Charles E Benidt Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so an approach should be made only where an invitation exists or a relationship can be built first.
- Its filings show grants to educational institutions and scholarship programmes, youth and children's programmes, emergency shelter, literacy, food assistance and religious work, so check that your work fits one of these before reaching out.
- If you are invited, a request in the typical band of $5,000 to $500,000 fits, since about 8 in 10 of its 83 grants to organisations fall there and the median grant was $60,000, though the largest was $5,000,000 so the band is not a ceiling.
- In its most recent filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so this is a heavily repeat-giving funder where existing relationships matter.
- No geographic focus is stated, and although most grant dollars went to Wisconsin and then Arizona, that pattern should not be read as a rule on who may apply.
Overview
Charles E Benidt Foundation is a US private foundation based in Elm Grove, WI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants to educational institutions and scholarship programmes, alongside capital campaigns and endowments. They also record support for missionary work, youth and children’s programmes, emergency shelter and transitional living, literacy, food assistance, and general operating and programme costs. Recipients include public charities working in education, family support, emergency services, religious work and community assistance. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Wisconsin, with a substantial further share in Arizona; the grant rows also include recipients in several other states. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, rather than through unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin and Arizona.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 83 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 41% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Charles E Benidt Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Meta House · Capital campaign$500,0002024 tax year
- Medical College of Wisconsin · Scholarships rural campuses$500,0002024 tax year
- Sojourner Family Peace Center · General operating$250,0002024 tax year
- Journey House · General operating & citizenship program$200,0002024 tax year
- Our Next Generation · Summer program & program director$130,0002024 tax year
- LCMS World Missions · Missionary support$120,0002024 tax year
- Penfield Children's Center · Program & service support$115,0002024 tax year
- Medical College of Wisconsin · Pathways program$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jerry Wick — Director
- Amanda Hiatt — President / Secretary
- Shobha Warren — Director
- Mark Miller — Treasurer
- James L Mohr — Vice President
- Nancy M Bonniwell — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,795,001 | $4,002,119 | $67,229,001 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,002,348 | $8,337,000 | $65,915,659 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,238,489 | $2,609,000 | $69,243,131 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Elm Grove, WI