Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, OH EIN: 06-6026283

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $820K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $111K.

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA at a glance

In short: Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA gave $20K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-60.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$820,250
+10.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

L&M Memorial Hospital Part of Yale: $8KL&M Memorial Hospital Part ofYale$8KFlorida Polytechnic University: $6KFlorida Polytechnic University$6KUniversity of Connecticut: $4KUniversity of Connecticut$4KEckard College: $2KEckard College$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was L&M Memorial Hospital Part of Yale ($8K). Together the top 4 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New LondonMiddletownStorrsTroyUniversity ParkAllentownAshburnBostonBurlingtonCharlottesvilleGrotonLakelandNew BritainNew YorkSt PetersburgVillanovaRaleighWillimantic

How Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA gives

  • Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 69% 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$20K$40K$60K6 grants2020 8 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
L&M Memorial Hospital Part of Yale New London, CTGeneral Operating$8,000
Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FLScholarship$6,000
University of Connecticut Storrs, CTScholarship$4,000
Eckard College St Petersburg, FLScholarship$2,000
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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$820,250$118,778$44,482$20,0004$30,637$110,619$44,155
2024$745,328$76,759$64,991$50,0005$56,197$67,500$42,201
2023$734,321$23,580$23,236$10,0004$15,601$13,640$38,672
2022$734,256$-18,057$55,848$37,2504$44,257$6,964$39,242
2021$808,063$167,576$46,457$30,0008$36,544$157,905$43,993
2020$685,986$57,116$41,430$28,5006—$49,749$37,506

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Keybank National Association

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bank Of America

    Former Trustee

    Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $12K (2021) → $10K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America — Former Trustee: $10KBank of AmericaFormer Trustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Bank of America (Former Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA

How much does Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA give each year?

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA gave $20K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 5 grants.

What is Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's typical grant size?

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA give grants?

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA gives mostly in Connecticut: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (40%).

Does Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA?

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA reported $820K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $31K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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.

What is Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's EIN?

Benjamin a Armstrong Tr UA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6026283. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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