Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc
Palm Beach Gardens, FL · EIN 45-2653459. Reported 172 grants totalling $3,703,463 to 62 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a private independent foundation (NTEE T22).
- How spread out its giving is. 62 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 89% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $13,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,030 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County Inc | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $220,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $191,700 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Palm Beach Gardens (city Hall) | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $169,600 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Home Society of Florida | Orlando, FL | $117,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| H a C E R Ministry Corp | West Palm Bch, FL | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County | Delray Beach, FL | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wounded Veterans Relief Fund | N Palm Beach, FL | $105,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sweet Dream Makers Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $97,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Child Counseling Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Health Center of West Palm Beach Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated | Greenacres, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | Jupiter, FL | $80,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Golf Foundation Inc | Riviera Beach, FL | $78,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caridad Center Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Trauma Counseling Inc | Greenacres, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clinics Can Help Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grandmas Place Inc | Royal Plm Bch, FL | $75,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lords Place Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Place at Home Safe Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $72,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chasin a Dream Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute of Florida Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palm Beach County Sheriffs Foundation | West Palm Bch, FL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc | Lantana, FL | $69,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carson Scholars Fund Inc | Towson, MD | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Back to Basics Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacob S Zweig Foundation Inc | Deerfield Bch, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws 4 Liberty | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Association of Caregiving Youth Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vita Nova Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $45,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Community Care Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jack the Bike Man Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $44,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Police & Fire Rescue Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $42,073 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Palm Beach State College Fdn Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Jupiter Community Group Inc | Jupiter, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pediatric Oncology Support Team Inc | Mangonia Park, FL | $35,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Watson B Duncan Middle School | N Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc | Lxhtchee Grvs, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Learning Academy Inc | Jupiter, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Palm Beach County Inc | Riviera Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Fund for West Palm Beach Police Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Youth Impact Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genesis Assistance Dogs | West Palm Bch, FL | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Florida Outreach Center for the Blind Inc | Palm Springs, FL | $26,430 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Foster Children of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $25,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope | Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| El Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center Inc | Jupiter, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Learning Center Inc | Royal Plm Bch, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Love Serving Autism Inc | N Palm Beach, FL | $18,660 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College for Kids Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path to College Foundation Inc | Lk Worth Bch, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Foot Forward Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insight Through Education Inc | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deporres P L a C E Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $9,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Childrens Svc of Plm Bch | West Palm Bch, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sea Turtle Adventures Incorporated | Boynton Beach, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
54 of 62 (87%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Chidren's Home Society of Florida
RENOVATION OF BALLENISLES WING AT SAFE HARBOR SHELTER - Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Inc
FUNDING FOR YOUTH EMPLOYEES FOR SUMMER JOBS - Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
WHOLE BLOOD AND TRANSFUSION EQUIPMENT - Back to Basics
3,000 SCHOOL OUTFITS, 285 SETS OF SNEAKERS, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR - Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County
CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW HOME - National Council of Jewish Women Palm Beach Section
RESTOCK EXSISTING KID COMMUNITY CLOSETS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 of 62 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $1,124,031 | $19,900 |
| 2022 | 56 | $1,231,032 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $1,348,400 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Ballenisles Circle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33418.
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