Bell-Hoving Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3679550

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $20K.

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Bell-Hoving Family Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,500
-36.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,375
-36.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$191,187
-0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (97% 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-Hoving Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Phoenix House: $15KPhoenix House$15KBattery Conservancy: $1KBattery Conservancy$1KCCC: $1KCCC$1KFilm Independent: $500Film Independent$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Phoenix House ($15K). Together the top 4 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 34 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkPawlingNobleboroPoughkeepsieBridgehamptonBronxChamberlinHuntingtonLos AngelesNew YrokNobelboroNorthamptoPine RidgePougkeepsieSanta FeSmithtownWashington

How Bell-Hoving Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 137% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$20K$40K$60K15 grants2019 6 grants2020 3 grants2021 15 grants2022 8 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2025) to $60K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Phoenix House New York, NYSocial Welfaresocial Welfare$15,000
Battery Conservancy New York, NYSocial Welfaresocial Welfare$1,000
CCC New York, NYChild Advocacy$1,000
Film Independent Los Angeles, CASocial Welfare$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$191,187$22,628$24,049$17,5004$17,500$19,979$12,786
2024$191,305$10,806$33,383$27,5004$27,500$8,223$12,584
2023$213,645$12,456$37,212$31,6508$31,650$9,794$12,828
2022$240,302$7,498$66,578$59,70015$59,700$8,166$14,504
2021$300,433$35,297$60,004$54,0003$54,000$35,297$16,698
2020$327,450$30,051$44,016$35,2506—$30,051$18,159
2019$343,890$164,278$41,559$37,95015—$164,278$18,628

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bell-Hoving Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation is led by Petrea B. Hoving, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Petrea B. Hoving

    President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy B. Hoving

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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-Hoving Family Foundation

How much does Bell-Hoving Family Foundation give each year?

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 4 grants.

What is Bell-Hoving Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bell-Hoving Family Foundation give grants?

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

Does Bell-Hoving Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bell-Hoving Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Bell-Hoving Family Foundation?

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation reported $191K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Bell-Hoving Family Foundation's EIN?

Bell-Hoving Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3679550. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)

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