Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable is a private foundation, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $638K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $13K.
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable at a glance
In short: Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +59.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $637,980
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (84% 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 Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Intercultural Development Research Institute ($42K). Together the top 2 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 130% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2020) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intercultural Development Research Institute Lake Oswego, OR | Support of the program mission of support and new research in intercultural development. | $42,000 |
| Sound Experience Port Townsend, WA | Support of the organization program fostering environmental sustainability, youth development and maritime careers through shipboard programs aboard the schooner adventuress on the waters of the salish sea. | $8,000 |
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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 | $637,980 | $18,529 | $66,592 | $50,000 | 2 | $50,000 | $13,427 | $38,539 |
| 2024 | $685,703 | $19,652 | $51,807 | $47,000 | 3 | $47,000 | $15,662 | $34,915 |
| 2023 | $709,728 | $13,849 | $55,187 | $45,000 | 4 | $45,000 | $16,510 | $37,180 |
| 2022 | $751,525 | $18,941 | $54,567 | $45,000 | 4 | $45,000 | $15,984 | $39,696 |
| 2021 | $786,113 | $28,365 | $55,671 | $43,000 | 5 | $43,000 | $23,610 | $45,161 |
| 2020 | $812,858 | $30,649 | $43,657 | $37,500 | 5 | — | $25,090 | $43,841 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable is led by Milton Bennett, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Milton Bennett
Trustee
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 Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable
How much does Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable give each year?
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $47K across 3 grants.
How large is Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable?
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable reported $638K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable operate?
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable has awarded grants in Alaska, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington.
What is Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable's EIN?
Stanton & Ernestine Bennett Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6121125. 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 July 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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