James F Bell Foundation
EIN 41-6023099 · files IRS 990-PF
Where it gives
By cause and by place, from its own returns.
By cause
The cause each recipient registered with the IRS
Mostly grants abroad and recipients without a US registration. Shown, never hidden.
By place
Dollars received, by the recipient's state
half the top state or more10–50%2–10%under 2%
Grants abroad and place not on file: 411 grants · $2.4m
Who it funds most
0 of its 0 grantees were funded in more than one year.
James F Bell Foundation's own IRS 990-PF returns, as filed, in USD
Its board and officers
From its latest return.
Form 990PF Part VIII, tax year 2024, filing 202542249349100704
Name and title as its own return lists them. No pay, no address. A photograph appears only where the person's own organisation or a free licence publishes one, credited beside it; otherwise none. Anyone can ask to be removed: hello@philanova.ai.
Its money
What it gave, held and paid, by year.
Giving by year
Its returns7 filings
| Tax year | Form | Filing | Where to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | IRS 990-PF | 202631179349100548 | IRS batch file |
| 2024 | IRS 990-PF | 202542249349100704 | IRS batch file |
| 2023 | IRS 990-PF | 202420889349100902 | IRS batch file |
| 2022 | IRS 990-PF | 202301029349100030 | IRS batch file |
| 2021 | IRS 990-PF | 202202299349100505 | IRS batch file |
| 2020 | IRS 990-PF | 202132079349100213 | IRS batch file |
| 2019 | IRS 990-PF | 202030839349100353 | IRS batch file |
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James F Bell Foundation made 411 grants across 2019–2025, totalling $2.4m as filed.
- Grants
- 411
- Total, as filed
- $2.4m
- Years
- 2019–2025
- Filed in
- USD
Who it funds
| Organisation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (BELL MUSEUM) | 1 | $210.0k |
| THE SOURCE | 7 | $165.5k |
| MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS | 7 | $162.0k |
| AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS | 7 | $160.0k |
| BELL MUSEUM | 5 | $144.0k |
| MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | 9 | $114.0k |
| RIVERSIDE THEATER | 5 | $100.0k |
| MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA | 5 | $50.0k |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | 7 | $46.5k |
| LEARNING ALLIANCE | 3 | $45.0k |
| BELL MUSEUM (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION) | 2 | $44.0k |
| WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | 6 | $42.5k |
| CHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER | 5 | $40.0k |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | 2 | $40.0k |
| BELWIN CONSERVANCY | 7 | $38.0k |
By year
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58 | $265.8k |
| 2020 | 57 | $259.1k |
| 2021 | 59 | $287.5k |
| 2022 | 60 | $364.5k |
| 2023 | 58 | $332.5k |
| 2024 | 62 | $318.5k |
| 2025 | 57 | $566.0k |
Where this came from
Identifier US-EIN-416023099. Register: Internal Revenue Service (US). Machine-readable: JSON.
What this page does not know
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- What they say they exist to do
- What each grant was for
- What they fund, by theme
- Balance sheet and financials
- Who runs it
- Whether they accept proposals
- Their own record on the register
- No website on file
- Leadership not yet identified