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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-0845880

The Ignite Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $284,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $284,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $241,557

  • Tax year 2024

    $204,259

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $470,545

  • Tax year 2023

    $141,690

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $686,602

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,436

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $857,997

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pelagios Kakunja AcLa Paz, Mexico

    General & Unrestricted

    $135,000
  2. Earth Island Institute IncBerkeley, CA

    For Shark Stewards Projects: Ren Hampton Media and Marketing internship and Stop the Ocean Steal campaign, and Kahu Mano (Shark Keepers) II recut, marine protected area and shark bycatch reduction film and campaign

    $50,000
  3. Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works IncGallup, NM

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Associacao Kapy Da Etnia Marubo Tamawavo Do Alto RAtalaia Do Norte, Brazil

    Kapyvanaway Association and the Indigenous Legends

    $20,000
  5. Nkuringo Orphans GroupKisoro, Uganda

    General & Unrestricted

    $19,500
  6. Be Seen Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable Event

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $50,00050% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $50,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $60,000
  2. New Mexico1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Christopher G BellDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace J BellDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mackenzie J BellDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Madeline J BellDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle J BellDir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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