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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6384143

Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,385,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $15,972,523
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,010,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $16,078,934
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,320,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $16,105,953
  • Tax year 2022

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $17,061,371
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $17,284,066
  • Tax year 2020

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $15,652,673

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Conservative Partnership InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $150,000
  2. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $150,000
  3. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $75,000
  4. Augusta Christian SchoolMartinez, GA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $70,000
  5. St Therese Catholic ChurchFort Myers, FL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $65,000
  6. International Fellowship of Christians and JewsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $50,000
  7. Riverside Hospital FoundationLincolnshire, IL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $50,000
  8. American Cornerstone InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $50,000
  9. Media Research CenterHerndon, VA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $50,000
  10. Cancer Support ServicesWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $50,000
  11. K-9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra, FL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $40,000
  12. Air Force Enlisted VillageShalimar, FL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $40,000
  13. N Texas Wounded Warrior Golf AssocRoanoke, TX

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $40,000
  14. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $40,000
  15. Walsingham AcademyWilliamsburg, VA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $40,000
  16. Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $35,000
  17. Paws for Purple HeartsCanyonville, OR

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $35,000
  18. Stratcomm IncTerre Haute, IN

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $30,000
  19. Food Bank of AlaskaAnchorage, AK

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  20. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  21. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  22. Southern States Equine SaversPorter, TX

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  23. Quilts of Valor FoundationWinterset, IA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  24. Veterans K9 SolutionsPonte Vedra, FL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $25,000
  25. Pets for VetsCutler Bay, FL

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $20,000
  26. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $20,000
  27. Wildlife WelfareRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $20,000
  28. World of Hope Christian Childcare CenterGrovetown, GA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $20,000
  29. The American ConservativeWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $20,000
  30. Connie Maxwell Children's MinistriesGreenwood, SC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $15,000
  31. Fannin County Food PantryBonham, TX

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $15,000
  32. Feed Fanin IncBlue Ridge, GA

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $15,000
  33. Soldiers' AngelsSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $15,000
  34. Mercy ChurchCharlotte, NC

    Unrestricted general operating support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $235,00035% of the total
  2. Public affairs3 grants $210,00031% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $70,00010% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $40,0006% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $40,0006% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $40,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $40,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia5 grants $420,000
  2. Florida5 grants $190,000
  3. Virginia4 grants $140,000
  4. Georgia3 grants $105,000
  5. Illinois2 grants $100,000
  6. Texas4 grants $95,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $75,000
  8. North Carolina3 grants $75,000
  9. Delaware1 grant $35,000
  10. Oregon1 grant $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Andrew J KrauseTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Madonna LintzenichTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $221,586

The return

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