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Bella Bond Foundation

EIN 85-1388022 · Honolulu, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BELLA BOND FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN 2020 IN HAWAII TO TACKLE THE URGENT HOUSING CRISIS AFFECTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. OUR MISSION BEGAN WITH A FOCUS ON WIDOWS AND ORPHANS AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SINGLE MOTHERS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EMPOWERMENT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THRIVE. WE BELIEVE HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT. THATS WHY WERE PIONEERING THE WORLDS FIRST AI-DRIVEN GREEN MODULAR MANUFACTURING PLANT IN TEXASDESIGNED TO PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE HOMES AT SCALE. THROUGH THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH, WE NOT ONLY ADDRESS HOUSING INSECURITY BUT CREATE LASTING IMPACT BY FOSTERING RESILIENCE, RESTORING BELONGING, AND EMPOWERING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. OUR VISION IS TO SPARK A RIPPLE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONSTRENGTHENING FAMILIES, BUILDING COMMUNITIES, AND CREATING A FUTURE OF DIGNITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

Income
$121,871
Spending
$47,366
Spent on programs
66%
Reserves
20 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
5

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $15,398 spent. KANEOHE HEADQUARTERS & SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PROJECT (HAWAII) DEVELOPMENT OF A 5,000 SQ FT BUILDING SERVING AS BOTH THE FOUNDATIONS HEADQUARTERS AND A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE. 2024 SERVICES INCLUDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, ENGINEERING, SOIL TESTING, TOPOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK.
  2. $8,155 spent. FLORIDA HOUSING PROJECT - REAL ESTATE EVALUATION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TIED TO THE ACQUISITION OF TSAVO GROUP INC., INCLUDING 41 LOTS AND ONE COMPLETED HOME IN CAPE CORAL. THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE LONG-TERM REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE BELLA BOND FOUNDATIONS FLORIDA HEADQUARTERS AND TO REINVEST PROFITS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED FAMILIES AND SINGLE MOTHERS ACROSS FLORIDA.
  3. $1,947 spent. DIRECT FAMILY SUPPORT - EMERGENCY AID AND PROGRAM OUTREACH PROVIDED TO WIDOWS AND WOMEN IN TRANSITION IN LINE WITH THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION.
  4. $5,604 spent. KAHALU'U NATURE SANCTUARY - IN 2024, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EARLY PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR THE KAHALU'U NATURE SANCTUARY, A CONSERVATION- BASED PROJECT HONORING HAWAIIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE INITIATIVE PROTECTS OVER 97% OF A 6 MILLION SQ FT SITE AND INCLUDES PLANS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE, NATIVE FARMING, AND OFF-GRID WELLNESS SPACES. FUNDS COVERED CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND VISUAL STORYTELLING TO GUIDE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION. VILLAGE BELLA BOND - COMMUNITY CONCEPT AND SITE PLANNING FOR A FUTURE TRANSITIONAL ECO-VILLAGE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE HOMES. INCLUDES DESIGN SERVICES AND PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGS. TEXAS CONDOMINIUM HOUSING PROJECT - IN 2024, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION FUNDED ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT PLANNING FOR A 200-UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IN TEXAS. ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED AS STUDENT HOUSING, THE PROJECT WAS RESTRUCTURED IN 2025 TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SERVING A BROADER POPULATION. THE PROPERTY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FUTURE REVENUE OR IMPACT THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE BELLA BOND FOUNDATIONS MISSION, INCLUDING HOUSING, OUTREACH, AND REINVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TEXAS MODULAR HOUSING MANUFACTURING PLANT - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND EARLY CONCEPTUAL PLANNING FOR A FUTURE HIGH-SPEED MODULAR HOME PRODUCTION FACILITY IN TEXAS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATIONS GOAL OF SCALING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION ACROSS THE U.S. FLORIDA HOTEL PROJECT (CAPE CORAL) - BELLA BOND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF A HOTEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILTON HOTEL RESORT INC., INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND BUSINESS PLANNING. IN RETURN, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED TWO DONATED SHARES IN THE COMPANY. WHILE MILTON HOTEL RESORT RETAINS OWNERSHIP AND OPERATES THE HOTEL INDEPENDENTLY, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION RECEIVES A SHARE OF THE FINANCIAL RETURN FROM ITS SUPPORT. THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO ADVANCE THE FOUNDATIONS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HOUSING, WIDOW AND ORPHAN SUPPORT, AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE.
  5. KAHALU'U NATURE SANCTUARY - IN 2024, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EARLY PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR THE KAHALU'U NATURE SANCTUARY, A CONSERVATION- BASED PROJECT HONORING HAWAIIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE INITIATIVE PROTECTS OVER 97% OF A 6 MILLION SQ FT SITE AND INCLUDES PLANS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE, NATIVE FARMING, AND OFF-GRID WELLNESS SPACES. FUNDS COVERED CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND VISUAL STORYTELLING TO GUIDE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION. VILLAGE BELLA BOND - COMMUNITY CONCEPT AND SITE PLANNING FOR A FUTURE TRANSITIONAL ECO-VILLAGE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE HOMES. INCLUDES DESIGN SERVICES AND PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGS. TEXAS CONDOMINIUM HOUSING PROJECT - IN 2024, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION FUNDED ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT PLANNING FOR A 200-UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IN TEXAS. ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED AS STUDENT HOUSING, THE PROJECT WAS RESTRUCTURED IN 2025 TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SERVING A BROADER POPULATION. THE PROPERTY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FUTURE REVENUE OR IMPACT THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE BELLA BOND FOUNDATIONS MISSION, INCLUDING HOUSING, OUTREACH, AND REINVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TEXAS MODULAR HOUSING MANUFACTURING PLANT - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND EARLY CONCEPTUAL PLANNING FOR A FUTURE HIGH-SPEED MODULAR HOME PRODUCTION FACILITY IN TEXAS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATIONS GOAL OF SCALING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION ACROSS THE U.S. FLORIDA HOTEL PROJECT (CAPE CORAL) - BELLA BOND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF A HOTEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILTON HOTEL RESORT INC., INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND BUSINESS PLANNING. IN RETURN, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED TWO DONATED SHARES IN THE COMPANY. WHILE MILTON HOTEL RESORT RETAINS OWNERSHIP AND OPERATES THE HOTEL INDEPENDENTLY, BELLA BOND FOUNDATION RECEIVES A SHARE OF THE FINANCIAL RETURN FROM ITS SUPPORT. THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO ADVANCE THE FOUNDATIONS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HOUSING, WIDOW AND ORPHAN SUPPORT, AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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