or a current grantee.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 30 totaling $2.9M
- Typical grant
- $2,000 to $158K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $12K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County · plus 50 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $4M
How to apply
The foundation's filing doesn't describe how to apply. Look for a website, or send a short letter asking whether it accepts requests.
What it funds most often
- Education
- Health/welfare
- Arts
- Community
- Religious
- Youth
- Other
- Animal rescue
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Arts | $714K |
| Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab | Cordova, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $365K |
| Jewish Foundation of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Community | $302K |
| Memphis Jewish Federation | Germantown, Shelby County | Religious | $280K |
| Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $250K |
| Baron Hirsch Congregation | Memphis, Shelby County | Religious | $200K |
| Bornblum Jewish Community School | Memphis, Shelby County | Education | $200K |
| United Way of the Mid South | Memphis, Shelby County | Community | $158K |
| Arts Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arts | $103K |
| Church Health Center of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $50K |
| Memphis River Parks | Memphis, Shelby County | Community | $50K |
| Peabody Place Museum Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Education | $49K |
| Memphis Zoological Society | Memphis, Shelby County | Animal rescue | $38K |
| Opera Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arts | $13K |
| Margolin Hebrew Academy Feinstone | Memphis, Shelby County | Education | $12K |
| Memphis Library Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Education | $12K |
| Wolf River Conservancy | Memphis, Shelby County | Environment | $12K |
| Tennessee Holocaust Commissions | Nashville, Davidson County | Education | $12K |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $10K |
| Boy Scouts of America | Memphis, Shelby County | Youth | $5,000 |
| Methodist Healthcare Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $5,000 |
| Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust | Memphis, Shelby County | Education | $2,000 |
| Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy | Collierville, Shelby County | Health/welfare | $2,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Youth | $1,500 |
| Wkno | Cordova, Shelby County | Other | $1,250 |