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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-3729246

The Bengier Foundation

A private foundation in Redwood City, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $695,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Gary F Bengier
PO Box 590308
San Francisco, CA 941590308
(650) 365-4646
Form and materials
Gary f. Bengier
Deadlines
No specific deadline
Restrictions
Only for charitable purposes

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $695,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,845,799

  • Tax year 2023

    $665,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,214,317

  • Tax year 2022

    $645,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,996,197

  • Tax year 2021

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,754,325

  • Tax year 2020

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,857,537

  • Tax year 2019

    $564,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,190,047

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $250,000
  2. Global Citizen YearSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $125,000
  3. Summer SearchOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  4. The University Corporation San Francisco StateSan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $60,000
  5. Santa Fe InstituteSanta Fe, NM

    unrestricted

    $50,000
  6. UCSF Medical Center AuxiliarySan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Global GlimpseEmeryville, CA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Mercy High School BurlingameBurlingame, CA

    unrestricted

    $15,000
  9. SMART ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. AIM HighSan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. Boys and Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Bay ScholarsSan Francisco, CA

    unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $250,00042% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $125,00021% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $100,00017% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $70,00012% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $50,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $645,000
  2. New Mexico1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Gary F BengierBOARD CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia S BengierPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brooke N BengierCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • David LydonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Blake BengierDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelci BengierBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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