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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-3453473

Shirley Bennett Foundation

A private foundation in North Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $17,829 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,829

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $431,615
  • Tax year 2023

    $17,239

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $382,166
  • Tax year 2022

    $19,612

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $428,501
  • Tax year 2021

    $16,943

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $483,021
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,557

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $541,680
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,488

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $584,548
  • Tax year 2018

    $16,977

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $628,537

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Shelter for Abused Women ChildrenNaples, FL

    Charity

    $4,000
  2. Dawning Family ServicesTampa, FL

    Charity

    $4,000
  3. Individual

    Charity

    $4,000
  4. Holy Ground Shelter for Homeless inRiviera Beach, FL

    Support provision of shelter for homeless

    $3,000
  5. YMCA of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FL

    Charity

    $2,829

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 $4,00057% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $13,829

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joseph M FlemingTrustee Hours 2Pay $9,000

The return

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