The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 84-1550841Civil rights

Who funds Bell Policy Center?

18 private foundations gave Bell Policy Center in Denver, CO $6.7 million across 72 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

72 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2025

    General support

    $170,800
  2. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2025

    General support

    $60,000
  3. Aloha FoundationWaimanalo, HI 2025

    Operational support

    $3,500
  4. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    Exceptional exit grant, general supp

    $500,000
  5. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    General support (multi-year)

    $150,000
  6. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2024

    General support

    $141,800
  7. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Project support for financial services

    $100,000
  8. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2024

    General support

    $58,000
  9. The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Aloha FoundationWaimanalo, HI 2024

    Operational support

    $4,000
  11. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2024

    General support

    $80
  12. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2023

    General support (multi-year)

    $500,000
  13. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2023

    Strengthening caregiving and caregivers for older coloradans

    $194,827
  14. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2023

    General support (multi-year)

    $150,000
  15. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Champion health equity

    $100,000
  16. Sciarra FoundationAspen, CO 2023

    To ensure economic mobility for every coloradan

    $100,000
  17. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Project support for financial services

    $100,000
  18. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  19. The DM Solomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  20. Jerome S and Grace H Murray FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Emsa Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  22. The Chotin Family FoundationCentennial, CO 2023

    To support various charitable, educational and religious organizations missions

    $100
  23. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    General operating support

    $100
  24. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Champion health equity

    $202,500
  25. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2022

    General support

    $160,000
  26. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2022

    General support

    $150,000
  27. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    To advance and promote social and economic mobility through racial justice centered, two generation approaches.

    $120,000
  28. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Project support for financial services

    $100,000
  29. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2022

    Operating support; program support - taxpayer education project

    $60,000
  30. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2022

    General support

    $50,000
  31. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2022

    General support for development cons

    $45,600
  32. The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Emsa Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  34. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    General operating support

    $600
  35. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Champion health equity

    $294,308
  36. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2021

    General Support

    $160,000
  37. Gary PhilanthropyDenver, CO 2021

    To support the Family Economic Mobility policy research infastructure.

    $150,000
  38. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Operating support

    $100,000
  39. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Project support for financial services

    $100,000
  40. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2021

    2021 grant

    $92,191
  41. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2021

    Operating support

    $50,000
  42. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2021

    General Support for Development Consultant

    $45,600
  43. The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  44. Gary PhilanthropyDenver, CO 2021

    Non-Grant Contribution

    $4,000
  45. Gary PhilanthropyDenver, CO 2020

    To provide support to an advocacy group that promotes legislation in higher education, workforce and and available wrap around services on behalf of moderate to low income families.

    $300,000
  46. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Champion health equity

    $266,756
  47. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2020

    2020 grant

    $113,661
  48. The Colorado TrustDenver, CO 2020

    General Operating

    $103,500
  49. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Operating support

    $100,000
  50. Anchor Point FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    General

    $100,000
  51. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    General Support

    $100,000
  52. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Project support for covid-19 response and financial services

    $85,000
  53. The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of ColoradoRedwood City, CA 2020

    For General Operating Support and Capacity Building

    $70,000
  54. Brett Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2020

    Operating support

    $58,000
  55. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    General Support for Development Consultant

    $45,600
  56. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Project support for financial services

    $10,000
  57. Gary PhilanthropyDenver, CO 2020

    Non-Grant Contribution

    $2,500
  58. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    20th Anniversary Support

    $2,500
  59. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    General operating support

    $200
  60. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2020

    Matching Gift

    $100
  61. Gill FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    General operating support

    $50
  62. Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A NEXT50Denver, CO 2019

    Healthy aging and long-term care policy project

    $119,167
  63. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Champion health equity

    $105,000
  64. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Operating support

    $100,000
  65. The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of ColoradoRedwood City, CA 2019

    General Operating Support & Race Equity Action Pla

    $70,000
  66. The Jack and Sarita Gantz Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2019

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  67. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2018

    General Support

    $150,000
  68. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    Champion health equity; general donation to support organization or program

    $143,500
  69. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $100,000
  70. The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of ColoradoRedwood City, CA 2018

    General Operating Support & AV Communications Capa

    $79,675
  71. Merle Chambers FundDenver, CO 2018

    General Support for Development Consultant

    $19,000
  72. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    General operating support

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Denver, CO and are not among Bell Policy Center’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 78 grants Preselected only $32,036 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 14 grants Accepts applications $1,835 to similar organizations
  3. Western Union FoundationDenver, CO 8 grants Preselected only $1,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 39 grants Preselected only $13,820,739 to similar organizations
  5. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 8 grants Preselected only $885,000 to similar organizations
  6. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 6 grants Preselected only $845,520 to similar organizations
  7. The Connie Burwell White and William W White FoundationDenver, CO 13 grants Preselected only $142,000 to similar organizations
  8. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 4 grants Accepts applications $135,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1550841 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.