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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0102289

C E Bennett Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $510,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $510,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,178,560

  • Tax year 2024

    $484,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,673,237

  • Tax year 2023

    $481,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,608,981

  • Tax year 2022

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,685,944

  • Tax year 2021

    $655,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,895,946

  • Tax year 2020

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,896,872

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Delaware Symphony OrchestraWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $100,000
  2. Kennett Area Community ServiceKennett SQ, PA

    Charitable

    $80,000
  3. Silverside ChurchWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $79,000
  4. Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $61,650
  5. Brandywine Red Clay AllianceWest Chester, PA

    Charitable

    $42,000
  6. ABC Lab (university of Delaware)Newark, DE

    Charitable

    $35,000
  7. Food Bank of DelawareNewark, DE

    Charitable

    $27,000
  8. Janus School Scholarship FundMount Joy, PA

    Charitable

    $16,800
  9. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity SchoolRochester, NY

    Charitable

    $16,650
  10. Delaware Museum of Nature & ScienceGreenville, DE

    Charitable

    $15,000
  11. Brandywine Valley SPCAWest Chester, PA

    Charitable

    $10,400
  12. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  13. Kennett LibraryKennett SQ, PA

    Charitable

    $7,500
  14. Friendship HouseWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $7,000
  15. Camp Dream CatcherKennett Square, PA

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $80,00035% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $71,65031% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $42,00018% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $27,00012% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $10,4005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware7 grants $324,650
  2. Pennsylvania7 grants $168,700
  3. New York1 grant $16,650

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karl E BennettPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • David BennettVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linda B FrickTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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