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The Peggy A Bell Foundation

Preselected recipients only Encinatas, California · EIN 823754494

The Peggy A Bell Foundation is a private foundation in Encinatas, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $149,376 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $53,826. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $129,334 the year before.

77% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$129,3348$613,058
2024$149,37613$564,300

How to apply

The Peggy A Bell Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Peggy A Bell Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire2$68,826
California5$37,800
Illinois1$35,000
Maine2$5,250
Connecticut1$1,000
Hawaii1$1,000
District of Columbia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Crossroads
Portsmouth, NH
Low income communities$53,826
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
Food procurement$35,000
Hope to the Mission
North Hills, CA
Reduces and eliminate poverty, hunger and homelessness.$25,000
Community Action Partnership
Dover, NH
Poverty, hunger, homeless$15,000
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Cancer$7,500
Fair Tide
Kittery, ME
To reduce homelessnes by providing and supportive services to individuals and families$5,000
Hope of the Valley
Van Nuys, CA
Poverty, hunger, homeless$3,500
Get Together Foundation
Chatsworth, CA
Poverty, hunger, homeless$1,000
Maui Food Bank
Wailuku, HI
To end hunger in maui county.$1,000
Sandy Hook Promise
Newtown, CT
To educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities.$1,000
Rocking the Arts
Canyon Country, CA
Charitable purposes$800
US Holocaust Musuem
Washington, DC
Confront genocide$500
Kettery Land Trust B
Kittery, ME
To conserve,steward and enjoy the natual areas that enhance kittery's quality of life, now and into the future.$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Peggy A Bell Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Peggy A Bell Foundation give?

$149,376 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs The Peggy A Bell Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Karen Goddard (Secretary/Cfo) and Steven Goddard (President).

What does The Peggy A Bell Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, food and hunger and housing and homelessness.

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