Frederick R Benson Trust

Tax-deductible

Terre Haute, IN501(c)(3)EIN 35-6011748

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$16K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$69K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$69K
FY2025▲ +64%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$69K
Expenses
$100K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$100K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1953.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 83% · $83K Operating & administrative 17% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-PF; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,961Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
First Financial Bank NA$15,961$15,418$14,422

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Terre Haute, IN.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 53 grants · $83K · 2025–2025
American Red Cross of the Wabash ValleyFY2025$27,667
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors INCFY2025$2,000
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash ValleyFY2025$2,000
Vigo County Historical Society INCFY2025$2,000
Swope Art MuseumFY2025$2,000
St Benedict ChurchFY2025$2,000
Hamilton Center INCFY2025$2,000
Gibault INCFY2025$2,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash ValleyFY2025$2,000
14th & Chestnut Community CenterFY2025$2,000
Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels INCFY2025$1,600
Wabash Activity CenterFY2025$1,500
Senior Education MinistriesFY2025$1,500
Saint Joseph University ParishFY2025$1,500
Mental Health America in Vigo County INCFY2025$1,500
Lighthouse Mission INCFY2025$1,500
Council on Domestic AbuseFY2025$1,500
Candles Holocaust MuseumFY2025$1,500
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$2K
Median grantPart XV$1K
Largest grantPart XV$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$69K
Investment income$69K
Money out
$100K
Grants paid$83K
Running costs$17K
Owns and owes
$1.4M
net assets
Cash and savings$40K
Total assets$1.4M
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$69K
Total revenue$69K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$40K
Total assets$1.4M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.4M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $69K$100K−$31K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $42K$100K−$58K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $78K$99K−$21K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $58K$103K−$45K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$104K$66K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $46K$88K−$42K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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