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Private foundation (trust)EIN 113729246Est. 2006-02

THE BENGIER FOUNDATION

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$8.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$665K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$51K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

No specific deadline

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Not applicable

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$748K

Qualifying Distributions

$676K

Distributable Amount

$366K

Min. Investment Return

$366K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $20K to maximum $200K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $665K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

40 grants

The Exploratorium
$600K
3 grants
Global Citizen Year
$265K
3 grants
Summer Search
$265K
3 grants
The University Corporation San Francisco State
$165K
3 grants
Santa Fe Institute
$140K
3 grants
Global Glimpse
$55K
3 grants
Mercy High School Burlingame
$50K
3 grants
SMART Program
$45K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants

<$10K
15
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

California
$1.6M
91% of total
New Mexico
$140K
8% of total
Missouri
$25K
1% of total

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