Benz Family Foundation
Benz Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $150K.
Benz Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Benz Family Foundation gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $48,900
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,450
- -51.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,450
- Total assets
- $1,433,286
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (80% 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 Benz Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was GLF Global Leadership Foundation USA ($39K). Together the top 2 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Benz Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GLF Global Leadership Foundation USA Alexandria, VA | General & Unrestricted | $38,900 |
| Center for European Policy Analysis Washington, DC | Annual Business Leadership Council | $10,000 |
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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 | $1,433,286 | $149,679 | $63,160 | $48,900 | 2 | $61,117 | $149,679 | $68,138 |
| 2024 | $1,346,767 | $143,900 | $63,608 | $50,000 | 1 | $61,737 | $139,759 | $64,262 |
| 2023 | $1,266,475 | $127,040 | $59,365 | $47,000 | 1 | $58,265 | $125,835 | $62,164 |
| 2022 | $1,198,800 | $84,457 | $57,036 | $45,000 | 1 | $56,106 | $84,427 | $57,760 |
| 2021 | $1,171,379 | $82,570 | $61,332 | $50,000 | 1 | $61,017 | $82,555 | $56,896 |
| 2020 | $1,150,141 | $82,819 | $19,798 | $8,724 | 1 | — | $82,794 | $54,210 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Benz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $68K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Benz Family Foundation is led by William R Benz II, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William R Benz II
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Benz Family Foundation
How much does Benz Family Foundation give each year?
Benz Family Foundation gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
How large is Benz Family Foundation?
Benz Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $61K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68K (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 Benz Family Foundation operate?
Benz Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Benz Family Foundation's EIN?
Benz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2778884. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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