The CS & P Bell Family Foundation concentrates almost exclusively on Christian evangelical ministry and mission work, funding both local church ministry and international Bible distribution/mission agencies. Their giving favors repeat, substantial grants to a small set of religious organizations, indicating long-term relationships with faith-based partners rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Highly concentrated: a small number of relatively large, repeated grants to a few faith-based organizations, reflecting sustained partnerships and mission-focused priorities rather than one-off or widely distributed grants.
Three repeat grantees define the Cs & P Bell Family Foundation’s recent giving: Bibles for Russia, Abundant Life Ministries, and World Gospel Mission each received multiple awards across 2023 to 2025. That pattern points to a foundation that favors ongoing relationships with a small circle of Christian ministries rather than broad, one-time grantmaking. The largest grants in the record are $24,000 awards, and those sums recur for both Bible distribution and local ministry support, showing a consistent level of support for faith-based work. Bibles for Russia received $24,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Abundant Life Ministries also received $24,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. World Gospel Mission was funded in three consecutive years as well, at $12,500 each time. The foundation also made smaller awards to Marked for Life Ministries in 2024 and 2025, extending its support to another Alabama-based religious organization. Across these grants, the foundation’s giving is centered on evangelical ministry, Bible distribution, and mission work.
The foundation’s religious giving breaks into a few clear strands. For Bible distribution and evangelical outreach, it gave $24,000 to Bibles for Russia in 2025, continuing a three-year pattern of support. For local church ministry, it awarded $24,000 to Abundant Life Ministries in 2025; the same organization also appears in prior years. Mission agency support is another consistent theme: World Gospel Mission received $12,500 in 2025 for religious organization work, alongside awards in 2023 and 2024. Smaller local ministry support also appears in the record, including $3,000 to Marked for Life Ministries in 2025. Taken together, the grants show a portfolio focused on evangelical religious development, congregation support, and field-based mission activity.
Typical awards cluster around two amounts: the 25th percentile is $12,500, and both the median and 75th percentile are $24,000. That distribution matches a small set of repeat grants rather than a wide spread of sizes. The foundation also shows clear continuity in recipients: Bibles for Russia, Abundant Life Ministries, and World Gospel Mission each received funding in multiple years, including consecutive awards. The organization is a family foundation with regional giving, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Application procedures are not indicated in the grant record.
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$225K
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$66K
Most grants fall between $13K and $24K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$24K
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Notable grantees: Abundant Life Ministries, Bibles for Russia, World Gospel Mission
Giving is concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 73% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s home state. Recipient locations in the recent record include Birmingham and Fort Payne in Alabama, plus Florence, Alabama, and Marion, Indiana. The grant list shows 100% of recipients in the United States. Alabama-based recipients appear most frequently, especially Birmingham, which is home to Abundant Life Ministries.
Its recent grants go to Christian evangelical ministries and mission organizations, including Bible distribution, local church ministry, and field missions. The foundation’s largest recurring awards are $24,000 grants, with repeat support going to groups such as Bibles for Russia and Abundant Life Ministries.
Yes. The record shows repeated support across multiple years: Bibles for Russia received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Abundant Life Ministries also appears in all three years; and World Gospel Mission was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are in the $12,500 to $24,000 range. The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $12,500 and both the median and 75th percentile at $24,000, indicating that many awards cluster at those two levels.
Most grants go to Alabama recipients. The foundation’s giving is regional, and 73% of grants go to recipients in Alabama. Recent recipient cities include Birmingham, Fort Payne, and Florence, with another recipient in Marion, Indiana.
All of the recent grants in the record went to U.S. recipients. The country distribution shows 11 grants, or 100.0%, to the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $24,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| BIBLES FOR RUSSIA | FLORENCE, AL | $24,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN |
| WORLD GOSPEL MISSION | MARION, IN | $12,500 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION |
| MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES | FORT PAYNE, AL | $3,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $24,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| BIBLES FOR RUSSIA | FLORENCE, AL | $24,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN |
| WORLD GOSPEL MISSION | MARION, IN | $12,500 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION |
| MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES | FORT PAYNE, AL | $3,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $24,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| BIBLES FOR RUSSIA | FLORENCE, AL | $24,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN |
| WORLD GOSPEL MISSION | MARION, IN | $12,500 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION |
| MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES | FORT PAYNE, AL | $1,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| BIBLES FOR RUSSIA | FLORENCE, AL | $24,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN |
| ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $24,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS MINISTRY |
| WORLD GOSPEL MISSION | MARION, IN | $12,500 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION |
ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES
$24,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
BIBLES FOR RUSSIA
$24,000RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN
WORLD GOSPEL MISSION
$12,500RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES
$3,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES
$24,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
BIBLES FOR RUSSIA
$24,000RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN
WORLD GOSPEL MISSION
$12,500RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES
$3,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES
$24,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
BIBLES FOR RUSSIA
$24,000RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN
MARKED FOR LIFE MINISTRIES
$1,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
BIBLES FOR RUSSIA
$24,000RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT & HUMANITARIAN
ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES
$24,000RELIGIOUS MINISTRY