Bennie C Wickens Foundation Inc

LANSING, MI EIN: 27-1076561

Bennie C Wickens Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LANSING, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $71K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

-5.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$100K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

-8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+16.4% YoY

About Bennie C Wickens Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Bennie C Wickens Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LANSING, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $71K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

DewittGrand LedgeGrand RapidsGraylingHoltHonoluluLansingSaginaw

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$37K$75K$112K$150K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,606,119$1,697,705$1,733,550
Revenue$86,371$67,571$78,889
Expenses$117,845$111,011$130,642
Qualifying Distributions$101,732$95,355$113,958
Net Investment Income$70,892$52,773$63,160
Distributable Amount$92,405$87,080$90,594

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$29K$58K$87K$116K14 grants20200 grants202112 grants202212 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GREATER LANSING FOOD BANK$15KHOLY CROSS SERVICES$15KREDEEMER CHURCH$15KST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY$15KBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS$8KE GLOBAL FAMILY$8KCATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF ST…$5KCOMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH…$5KGIVE-A-KID PROJECT$5KLANSING OLD NEWSBOYS$5K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEPHEN WICKENSPRESIDENT1
THERESA A WICKENSVICE PRESIDENT1
CYNTHIA M KNOWLTONSECRETARY1
CONNIE L WICKENSDIRECTOR1
KIMBERLY BECKDIRECTOR1
KRISTEN JOHNSONDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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