Funding search · EIN 853979193 · Raleigh, NC

Bell Schaefer Family Foundation

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

206
grants reported
$848,376
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Unc Health Foundation4 grants · $264,050
  • Ncsu Foundation3 grants · $84,000
  • White Memorial Presbyterian Church4 grants · $76,000
  • Dix Park Conservancy4 grants · $64,500
  • North Carolina Art Museum2 grants · $51,000
  • North Carolina Museum of History1 grant · $25,000
  • Triangle Family Services4 grants · $21,000
  • Healing Transitions4 grants · $15,500
  • Interfaith Food Shuttle4 grants · $13,050
  • Meals On Wheels of Wake County4 grants · $13,050

Giving over time

$163,495
2022
$149,676
2023
$216,580
2024
$318,625
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 206 grants.

  • $112,000

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    Endowments and cancer center

  • $112,000

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Endowments and cancer center

  • $50,000

    North Carolina Art Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    White Memorial Presbyterian Church · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $33,500

    Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $28,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $28,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Endowment and general support

  • $28,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $25,000

    North Carolina Museum of History · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $20,000

    White Memorial Presbyterian Church · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $15,050

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $13,000

    Ncsu · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Haven House · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $11,000

    White Memorial Presbyterian Church · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    The Great Raleigh Cleanup · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $10,000

    White Memorial Presbyterian Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Gabi'S Grounds · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Meals On Wheels of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Triangle Family Services · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $6,000

    Haven House Services · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $5,000

    Triangle Family Services · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Foundation of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Haven House Services · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Triangle Family Services · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Foundation of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Spca of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $4,500

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,550

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Wolfpack Investors Network · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Wolfpack Investors Network · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $2,500

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Celebrate for Good · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $2,050

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $2,000

    St Baldrick'S Foundation · Monrovia, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $2,000

    North Raleigh Ministries · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $1,750

    Wake Med Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,600

    St Baldrick'S Foundation · Monrovia, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    Wolfpack Investors Network · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,475

    Helene Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,050

    Habitat for Humanity Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,050

    Meals On Wheels of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,050

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,050

    Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Donation

  • $1,038

    Town of Montreat · Montreat, NC · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $1,000

    A Place at the Table · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Abilities Tennis of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Alliance Medical Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Appalachian State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Blood Cancer United · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Community of Hope Ministries · Garner, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dress for Success Triangle Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Endowment and general support

  • $1,000

    Duke University Health Systems · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Food Bank of Central and Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Foundation of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Nami Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Nc Agricultural Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    North Raleigh Ministries · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Spca of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Stepup Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Triangle Family Services · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Alliance Medical Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Appalachian State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Community of Hope Ministries · Garner, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Duke University Health Systems · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Food Bank of Central and Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Foundation of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Habitat for Humanity Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Haven House Services · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lake Wylie Classic Charity · Lake Wylie, SC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Meals On Wheels of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Montreat Conference Center · Montreat, NC · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $1,000

    Nami Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Nc Agricultural Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Art Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Spca of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Stepup Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Wake Med Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    A Place at the Table · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Alliance Medical Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Appalachian State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.