The Harriet & George Blank Bella
New Hope, PA · EIN 37-6438089. Reported 192 grants totalling $653,586 to 139 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Harriet & George Blank Bella did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $750 and $5,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Shw Counties | Bridgewater, NJ | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach Nj | Teaneck, NJ | $34,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of West Central Nj | Bridgewater, NJ | $34,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mesivtha Tfereth Jerusalem | New York, NY | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Nat'l Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $23,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conference of Presidents | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aleph Society | New York, NY | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Somerset County | Basking Ridge, NJ | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bronx Community College | Bronx, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Village Chabad | E Setaucket, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva | Edison, NJ | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy | Livingston, NJ | $11,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uja Federation Ny | New York, NY | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Center | New York, NY | $11,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uja Federation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad of Stony Brook | Lake Grove, NY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jkha-Atid | Livington, NJ | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Makor Chaim | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rza Mizrachi | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ssb Jcc | Bridgewater, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jjccajwb | New York, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rabbi Pesach Ramon Yeshiva | Edison, NJ | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutgers Hillel | New Brunswick, NJ | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hatzolah of Metrowest | West Orange, NJ | $5,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advancing Israel Education Co Jenright | Jersey City, NJ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Fund of Israelethics in the Field | Cedarhurst, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad of the Shore | Long Branch, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conference of Pres | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imagination Productionopen Door | Sunrise, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ability Experience | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| B'nai Brith | Washington, DC | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aish Hatorah | New York, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ohav Emeth | Highland Park, NJ | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yesh Tikvah | Beverly Hills, CA | $4,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fidf | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halacha Education Center | Englewood, NJ | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ma'ayonot High School | Teaneck, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tikva Fund | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Yedidem | No Miami, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amreican Friends of Peace of Mind | Edison, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compass Israel | Highland Park, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israaid | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jcc of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ma'aynot Hs | Teaneck, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Jewish Experience | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sefaria | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Jcc | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees - Tufts College | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union of Orthodox Rabbis | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aish Global | Clifton, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lefell School | Hartsdale, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lev Ha Torah | Teaneck, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zaka | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unity Warriors | Memphis, TN | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yesh Tikva | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cong Gemach Bnei Pinchos | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Royal Philharmonic Society | London Wif | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ahavas Achim | Highland Park, NJ | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hasbra Fellowship | New York, NY | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Agahozo Sholom Youth Village | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Biale Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashreinu | Wheaton, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy's Town Jerusalem | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Central Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad of Central Nj | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Hunterdon County | Clinton, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ahavas Achim | Highland Park, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emunah | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Etzion Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Sderot | Passaic, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Yad Ezrah | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle Lifetown | Livingston, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hasbara Fellowship | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact Israel | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keren Bracha | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Koby Mandell Foundation | Tenafly, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meir Panim | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pmc Jimmy Fund | Needham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rimon Hs Central Fund of Jerusalem Co Jmack | Cedarhurst, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save a Child's Heart | Potomac, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sinai School | Paramus, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torah Academy of Bergen County | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torahlive | Jackson, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willie Celia Trump Synagogue | Aventura, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Impact Israel | Needham, MA | $666 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ahavas Yisroel | Edison, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Comm for Shaare Tzedek | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of Puerto Rico | Carolina, PR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad of S Texas | San Antonio, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Ulster County | Kingston, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jarusalem Institute | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Services | Somerville, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Matanos L'evyonim | Jerusalem East | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mevaseret | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| National Society of Blackjack | Menomonee Falls, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Princeton Chabad | Princeton, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Synagogue of Suburban Torah | Livingston, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tabc | Teaneck, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Talmud Torah of Arad | Bronx, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telyas Chabad | Lebanon, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth El | Hillsborough, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tikva Corp (ukraine) | West Caldwell, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tikvot | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Tufts Chabad | Somerville, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westside Hatzolah | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Israel of East Brunswick | East Brunswick, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Princeton Center for Jewish Living | Princeton, NJ | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Va'ad Hachesed | No Miami, FL | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikor Cholim V'chesed | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikur Cholim | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chevrah Simcha Shabbat | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Lexington, KY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keren Eluzer Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesorah Heritage Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Council of Jewish Poverty | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refuah Yeshuah | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Israel of Margate | Margate, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adelphi University | Garden City, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keren Hayeled | Brooklyn, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
43 of 139 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 40%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 52 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $169,810 | $1,800 |
| 2022 | 37 | $156,300 | $1,800 |
| 2023 | 52 | $152,076 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $175,400 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
56% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Harriet & George Blank Bella's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 148A Old York Road, New Hope, PA, 18938. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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