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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-6020180

Bell Trust

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $590,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bell Trust
11700 Preston Road Suite 660-545
Dallas, TX 75230
www.belltrust.org
Form and materials
Online application.
Deadlines
15th of the month preceding quarterly trustee meetings in march, june, september and december
Restrictions
Contributions and grants are made only to churches of christ within the united states.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $590,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,175,360

  • Tax year 2023

    $682,070

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,082,026

  • Tax year 2022

    $543,111

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,711,161

  • Tax year 2021

    $598,992

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,052,706

  • Tax year 2020

    $553,444

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,775,284

  • Tax year 2019

    $391,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,851,256

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. See attached for additonal grants

    $469,200
  2. Cedar Crest Church of ChristDallas, TX

    Atlantic bridge initiative

    $20,000
  3. Highland Church of ChristAbilene, TX

    Church mission work

    $18,000
  4. Hillcrest Church of ChristAbilene, TX

    Church mission work

    $15,000
  5. South Baton Rouge Church of ChristBaton Rouge, LA

    LSU campus ministry

    $15,000
  6. Riverside Church of ChristCoppell, TX

    Church missions

    $15,000
  7. Highland Oaks Church of ChristDallas, TX

    Church mission work

    $15,000
  8. North Bronx Church of ChristBronx, NY

    Church salaries

    $12,000
  9. Bozeman Church of ChristBozeman, MT

    Msu campus ministry

    $8,400
  10. Eastside Church of ChristColorado Springs, CO

    Famine relief

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $83,000
  2. Louisiana1 grant $15,000
  3. New York1 grant $12,000
  4. Montana1 grant $8,400
  5. Colorado1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Bell PackerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $600
  • Barry D PackerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $600
  • John B MunsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $450
  • Robert T WaldronTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $450
  • Collin PackerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $600
  • Clark PackerEXECUTIVE TR Hours 30Pay $60,600
  • Shane SpencerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $600
  • Pat BillsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $600

The return

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