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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0190590

Bennion Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $19,273 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Roy I Bennion
1150 22nd Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 948-2040
Form and materials
At applicant's discretion
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $19,273

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $174,864

  • Tax year 2024

    $17,250

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $64,849

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $91,961

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $90,651

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $89,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $99,449

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,750

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $120,902

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $128,844

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chelan Valley HopeChelan, WA

    For exempt purposes

    $8,000
  2. Bountiful Children's FoundationSpringville, UT

    For exempt purposes

    $6,000
  3. Church of Jesus ChristSeattle, WA

    For exempt purposes

    $2,823
  4. Dialogue FoundationFarmington, UT

    For exempt purposes

    $2,000
  5. Lake Chelan RotaryChelan, WA

    For exempt purposes

    $450

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 $8,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $11,273
  2. Utah2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ty BennionTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Roy I BennionPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Molly M BennionVP, SECRETARY, TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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