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Belgian American Educational Foundation
Belgian American Educational Foundation reported $15.2 million in revenue and $5.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.75 went to program services, $16.74 to management and general costs and $1.51 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 79.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $422,236 (DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI COORDINATOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.4MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.8% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 20.2% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $422,236 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 7.86% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 518.9 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGraduate fellowship program - for fiscal year ended august 31, 2025, baef awarded a total of 99 paid fellowships consisting of $2,280,108 in stipends and $2,009,963 in tuition and fees for graduate study and research in the U.S. And belgium
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $422,236 | $0 | $0 | $422,236 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Belgian American Educational Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Belgian American Educational Foundation totaling $112K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Belgian American Educational Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Belgian American Educational Foundation reported that 81.8% of its $5.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.7% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Belgian American Educational Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Belgian American Educational Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $422,236, for the role of DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI COORDINATOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Belgian American Educational Foundation get its money?
Of $15.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 20.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Belgian American Educational Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1606002 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202611959349301966 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501959349302300 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202411919349301711 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311959349301576 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202221969349301612 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101949349301450 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1606002: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.