Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Englewood, NJ EIN: 26-2621764

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Englewood, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K.

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc gave $2K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $876.5), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,753
-92.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-96.4% vs 2023
Average grant
$877
+121.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$877
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Lustgarten Foundation: $1KLustgarten Foundation$1KJewish National Fund: $501Jewish National Fund$501

The largest 2024 recipient was Lustgarten Foundation ($1K). Together the top 2 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

274 grants across all recorded years

274<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 274 grants of 274 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkEnglewoodWashington DCWest OrangeClarksburgBrooklynParamusAmherstCincinnatiEnglewood CliffsFranklinHuntingtonLos AngelesMiddletownPhoenixSarasotaWarringtonWoodburyArlingtonBoston

How Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 96% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out 838% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K68 grants2020 74 grants2021 74 grants2022 56 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $43K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lustgarten Foundation Uniondale, NYSupport Pancreatic Cancer Research$1,252
Jewish National Fund New York, NYEnhance the qualify of life of the residents of israel$501
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024——$1,753$1,7532$1,753——
2023$1,753$24,412$23,678$22,12056$22,120$24,412—
2022$33,512$2,097$20,544$18,62374$18,623$547$2,222
2021$46,606$28,414$45,086$43,39774$43,397$26,725$2,588
2020$81,367$17,437$29,847$27,83268—$15,422$4,839

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc is led by Gertrude Bennett, President & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gertrude Bennett

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Bennett

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc

How much does Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc gave $2K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $22K across 56 grants.

Where does Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc operate?

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

What is Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Gertrude and Robert Bennett Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2621764. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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