C E Bennett Foundation

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 51-0102289

C E Bennett Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization focused on supporting charitable causes across multiple sectors.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.7M

+0.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$484K

+0.6% YoY

Grant Count

15

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

+0.6% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Journalism
  • Arts
  • Creative Writing
  • Historic Buildings
  • Community Health

Grantmaking

Grant Range

Range:** Typical awards range from $2,000 to $100,000

Average Grant

Amount:** Data available in IRS Form 990 filings

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • New York

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

DoverKennett SquareMount JoyNewarkPhiladelphiaPortlandRochesterWest ChesterWilmington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Total Assets: $7,673,237

Total Annual Giving: $484,000

Tax Status: Private foundation required to file IRS Form 990-PF

EIN: 51-0102289

Ruling Year: 1965

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$198K$396K$595K$793K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,673,237$7,608,981$7,685,944
Revenue$582,858$441,794$469,020
Expenses$510,856$511,641$659,320
Qualifying Distributions$485,930$483,734$602,098
Net Investment Income$563,661$409,265$407,235
Distributable Amount$491,009$466,672$471,151

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$164K$328K$491K$655K6 grants20207 grants20219 grants202215 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DELAWARE SYMPHONY ORCHES…$100KJANUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP…$87KDELAWARE ART MUSEUM$64KBRANDYWINE RED CLAY ALLI…$44KABC LAB (UNIVERSITY OF D…$43KSILVERSIDE CHURCH$35KCOLGATE ROCHESTER CROZER…$30KFOOD BANK OF DELAWARE$18KKENNETT AREA COMMUNITY S…$17KDELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATUR…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K13$50–100K12$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
KARL E BENNETTPRESIDENT1
DAVID BENNETTVICE PRESIDENT1
LINDA B FRICKTREASURER1

Contact Information

Address: 2751 Centerville Road, Suite 300, Wilmington, DE 19808

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

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