Bell Foundation

GREENSBORO, NC EIN: 20-3954920

Bell Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENSBORO, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $530K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$11.4M

+14.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$530K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

8

-11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$66K

+12.5% YoY

About Bell Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bell Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENSBORO, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $530K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CaryGreensboroHigh PointWindsor

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$647K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,404,133$9,921,344$9,143,200
Revenue$2,353,932$1,216,396$916,368
Expenses$624,142$577,510$401,666
Qualifying Distributions$532,115$532,750$322,445
Net Investment Income$1,852,974$219,420$83,416
Distributable Amount$588,120$528,041$549,165

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$133K$265K$398K$530K9 grants202014 grants20216 grants20229 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY$185KUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO…$150KGREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL$100KGREENSBORO CHILDREN'S MU…$40KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$15KECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAR…$15KPIEDMONT TRIAD CHARITABL…$15KNORTH CAROLINA FOLK FEST…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K5$50–100K9$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVEN D BELLPRESIDENT1
JONATHAN D BELLSECRETARY/TREASURER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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