Bingham Family Charitable Trust
Bingham Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $204K. Net investment income was $177K.
Bingham Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Bingham Family Charitable Trust gave $204K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $204,238
- +17.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,530
- +60.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,939
- Total assets
- $3,436,090
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% 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 Bingham Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin ($34K).
Organizations only. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($169,768), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 39 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bingham Family Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $162K (2023) to $205K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $204K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $169,768 |
| University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | Scholarship | $34,470 |
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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 | $3,436,090 | $225,625 | $263,772 | $204,238 | 8 | $216,775 | $176,583 | $207,344 |
| 2024 | $3,453,125 | $84,533 | $232,380 | $174,516 | 11 | $186,737 | $75,181 | $177,797 |
| 2023 | $3,600,984 | $84,816 | $216,672 | $162,134 | 8 | $173,675 | $65,650 | $163,762 |
| 2022 | $3,732,846 | $-42,317 | $256,035 | $204,751 | 12 | $214,857 | $48,254 | $172,908 |
| 2021 | $4,029,765 | $4,058,541 | $26,064 | — | — | $5,752 | $37,537 | $197,169 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bingham Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $207K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bingham Family Charitable Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$25K (2021) → $55K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $55K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Bingham Family Charitable Trust
How much does Bingham Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust gave $204K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 11 grants.
What is Bingham Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $24,939, and its average grant was $25,530, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bingham Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bingham Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Bingham Family Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (8 grants).
How large is Bingham Family Charitable Trust?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $217K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $207K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bingham Family Charitable Trust?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Eagan, MN. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bingham Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Bingham Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-6678367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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