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Bennion Foundation

Accepts applications Seattle, Washington · EIN 760190590

Bennion Foundation is a private foundation in Seattle, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,273 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,823 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $17,250 the year before.

80% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$11,0001$291,542
2024$17,2501$353,947
2025$19,2735$377,264

How to apply

ContactRoy I Bennion
1150 22nd Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
Phone or email(206) 948-2040
What to submitAt applicant's discretion

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington3$11,273
Utah2$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chelan Valley Hope
Chelan, WA
For exempt purposes$8,000
Bountiful Children's Foundation
Spanish Fork, UT
For exempt purposes$6,000
Church of Jesus Christ
Seattle, WA
For exempt purposes$2,823
Dialogue Foundation
Farmington, UT
For exempt purposes$2,000
Lake Chelan Rotary
Chelan, WA
For exempt purposes$450

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bennion Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bennion Foundation give?

$19,273 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,823.

Who runs Bennion Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ty Bennion (Trustee), Roy I Bennion (President, Trustee) and Molly M Bennion (VP, Secretary, Treasurer).

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