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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2183293

The Benjamin Peace Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Garrett Park, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $11,600 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

    $11,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $115,948
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,759

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $117,526
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $119,931
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $122,071
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $121,022
  • Tax year 2020

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $122,100
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $125,671
  • Tax year 2018

    $9,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $123,923

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charity

    $3,000
  2. Little Friends for Peace IncAccokeek, MD

    Charity

    $2,750
  3. Maryland Peace Action Education FundBaltimore, MD

    Charity

    $1,350
  4. Seeds for Peace IncNew York, NY

    Charity

    $1,000
  5. Washington Lawyers Committee for CiWashington, DC

    Charity

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    Charity

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Charity

    $500
  8. Individual

    Charity

    $500
  9. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    Charity

    $250
  10. Individual

    Charity

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $2,75092% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2508% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $4,100
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Peter BenjaminPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ronald BenjaminChairman Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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