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Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 460957247

Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $51,320 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $36,300. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $50,452 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$50,0001$1.4 million
2024$50,4522$1.5 million
2025$51,3203$1.5 million

How to apply

Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama3$51,320

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
Huntsville, AL
Aviation and Aerospace where 50% of scholarships will go to women Scholarship Fund$36,300
Huntsville Soaring Association
Brownsboro, AL
aviation education where at least 50% will go to women Scholarship Fund$15,000
U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
Huntsville, AL
General & Unrestricted$20

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$51,320 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists William Todd Brooks (Dir, Pres, CEO), Jeffrey W Gray (Dir, Sec) and Charles D Wilder (Dir).

What does Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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