Bennett Family Foundation
Bennett Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its 2025 filing reports 16 grants totaling $28,750 to charitable organizations, with listed purposes including community support, education, and the environment.
Bennett Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bennett Family Foundation gave $29K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $28,750
- +141.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,797
- +126.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $929,684
- +35.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Bennett Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 18A N Cloudstone Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (616) 942-4000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bennett Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ACLU Foundation ($20K). Together the top 10 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 49 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2025, New York recipients received 71% of grant dollars, followed by North Carolina at 7%, New Mexico at 4%, Virginia at 3%, and California at 3%. The grants also included recipients in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bennett Family Foundation gives
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 46% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $98K (2021). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $29K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU Foundation New York, NY | Community Support | $20,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | education | $1,000 |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | education | $1,000 |
| NM Wild Albuquerque, NM | Environment | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Denver, CO | Community Support | $1,000 |
| NPR Network Washington DC, DC | Community Support | $1,000 |
| Animal Protection Society of Durham Durham, NC | Community Support | $500 |
| Carpinteria Education Foundation Carpinteria, CA | Education | $500 |
| Citizens for Carpinteria Bluffs Carpinteria, CA | Community Support | $500 |
| Orange County Animal Shelter Chapel Hill, NC | Community Support | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $929,684 | $289,279 | $29,526 | $28,750 | 16 | $29,526 | $268,503 | $64,065 |
| 2024 | $687,216 | $85,948 | $12,620 | $11,900 | 15 | $11,900 | $27,812 | $52,797 |
| 2023 | $676,415 | $23,977 | $52,688 | $52,050 | 3 | $52,050 | $24,426 | $46,488 |
| 2022 | $706,372 | $12,722 | $64,135 | $62,300 | 5 | $62,300 | $19,300 | $49,816 |
| 2021 | $768,930 | $66,287 | $99,229 | $97,600 | 10 | $97,600 | $64,658 | $53,997 |
| 2020 | $790,837 | $59,102 | $85,999 | $84,950 | 10 | — | $53,013 | $54,074 |
| 2019 | $1,035,695 | $154,691 | $89,195 | $83,370 | 6 | — | $59,777 | $42,097 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bennett Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $64K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support designated for community support, education, and the environment.
Among its grantees, Upstate Forever describes its mission as protecting critical lands and waters and the unique character of South Carolina’s Upstate. Carpinteria Education Foundation says it supports the Carpinteria Unified School District. Climate Science Legal Defense Fund says it works to protect scientists facing threats or silencing and to strengthen legal protections for scientific integrity.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $28,750. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $20,000, with a median of $500.
Notable 2025 grants included $20,000 to ACLU Foundation in New York, New York, for community support; $1,000 each to Duke University and Virginia Tech for education; and $1,000 each to NM Wild for the environment, Planned Parenthood for community support, and NPR Network for community support. Other reported grants included $500 to Upstate Forever, Carpinteria Education Foundation, and Climate Science Legal Defense Fund.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Penny Bennett as president, David Bennett as treasurer, and Kyle Bennett, Alexandra Bennett Ray, and William Ray as directors.
Bennett Family Foundation is led by Penny Bennett, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Penny Bennett
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Bennett
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Bennett Ray
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Ray
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Bennett
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Alexandra Bennett (2019–2021) — Director
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 Bennett Family Foundation
How much does Bennett Family Foundation give each year?
Bennett Family Foundation gave $29K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 15 grants.
What is Bennett Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Bennett Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,797, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bennett Family Foundation give grants?
Bennett Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants), Durham, NC (2 grants), Carpinteria, CA (2 grants) and Santa Fe, NM (2 grants).
Does Bennett Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Bennett Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (8 grants), "Education" (4 grants) and "Environment" (3 grants).
Who are Bennett Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Bennett Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include ACLU Foundation ($20,000), Duke University ($1,000) and Virginia Tech ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bennett Family Foundation?
Bennett Family Foundation reported $930K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $64K (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 does Bennett Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support designated for community support, education, and the environment. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bennett Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bennett Family Foundation's EIN?
Bennett Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4894062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Bennett Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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