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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6504871

Doris L Benz Trust

A private foundation in Exeter, NH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $519,694 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Doris L Benz Trust
20 Dogtown Road
Exeter, NH 038334518
(603) 303-1128
[email protected]
Form and materials
Write to part XV 2a, include IRS determination letter as a 501(c)(3) organization
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
Restrictions apply, one half of said income shall be used for scholarships for students graduating from interlakes regional high school, sandwich, NH. Students graduating from any high school located in carroll county new hampshire. The remaining one half of income shall be distributed annually to such exempt organizations 501(c) (3) located in massachusetts or new hampshire.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $519,694

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,896,918

  • Tax year 2024

    $517,418

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,148,188

  • Tax year 2023

    $469,026

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,285,019

  • Tax year 2022

    $525,187

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,399,939

  • Tax year 2021

    $472,038

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,799,118

  • Tax year 2020

    $454,443

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,060,362

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $262,346
  2. Castle in the CloudsMoultonborough, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  3. Agassiz VillageFramingham, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  4. First Responder Therapy Dogs IncSan Raphael, CA

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  5. Patriot Resilient Leader InstituteGuilford, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  6. Hidden Battles Foundation IncDracut, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  7. Amazing Grace Animal SanctuarySullivan, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $20,000
  8. Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  9. Doris Benz Community CenterCtr Sandwich, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  10. Compassionate Care ALS IncWest Falmouth, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  11. Center Harbor Firefighters AssocCenter Harbor, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  12. Friends of the Amesbury Public LibraryAmesbury, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  13. Plymouth Area Community ClosetPlymouth, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $15,000
  14. Southern NH UniversityManchester, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $10,000
  15. Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation IncNorth Andover, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $8,676
  16. Friends of Rowley Council on AgingRowley, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $5,000
  17. Plummer Youth Promise IncSalem, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $5,000
  18. Women's Friend SocietySalem, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $5,000
  19. Greater Lowell Children's Fund IncChelmsford, MA

    Charitable distribution

    $5,000
  20. Nashua Chamber OrchestraNashua, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $5,000
  21. Lakes Region Search & RescueLaconia, NH

    Charitable distribution

    $3,672

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $262,34669% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $40,00010% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,672<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire10 grants $386,018
  2. Massachusetts10 grants $113,676
  3. California1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ronald P WeylandCO-TRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $37,178
  • Janice W SinclairCO-TRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $37,178

The return

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