Bell Charitable Foundation: Health and Wellbeing & Technology Grants

_NOTE: Please find the Economic and Social Mobility & Sustainability Grants [here]()._

Health and Wellbeing & Technology Grants

Welcome to the Bell Charitable Foundation Grant Application page!

Our application process will consist of questions about your organization’s mission, what initiative this grant might fund, and how it would impact your organization, community, and cause as a whole.

At the Bell Charitable Foundation we believe in the powerful union of people and technology. That’s why it is our mission to advance the common good through investment in organizations that actively champion economic and social mobility, advancements in technology, improvements in health and well-being, and environmental sustainability. The Bell Charitable Foundation provides an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to expand their programs and operations beyond what was previously possible.

Pillars

The Bell Charitable Foundation funds organizations that are making an impact in one of our four pillars.

• Economic & Social Mobility: Projects that intend to lift at-risk populations to higher stability, status and success in their economic or social standing.
• Health and Wellbeing: Projects that intend to improve health of all kinds (mental, physical, and emotional) for all members of our communities.
• Access to Technology: Projects that improve access to, literacy in, and advancement of technology.
• Environmental Sustainability: Projects that intend to diminish the harm made to the earth and nature in our communities, or improve access to nature spaces.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Eligible entities must be U.S.-based, tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.
• The Foundation is supporting nonprofit organizations geographically where altafiber and its entities have a significant presence.
• The Bell Charitable Foundation expects the organizations to which it provides funding to hold themselves out as organizations that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military/veteran status, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Ineligibility

• Due to regulatory considerations and the Foundation’s funding focus, the following entities and activities are not eligible for funding from The Bell Charitable Foundation:
  • Nonprofit organizations without a current 501(c)(3) exempt status
  • Political, labor, and fraternal organizations
  • Religious organizations without a secular community designation
  • Individuals
  • Individual sports teams and sports tournaments
  • Trips and travel
  • Contests
  • Festivals and parades
  • Advertising
  • Tickets to events