James & Alvina Bartos Balog
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, primarily focusing on education, community service, and the arts. It provides unrestricted funding to educational institutions, community initiatives, and cultural organizations, reflecting a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities and cultural enrichment. The foundation also supports health-related causes and animal welfare, indicating a broad philanthropic interest. Its grantmaking spans multiple states, with a notable concentration in New Jersey and Colorado, suggesting a focus on local community impact.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid sized charities and community organizations (education, arts/culture, local service groups) that fit the foundation’s history of unrestricted operating grants, including organizations that might be nominated or introduced by someone in the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Mission in education, arts/culture, community services, or local civic causes.
- • Request for modest unrestricted operating support or program support (typical grants under $10K, occasional larger awards).
- • Located in states the funder has historically supported (notably New Jersey, Colorado, California, among others).
- • Capacity to be recommended or introduced by a referrer or local contact.
- • Projects that can absorb one-time or short-term unrestricted funding.
Geography
Grants in the latest year went to recipients across 16 states; the foundation’s in-state share is modest and most dollars go out of state, so the observed footprint is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct organizations each year (44, 50, then 63 recipients) with a high share of first-time grantees in the latest year, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Behavior shows many new grantees (50 new recipients in the latest year), so new entrants do appear to join the portfolio, but the funder explicitly marks grants as preselected and has no public website, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be accepted without nomination or referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
