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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4720080

The Bennett Foundation

A private foundation in Pacific Palisades, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.5 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

    $1,534,018

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $9,358,783
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,263,856

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,131,867
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,019,074

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,780,803
  • Tax year 2022

    $545,341

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $11,600,693
  • Tax year 2021

    $93,808

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $11,902,491
  • Tax year 2020

    $27,582

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,031,860
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,333,010

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $10,860,181
  • Tax year 2018

    $445,812

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,590,640

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grange Park OperaAlresford, United Kingdom

    Funding for access lift to Treetop Studio

    $265,880
  2. American Associates of the Old Vic Theatre IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $248,940
  3. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY lONDONNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $203,175
  4. KING BAUDOUIN Foundation US incNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200,655
  5. Sir John Soane's Museum FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $189,630
  6. International Friends of the Natural HistoryBethesda, MD

    General operating support

    $160,641
  7. THE Wallace Collection in America INCNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $156,733
  8. THE Royal Oak Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $33,982
  9. Glyndebourne America IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $24,896
  10. Buxton Arts FestivalBuxton, United Kingdom

    Support opera seasons 2025 and 2026

    $20,193
  11. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $17,300
  12. International Friends of THE London Library IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,694
  13. World Monuments Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  14. Edward Charles FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General operating support

    $1,299

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $663,08963% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $217,95521% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $162,42716% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,299<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $1,086,005
  2. Maryland1 grant $160,641
  3. California1 grant $1,299

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William H BorthwickTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David B BorthwickTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Molly Lowell BorthwickTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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