Wisconsin · Private foundation
Bell Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $132k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $12,935
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $32,338
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Bell Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 11 | $132k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $6k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $5k | 18% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $5k | 10% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $5k | 17% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $5k | 27% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University School of Milwaukee Corporation | $37,438 | 6 | 0% |
| College Possible Inc | $15,522 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc | $15,335 | 7 | 0% |
| The Charles E Kubly Foundation Inc | $15,235 | 6 | 3% |
| Milwaukee Art Museum Inc | $13,395 | 5 | 0% |
| Operation Dream Inc | $4,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Lake Park Friends Ltd | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Parkinson Association Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| FASD Communities | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University School of Milwaukee Corporation | $37,438 | 6 | 0% |
| College Possible Inc | $15,522 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc | $15,335 | 7 | 0% |
| The Charles E Kubly Foundation Inc | $15,235 | 6 | 3% |
| Milwaukee Art Museum Inc | $13,395 | 5 | 0% |
| Operation Dream Inc | $4,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Lake Park Friends Ltd | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Parkinson Association Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| FASD Communities | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan Humane Society | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($62k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bell Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Bell Foundation Inc
- How much does Bell Foundation Inc give?
- Bell Foundation Inc reported 11 grants totaling $132,260 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Bell Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (21%), Animals (18%).
- Who are Bell Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: The University School of Milwaukee Corporation ($37k), College Possible Inc ($16k), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc ($15k).
- Does Bell Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bell Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bell Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, Baird Foundation Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bell Foundation Inc based?
- Bell Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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