Ten Fingers Foundation
Ten Fingers Foundation is a private foundation based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing lists charitable grants to organizations including Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Feeding America.
Ten Fingers Foundation at a glance
In short: Ten Fingers Foundation gave $1.1M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in Ohio. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,082,500
- +143.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -21.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $60,139
- +210.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $22,502,609
- -0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (3 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ten Fingers Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 New Hampshire Ave 125, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 766-1961
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ten Fingers Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ($915K). Together the top 10 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
134 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 105 grants of 134 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, 4% to New York, 2% each to Arizona and New Hampshire, and 1% to Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ten Fingers Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 18 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $71K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $445K (2024) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | Charitable | $915,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Phoenix, AZ | Charitable | $20,000 |
| E3 Family Solutions Bushnell, FL | Charitable | $15,000 |
| The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA | Charitable | $12,500 |
| Alzheimers Foundation New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Autism Society Rockville, MD | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Innocence Project New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Shriners Boston, MA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics of NH Manchester, NH | Charitable | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation files Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,502,609 | $1,169,138 | $1,177,386 | $1,082,500 | 18 | $1,082,536 | $1,074,288 | $1,283,059 |
| 2024 | $22,510,857 | $765,611 | $533,921 | $445,400 | 23 | $445,493 | $677,183 | $1,163,794 |
| 2023 | $22,279,167 | $292,874 | $1,680,163 | $1,595,000 | 36 | $1,598,901 | $351,791 | $1,098,227 |
| 2022 | $23,666,456 | $346,721 | $1,695,906 | $1,580,000 | 42 | $1,580,179 | $392,671 | $1,268,080 |
| 2021 | $25,015,641 | $2,081,768 | $657,265 | $543,200 | 15 | — | $1,995,919 | $1,297,852 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ten Fingers Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as food access, youth emotional health, cleft care, arthritis, community support, and sports. For example, Feeding America describes its mission as ensuring equitable access to nutritious food; The Jed Foundation says it works to protect emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults; and Smile Train says it aims to provide people born with clefts the same opportunities in life as those born without clefts.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 18 grants totaling $1,082,500 in 2025, compared with 23 grants totaling $445,400 in 2024 and 36 grants totaling $1,595,000 in 2023. The 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $915,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
The largest 2025 grant was $915,000 to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. Other listed awards included $20,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation; $15,000 to E3 Family Solutions; $12,500 to The Trevor Project; and $10,000 each to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, Autism Society, Feeding America, Innocence Project, Shriners, Special Olympics of NH, St. Jude’s, and The Jed Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Stacey Bellabona is listed as trustee, president, and treasurer on the 2025 filing.
Ten Fingers Foundation is led by Stacey Bellabona, Trustee, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stacey Bellabona
Trustee, President & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
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 Ten Fingers Foundation
How much does Ten Fingers Foundation give each year?
Ten Fingers Foundation gave $1.1M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $445K across 23 grants.
What is Ten Fingers Foundation's typical grant size?
Ten Fingers Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $60,139, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ten Fingers Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Ten Fingers Foundation give grants?
Ten Fingers Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 85% 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 (4 grants) and Manchester, NH (2 grants).
Does Ten Fingers Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Ten Fingers Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (18 grants).
Who are Ten Fingers Foundation's largest grantees?
Ten Fingers Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ($915,000), Make a Wish Foundation ($20,000) and E3 Family Solutions ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ten Fingers Foundation?
Ten Fingers Foundation reported $22.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (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 does Ten Fingers Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as food access, youth emotional health, cleft care, arthritis, community support, and sports. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ten Fingers Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ten Fingers Foundation's EIN?
Ten Fingers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1639637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Ten Fingers Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Ten Fingers Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ten-fingers-foundation-morg_7311eea1ca2e46e093b22ebef4bacb95
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