Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
18 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.
Helen Gomez Bernard’s $63K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Gomez Bernard | $63,474 | $79,115 | $77,533 | $77,455 | $69,227 | $57,258 |
| Jeannette Mare | $4,649 | $2,341 | $4,226 | $16,012 | $34,615 | $66,522 |
| Autumn Rentmeester | $55,959 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaitlyn Kevershan | $39,616 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Ben's Bells INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Inspires people to practice intentional kindness and share its positive impact.
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Merchandising/Studio
Ben's bells has three studio locations in arizona and one in connecticut. Since 2003, ben's bells volunteers have been producing thousands of ceramic wind chimes in the studios each year to distribute throughout the community.
Education
Since its inception, over 800 schools have participated in our kind campus program, meaning more than 1.6 million students have had the opportunity to learn strategies for building kindness skills (social-emotional skills) that focus on the four tenets of our programming: the kind mind, self-kindness, social kindness, and kindness in…
Mural
Ben's bells has installed a series of kindness-themed mosaic murals in tucson, phoenix, connecticut, and the surrounding areas. These brightly colored public art pieces symbolize community connection and support through kindness, and are created by a diverse group of students, local artists, and community members wherever they are…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $271K | $250K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $10K | $3K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $375K | $364K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $193K | $222K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $182K | $141K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $105K | $56K | $25K | $25K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $361K | $245K | $22K | $94K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $6K | $3K | $823 | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $17K | $11K | $1K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $35K | $19K | $5K | $10K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $110 | $110 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $8K | $384 | $2K | $6K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $397 | $70 | $6K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $20K | $15K | $2K | $3K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $25K | $16K | $5K | $4K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $60K | $48K | $9K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $5K | $4K | $114 | $286 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | $7K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | $102 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $29K | $29K | $5 | $375 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $706K | $448K | $98K | $159K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $724K | $786K | −$61K | $84K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $948K | $1.2M | −$222K | $143K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $907K | $1.2M | −$246K | $289K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $916K | $843K | $73K | $475K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $665K | $706K | −$41K | $141K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 20, 2021 | $720K | $821K | −$100K | $182K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $664,870 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $664,870 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $705,805 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $363,520 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,350 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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