Bell Charitable Foundation

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA EIN: 33-0640946

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.1M

-6.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$628K

-17.4% YoY

Grant Count

26

-25.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+11.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$471K$941K$1M$2M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$5,144,532$5,477,735$5,924,755
Revenue$340,221$357,857$308,372
Expenses$673,424$804,877$720,738
Qualifying Distributions$632,753$764,556$675,318
Net Investment Income$304,240$321,266$268,327
Distributable Amount$422,105$445,741$475,741

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$190K$380K$570K$760K1 grants202037 grants202133 grants202233 grants202335 grants202426 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Walk Away Foundation$100KGraves' Disease and Thyr…$85KGovernment Accountabilit…$25KHelen Woodward Animal Ce…$25KNot Me CA Inc$25KJudicial Watch Inc$25KPacific Legal Foundation$25KThomas More Society$25KAmerica First Legal Foun…$25KCenter for American Libe…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

165 grants across all recorded years

157<$50K3$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KATHLEEN BELL FLYNNPRES., DIR.
STEVE FLYNNSEC'Y, DIR.

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

AllenwoodAustinCarlsbadChicagoClaremontDullesEncinitasEscondidoFalls ChurchFort WorthFrederickHillsdaleLeesbergLeesburgNew YorkPhoenixPowayPrescottRamonaRanch Santa Fe

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

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