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Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund

Accepts applications Elmhurst, Illinois · EIN 391290211

Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund is a private foundation in Elmhurst, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $50,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $50,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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
2022$51,00012$828,277
2023$50,50012$1.0 million
2024$50,0009$916,218

How to apply

ContactNancy Beneditz
145 S York Street Unit 232, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone or email(630) 279-6418
What to submitBrief letter explaining purpose of organization and need for grant
RestrictionsThe organization must be organized for religious purposes

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$18,000
Minnesota1$15,000
California2$8,000
Wisconsin2$6,000
North Carolina1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Feed My Starving Children
Coon Rapids, MN
General$15,000
Moody Church
Chicago, IL
General$10,000
Christ Church of Oak Brook
Oak Brook, IL
General fund$5,000
Soles for Jesus
Milwaukee, WI
General$5,000
Joni & Friends
Agoura Hills, CA
General$4,000
Novo Mission Inc
Awaheim, CA
General$4,000
Samaritians Purse
Boone, NC
Operation christmas child$3,000
The Night Ministry
Chicago, IL
General fund$3,000
Camp Manito-Wish YMCA
Boulder Junction, WI
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund give?

$50,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Nancy Beneditz (Pres & Treas) and Jill Johnston (VP & Secr).

What does Evans Beneditz Missionary Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and youth programs.

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