Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Glenview, IL EIN: 20-6085762

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Glenview, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $407.

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust at a glance

Total assets
$32,674
-4.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,309
+4.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,900
+0.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,814
+1.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 34 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

New YorkWashingtonSan FranciscoJohnsburgPortageSeattleAlbert LeaArlingtonAtlantaBethesdaBostonCotatiDavisMontereyOaklandPoint Reyes StationRestonSeatleStinson BeachWilsonville

How Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 52% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 21% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K32 grants2019 7 grants2020 33 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $108K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU New York, NYCivil Rights$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$32,674$2,309$3,814——$1,900$407$8,857
2024$34,179$2,202$3,777——$1,883$317$8,098
2023$35,754$1,969$4,569——$1,962$21$7,118
2022$38,354$48,602$55,118$50,0001$51,653$46,746$9,473
2021$44,870$119,440$112,951$107,75033$109,880$117,306$12,456
2020$38,381$67,574$97,048$93,5007—$65,855$12,315
2019$67,855$64,464$111,192$104,50032—$62,748$15,274

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adrianne Keffeler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Noonan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Alan H. Hammerman (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust

How large is Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust?

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust reported $33K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust operate?

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Alabama, California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington.

What is Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust's EIN?

Albert & Pamela Bendich Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6085762. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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