Bell Family Charitable Foundation
Bell Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $62K.
Bell Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Bell Family Charitable Foundation gave $57K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $57,000
- +14.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,000
- -23.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $26,000
- Total assets
- $1,277,126
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Mexico (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bell Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Environmental Education Association of New Mexico ($31K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $57K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bell Family Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $57K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $57K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Education Association of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | General & Unrestricted | $26,000 |
| Santa Fe Watershed Association Santa Fe, NM | General & Unrestricted | $26,000 |
| Environmental Education Association of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | NM Outdoor Learning Summit | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,277,126 | $77,374 | $85,760 | $57,000 | 3 | $69,518 | $62,435 | $74,093 |
| 2024 | $1,285,512 | $68,186 | $75,956 | $49,608 | 2 | $61,631 | $53,458 | $69,159 |
| 2023 | $1,293,282 | $-15,233 | $60,824 | $30,000 | 1 | $48,171 | $18,715 | $62,401 |
| 2022 | $1,369,339 | $-89,741 | $38,463 | — | — | $19,100 | $13,096 | $61,959 |
| 2021 | $1,497,543 | $1,520,101 | $22,558 | — | — | $17,569 | $460,710 | $22,110 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bell Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $74K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bell Family Charitable Foundation is led by Kaitlin Prince, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kaitlin Prince
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Seerley Bell
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
George Irving Bell
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Esther Collison Brady
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bell Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Bell Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Bell Family Charitable Foundation gave $57K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 2 grants.
What is Bell Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Bell Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $26,000, and its average grant was $19,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bell Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Bell Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Albuquerque, NM (2 grants).
Does Bell Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Bell Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Bell Family Charitable Foundation?
Bell Family Charitable Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $74K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bell Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Bell Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2670898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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