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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6311068

Tom W Bennett Estate

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,166,255

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $22,338,926
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,037,246

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $21,294,256
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,043,680

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $20,413,155
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,120,120

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $21,023,785
  • Tax year 2021

    $941,960

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $22,190,372
  • Tax year 2020

    $940,534

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $18,976,424
  • Tax year 2019

    $919,746

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $18,932,023
  • Tax year 2018

    $801,004

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $19,163,961

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Provident CounselingSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $87,469
  2. United WaySt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $87,469
  3. YMCA of St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  4. Goodwill IndustriesSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  5. Boy Scouts of AmericaSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  6. St Louis Children's HospitalSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  7. Bethesda Health Group IncSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  8. Marygrove SchoolFlorissant, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  9. Epworth Children & Family ServicesSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  10. Good Shepherd Children & Family ServicesSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  11. St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  12. Barnard Cancer InstituteSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  13. Salvation ArmySt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  14. American National Red CrossWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $58,313
  15. The Lighthouse for the BlindSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $36,894
  16. Caledonia United Methodist ChurchCaledonia, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  17. American Lung Assn of Eastern MoSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  18. Boys Club of St Louis IncSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  19. Ywca-Young Women's Christian AssociationSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  20. Central Institute for the DeafSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  21. Girl Scouts of Eastern MissouriSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  22. Visiting Nurse Association Hospice CareCreve Coeur, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  23. St Louis Internship ProgramSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $29,156
  24. Humane Society of MissouriSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted general

    $21,419

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $116,62646% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $87,46934% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $29,15611% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $21,4198% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri23 grants $1,107,942
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $58,313

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,468

The return

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