Funding search · EIN 416023099 · Minneapolis, MN

James Ford Bell Foundation

Name: James Ford Bell Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

238
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Minnesota Foundation (Bell Museum)1 grant · $210,000
Bell Museum4 grants · $109,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts4 grants · $100,000
American Alliance of Museums4 grants · $100,000
The Source4 grants · $90,500
Riverside Theater4 grants · $85,000
Minnesota Historical Society6 grants · $71,000
Learning Alliance3 grants · $45,000
Minnesota Orchestra4 grants · $40,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church4 grants · $35,500

Giving over time

$364,500

2022

$324,000

2023

$318,500

2024

$565,955

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 238 grants.

$210,000
University of Minnesota Foundation (Bell Museum) · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$40,000
Riverside Theater · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
General operations
$39,000
Bell Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$35,000
The Source · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$35,000
Bell Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
$26,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operations
$25,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2025
General operations
$25,000
Learning Alliance · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$25,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$25,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operations
$25,000
Bell Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$25,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$25,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operations
$25,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$25,000
American Alliance of Museums · Arlington, VA · 2022
General operations
$25,000
Minneapolis Institute of Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
$25,000
The Source · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
General operations
$17,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operations
$16,500
Belwin Conservancy · Afton, MN · 2023
General operations
$15,500
The Source · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$15,000
Riverside Theater · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$15,000
Riverside Theater · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$15,000
Riverside Theater · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$15,000
The Source · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$13,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
General operations
$13,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2022
General operations
$12,500
Difference Principle the (Sober Justice Fund) · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operations
$12,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$12,000
University of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) · Vermillion, SD · 2022
General operations
$11,905
Senior Resource Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$11,000
College of Veterinary Medicine University of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
General operations
$10,050
Humane Society · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$10,000
Childcare Resources of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$10,000
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$10,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$10,000
Bell Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Childcare Resources of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Learning Alliance · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Raptor Center (University of Minnesota Foundation) · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Childcare Resources of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$10,000
Learning Alliance · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$10,000
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation (Raptor Center ) · St Paul, FL · 2023
General operations
$10,000
Firefighters for Healing · Champlin, MN · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Learning Alliance the · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
$9,000
University of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) · Vermillion, SD · 2025
General operations
$8,500
Belwin Outdoor Education St Paul Public Schools · Afton, MN · 2022
General operations
$8,000
Belwin Conservancy · Afton, MN · 2025
General operations
$8,000
Central Florida Stages · Orlando, FL · 2024
General operations
$8,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2022
General operations
$7,500
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2023
General operations
$7,500
Macphail Center for the Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$7,500
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2022
General operations
$7,500
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
$7,000
Dunwoody Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$6,000
Firefighters for Healing · Champlin, MN · 2025
General operations
$6,000
Hennepin Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$6,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General operations
$6,000
Raptor Center · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operations
$6,000
Dunwoody Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$6,000
Mardy Fish Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$6,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Associates of the James Ford Bell Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Hamm Clinic · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Indian River Golf Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Indian River Land Trust · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Mental Health Collaborative of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska, MN · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley, MN · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
General operations
$5,000
Associates of the James Ford Bell Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Belwin Conservancy · Afton, MN · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Hamm Clinic · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Indian River Land Trust · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Mental Health Collaborative of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Senior Resource Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Associates of the James Ford Bell Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Central Florida Stages · Orlando, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Dunwoody Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Hamm Clinic · St Paul, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Indian River Golf Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Indian River Land Trust · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Mental Health Collaborative of Indian River · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Senior Resource Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
University of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) · Vermillion, SD · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General operations
$5,000
Associates of the James Ford Bell Library · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations

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