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Bennington Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bennington, NE EIN: 20-2906009 Website

Bennington Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Bennington, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $231K in total assets.

Bennington Community Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$230,720
+3.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$57,668
-36.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$62,030
-84.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Bennington Community Foundation

Who Bennington Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bennington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $31K (2023). In 2023 it reported $31K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Three Timbers Church Bennington, NEOrganizational Support$11,266
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$230,720$57,668$62,030———
2024$223,130$91,137$390,097———
2023$524,036$122,348$46,110$31,281Total only$82
2022$446,886$108,230$27,239$6,046Total only$132
2021$364,286$326,487$101,475$11,2661$318

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bennington Community Foundation is led by Timothy Clark, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Timothy Clark

    President

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Hall

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Wickham

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dalene Clark

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Havekost

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leola Bonge

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Neumeyer

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Wickham

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Thomsen

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darren Siekman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Douglas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicky Dillon

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Joni Schultz (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Robyn Reynoso (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Higgins (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nichole Andersen (2021–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended 12123

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Bennington Community Foundation

How large is Bennington Community Foundation?

Bennington Community Foundation reported $231K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $58K.

Where does Bennington Community Foundation operate?

Bennington Community Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is Bennington Community Foundation's EIN?

Bennington Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2906009. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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