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Private foundation (trust)EIN 225017058Est. 1995-01

BENSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

SPRINGFIELD, MA 01144

Total Assets

$13.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$195K

FY 2023

Grants Made

7

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$28K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$444K

Total Expenses

$247K

Qualifying Distributions

$195K

Distributable Amount

$610K

Min. Investment Return

$616K

Undistributed Income

$609K

Payout rate 32%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.32%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $60K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

27 grants

BABSON COLLEGE
$1.2M
2 grants
SWIMMING WITH A MISSION
$135K
4 grants
STRATHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$60K
3 grants
LAHEY CLINIC
$50K
1 grant
FOUNDATION FOR NH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$50K
1 grant
CCNH FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$40K
4 grants
NC FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
$35K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants

<$10K
10
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Massachusetts
$1.2M
71% of total
New Hampshire
$438K
25% of total
Virginia
$35K
2% of total
New Jersey
$20K
1% of total

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