BELIEVE IN BELIZE
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Plain text BELIEVE IN BELIZE. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://furp.org/org/believe-in-belize-823524490. Retrieved 2026-11-01.
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $62K · expenses $79K · assets $66K
- EIN
- 82-3524490
- Address
- 15204 OMEGA DR STE 210, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850-4838
- Website
- www.believeinbelize.org
- NTEE code
- Q30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Nabil Bedewi (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Our mission is to unite people resources and ideas to advance education health community development and environmental stewardship throughout Belize. Through grassroots partnerships and community-driven initiatives Believe in Belize focuses on practical measurable outcomes. With our local partners we prioritize projects that deliver real benefits on the ground whether supporting students improving access to care strengthening local economies or protecting Belizes extraordinary natural environment.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolan Wolf | Director | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William Hunter | Director | 2023-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shelley Falk | Director | 2023-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Russell Cozart | Executive Director | 2025 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ron Green | Director | 2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nabil Bedewi (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adriana Lynn Upham (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alice Gordon (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Cozart | Executive Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yolan Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Hunter | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shelley Falk | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ron Green | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Bedewi | Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yolan Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Hunter | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shelley Falk | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adriana Lynn Upham | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alice Gordon | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Bedewi | Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yolan Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Hunter | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shelley Falk | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adriana Lynn Upham | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alice Gordon | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $62,438 | $79,447 | $65,685 | $65,685 | $59,241 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $90,592 | $62,962 | $82,694 | $82,694 | $87,423 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $82,439 | $66,067 | $55,064 | $55,064 | $81,231 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,130 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTURO & EUNJAE PERALTA-RAMOS CHARITABLE TR | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BELIEVE IN BELIZE” | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| FJC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $5,455 | 2019 | $5,455 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BELIEVE IN BELIZE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $675 | 2023 | $79 | show |
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $79,447 spent · pay $0 · grants $65,918 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $65,918 | 83.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,529 | 17.0% | |
| Total | $79,447 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $62,962 spent · pay $0 · grants $61,726 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $61,726 | 98.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,236 | 2.0% | |
| Total | $62,962 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $66,067 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,599 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $64,599 | 97.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,468 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $66,067 | 100% |
Trademarks
1 US trademark, 1 live.
- Believe in Belize 1 marks, MD EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
| Mark | Serial | Filed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE IN BELIZE | 97123600 | 2021-11-13 | Registered | TRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27 |
The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).
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