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Private foundation (trust)EIN 416023099Est. 1959-09

JAMES FORD BELL FOUNDATION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405

Total Assets

$8.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$319K

FY 2024

Grants Made

62

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$222K

Total Expenses

$441K

Qualifying Distributions

$388K

Distributable Amount

$390K

Min. Investment Return

$392K

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

62 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $365K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

355 grants

BELL MUSEUM
$144K
5 grants
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$137K
6 grants
AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS
$135K
6 grants
THE SOURCE
$131K
6 grants
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$88K
8 grants
RIVERSIDE THEATER
$85K
4 grants
BELL MUSEUM (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION)
$44K
2 grants
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$42K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

354 grants

<$10K
311
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Minnesota
$788K
43% of total
Florida
$626K
34% of total
Virginia
$139K
8% of total
Connecticut
$42K
2% of total
South Dakota
$35K
2% of total
New York
$35K
2% of total
California
$31K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$25K
1% of total
Washington
$24K
1% of total
North Dakota
$22K
1% of total

+9 more states

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