The Bell Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation based in Louisville, Colorado. Established in June 1995, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to philanthropic giving across the United States.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$6.6M
+6.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$395K
-2.9% YoY
Grant Count
18
-45.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$22K
+77.9% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
- Arts and creative endeavors
- Historic preservation
- Journalism
- Robotics
Grantmaking
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Bell Family Foundation funds projects across multiple U.S. states and cities, with documented giving in:
- New Jersey
- Massachusetts
- California
- New York
- Washington
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- Washington, D.C.
The foundation has provided support to organizations in cities including Cambridge, New York, Berkeley, and Seattle.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $6,609,720 |
| Total Giving (2024) | $395,000 |
| Revenue (2024) | $876,600 |
| Expenses (2024) | $468,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $6,609,720 | $6,194,517 | $6,478,835 |
| Revenue | $876,600 | $192,398 | $-456,754 |
| Expenses | $468,368 | $469,463 | $522,857 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $399,920 | $411,720 | $427,750 |
| Net Investment Income | $808,082 | $134,655 | $75,926 |
| Distributable Amount | $407,577 | $372,548 | $406,142 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
153 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERIDAN SINCLAIRE-BELL | TRUSTEE | 0.25 | — |
| BRIGHAM R BELL | TRUSTEE | 0.25 | — |
| LAURA R BELL | TRUSTEE | 0.25 | — |
| GWENDOLYN K BELL | TRUSTEE | 0.25 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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