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Bently Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $770,916 (tax year ended December 2024)
Bently Foundation, a private foundation in Minden, NV, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $770,916 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 4, 2025. The largest was $250,000 to Big Life Foundation in Ridgefield, WA for conserving wildlife and preserving land.
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- EIN
- 383886828
- Based in
- Minden, NV
- Assets
- $39,369,165
- Grants paid
- $770,916
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202533089349101813. It reported $770,916 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Life Foundation | Ridgefield, WA | Conserving wildlife and preserving land | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scottish Ballet | Glasgow, UK | Creating a new ballet on mary, queen of scots | $155,916 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | Moon bear project and protecting endangered elephants in vietnam | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden State Bonsai | Sacramento, CA | Security enhancement project | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | End amazon crude | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | California headwaters support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classical Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | Ongoing programming | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unite the Parks | Mariposa, CA | General program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
| Environment | $100,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $250,000 |
| California | $165,000 |
| Virginia | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Nevada | $50,000 |
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Updated November 4, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.