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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4527728

The Bluebell Foundation

A private foundation in North Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,742,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,422,660

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,004,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,685

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,459,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,931,315

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,699,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,578,171

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,357,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,746,797

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,577,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,603,419

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Foreign Policy AssociationNew York, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $1,000,000
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Boston, MA

    General purpose of the organization

    $150,000
  3. Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftWashington, DC

    General purpose of the organization

    $80,000
  4. The Children's VillageDobbs Ferry, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $75,000
  5. Lost Tree Village Charitable FoundationN Palm Beach, FL

    General purpose of the organization

    $60,000
  6. US Right to KnowOakland, CA

    General purpose of the organization

    $60,000
  7. The Lost Tree ChapelN Palm Beach, FL

    General purpose of the organization

    $50,000
  8. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $30,000
  9. Tisch MS Research CenterNew York, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $30,000
  10. University of Southern DenmarkOdense, Denmark

    General purpose of the organization

    $25,000
  11. Advocates for the WestBoise, ID

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  12. Greenwich HospitalGreenwich, CT

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  13. Idaho Conservation League IncBoise, ID

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  14. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  15. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  16. Stanwich Congregational ChurchGreenwich, CT

    General purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  17. Florida Atlantic University Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL

    General purpose of the organization

    $14,000
  18. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  19. Equine AdvocatesValatie, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  20. South Florida PBS IncBoynton Beach, FL

    General purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  21. Parkinsons Body and Mind IncGreenwich, CT

    General purpose of the organization

    $8,000
  22. CT Public BroadcastingHartford, CT

    General purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  23. Heterodox AcademyNew York, NY

    General purpose of the organization

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid1 grant $1,000,00074% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $135,00010% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $80,0006% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $30,0002% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $28,0002% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $20,0001% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $59,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $1,160,000
  2. Florida5 grants $154,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $150,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $80,000
  5. California1 grant $60,000
  6. Connecticut4 grants $53,000
  7. Idaho2 grants $40,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Judith L BiggsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emma RactliffeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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