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Private foundation (trust)EIN 206077479Est. 2004-03

BENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

DES MOINES, IA 50310

Total Assets

$91K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5K

FY 2024

Grants Made

22

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$225

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$900

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5K

Total Expenses

$8K

Qualifying Distributions

$5K

Distributable Amount

$5K

Min. Investment Return

$5K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

22 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $100 to maximum $900, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $7K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

132 grants

ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
$5K
10 grants
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$3K
4 grants
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
$3K
4 grants
HOPE MINISTRIES
$1K
7 grants
PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION
$1K
5 grants
IOWA WILD BIRD REHABILITATION
$1K
5 grants
DM PASTORAL CENTER
$1K
4 grants
MIND & SPIRIT COUNSELING CENTER
$800
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

132 grants

<$10K
132
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Iowa
$24K
83% of total
Maryland
$900
3% of total
North Carolina
$800
3% of total
New Hampshire
$700
2% of total
New York
$600
2% of total
District of Columbia
$500
2% of total
Minnesota
$475
2% of total
Maine
$400
1% of total
Tennessee
$300
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$100
0% of total

+1 more states

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