Bingham Family Foundation
Bingham Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Traverse City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $775K in total assets. Net investment income was $30K.
Bingham Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $775,050
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $36,182
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $29,723
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,459
- -88.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bingham Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Bingham Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 115% 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $153K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crooked Tree Arts Center Traverse City, MI | Unrestricted Gift | $25,000 |
| Friends of Detroit Rowing Inc Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Unrestricted Gift | $25,000 |
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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 | $775,050 | $36,182 | $6,459 | — | — | — | $29,723 | $48,543 |
| 2024 | $745,327 | $39,974 | $56,362 | $50,000 | 2 | $50,000 | $33,612 | $43,463 |
| 2023 | $761,715 | $34,855 | $28,136 | $20,000 | 4 | $20,000 | $26,719 | $40,315 |
| 2022 | $754,996 | $146,296 | $46,506 | $40,000 | 5 | $40,000 | $139,790 | $40,615 |
| 2021 | $655,206 | $159,930 | $38,441 | $35,000 | 3 | $35,000 | $56,982 | $39,624 |
| 2020 | $633,681 | $30,802 | $30,439 | $26,900 | 8 | — | $27,647 | $34,007 |
| 2019 | $632,648 | $280,948 | $157,681 | $153,000 | 2 | — | $127,230 | $33,844 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bingham Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bingham Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard J. Bingham
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Beaufait Bingham
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Michael D. Murray (2019–2020) — Co-Trustee
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 Bingham Family Foundation
How large is Bingham Family Foundation?
Bingham Family Foundation reported $775K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $36K.
Where does Bingham Family Foundation operate?
Bingham Family Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, Virginia.
How much is Bingham Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bingham Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Bingham Family Foundation's EIN?
Bingham Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3507412. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 June 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 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 October 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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