The Hoelscher Bell Elliott Foundation

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Newport Beach, California · EIN 20-8583851 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$20K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$3,000

Total assets$251K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $5,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Children & Youth2

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Children & Youth grants in California2 of its grants, $15K · 3,148 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Santa Ana, CA	Expand learning skillsexpand children learningexpand children learningempower learning	$10,000
Save Our Youth	Costa Mesa, CA	Empower learningempower youth to make positive decisions	$5,000
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation	Newport Beach, CA	Empower reading skills	$3,000
Semester at Sea	Fort Collins, CO	Provide opportunities for world wide travel abroad	$2,500

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$20,500	4
2023	$20,500	4
2022	$10,500	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Dec 1, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543359349100309
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-8583851
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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