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Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Miles City, Montana · EIN 271404877

Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Miles City, Montana. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $3,200 and the largest $25,000. 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 $59,000 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$60,0005$1.2 million
2024$59,0009$1.3 million
2025$60,5009$1.3 million

How to apply

Albert & E Bender 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 Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana9$60,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Miles Community College
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$25,000
Sacred Heart Parish School
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$11,750
Outreach Clinic of Miles City
Miles City, MT
Further continue the organization's charitable purposes$8,000
Trinity Lutheran School
Billings, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$3,500
Custer County District High School
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$3,200
Miles City Schools
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$3,050
Erin's Hope Project
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$2,500
Wake Up & Lace Up
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$2,000
Miles City Youth Hockey Association
Miles City, MT
Further continue the recipient organization's charitable purposes$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc give?

$60,500 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $3,200.

Who runs Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Todd F Stevenson (President), James T Carr (Vice President), Tracey L Gierke (Secretary) and Peggy Stanley (Treasurer).

What does Albert & E Bender Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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