2026 Arizona Gives Day
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Ben's BellsJoin Ben's Bells as we raise funds to support our mission of kindness in the community!
$13,657
raised by 117 people
$25,000 goal
New update
From Katie Kevershan, Co-Executive Director
Because of you, this moment happened.
In just one hour, our community showed up in a powerful way. Every gift, every share, every act of support helped us secure the $2,000 Power Hour prize.
What you’re seeing here is kindness in action.
We’re especially grateful to Crooked Tooth Brewing Co. for hosting us as we closed out the day together, making calls and connecting with our community.
Because of you, we’re now at 81% of our goal. We are so close.
There is still time to be part of this.
Your support keeps our Kind Campus program free, bringing kindness education to students across Arizona and helping create spaces where everyone belongs.
Every donation moves us closer.
Thank you for showing up. Let’s finish strong.
Ben's Bells teaches individuals and communities about the positive impact of intentional kindness and to inspires people to practice kindness as a way of life.
In 2002, Jeannette Maré's life changed forever when her son, Ben, died suddenly just before his third birthday. In the months following his death, Jeannette and her friends and family began making ceramic wind chimes - the first Ben's Bells - in her backyard studio. Being surrounded by supportive people and working with clay toward a common goal was therapeutic for her family and their healing.
During this time, Jeannette learned how a small act of kindness could make such a difference in a person's life, no matter their background. She wanted to find a way to teach others about the impact of intentional acts of kindness, and so the idea for the Bell came to life. Jeannette and her friends made four hundred Bells and randomly distributed them in the Tucson community on the first anniversary of Ben's death. Through these Bells, she had found a way to pay forward the kindnesses that had been shown to her.
This started a powerful ripple effect. People who found the Bells shared their own stories of grief and healing and hope. The local newspaper printed the story on the front page. School groups and businesses and individuals started calling to see how they could get involved and soon, thousands of Tucsonans were helping to craft Ben's Bells.
Since 2003, Ben's Bells has been operating as a nonprofit, growing kindness education programs and continuing to distribute thousands of Bells every year. Today Bells are found all over the world and our free kindness education programming has reached over 1.9 million students.