Open Foundations · New Hampshire

Doris Benz Tr

Exeter, New Hampshire · EIN 046504871. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $517K across 20 grants in 2024, a median of $14K each.

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$517K
paid in 2024
20
grants paid
$14K
median grant
22%
to first-time recipients
$6.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE DORIS L BENZ TRUST
Address
20 DOGTOWN ROAD, EXETER, NH, 038334518
Phone
6033031128
Form the request should take
WRITE TO PART XV 2A, INCLUDE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
Submission deadline
NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
RESTRICTIONS APPLY, ONE HALF OF SAID INCOME SHALL BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM INTERLAKES REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, SANDWICH, NH. STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM ANY HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN CARROLL COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE REMAINING ONE HALF OF INCOME SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO SUCH EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS 501(C) (3) LOCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS OR NEW HAMPSHIRE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202512529349100231. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

distribution

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 20 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH$251,367CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
2Doris Benz Community CenterNH$35,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
3New England Equine RescueMA$30,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
4Huggins HospitalNH$22,500CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
5Vouchers for VeteransNH$20,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
6Castle in the CloudsNH$15,525CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
7Agassiz VillageMA$15,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
8Oyster River WomenadeNH$15,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
9Red Sox FoundationMA$15,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
10Sandwich Childrens CenterNH$15,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
11Hero Pups IncNH$13,026CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
12Camp HaleNH$10,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
13Endicott CollegeMA$10,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
14Partners in DevelopmentMA$10,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
15Southern Nh UniversityNH$10,000CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202020$454K
202118$472K
202219$525K
202319$469K
202420$517K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New Hampshire55%
Massachusetts45%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Janice W SinclairCO-TRUSTEE · 2024
Ronald P WeylandCO-TRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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