Illinois · Private foundation
George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $312k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $34,650
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $86,640
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $312k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $315k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $496k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $145k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Templar Eye Foundation | $352,461 | 4 | 36% |
| The Shriners' Hospital for Children | $140,973 | 4 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($775k), not named here.
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About George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust
- How much does George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust give?
- George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust reported 6 grants totaling $311,880 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (67%), Human Services (11%), Religion (11%).
- Who are George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Knights Templar Eye Foundation ($352k), The Shriners' Hospital for Children ($141k).
- Does George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust based?
- George Wilbur Bell Testamentary Trust is based in IL.
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