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P Bruce and Virginia C Benson Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $268,000 (tax year ended June 2025)
P Bruce and Virginia C Benson Foundation, a private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $268,000 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 14, 2025. The largest was $40,000 to Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble in Barrington, IL for charitable.
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- EIN
- 841090517
- Based in
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Assets
- $5,636,399
- Grants paid
- $268,000
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202532879349100733. It reported $268,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble | Barrington, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Darrow School | New Lebanon, NY | Charitable | Education | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Charitable | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cheyenne Mountain Zoo | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nra Civil Rights Defense | Fairfax, VA | Charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Scottsdale, AZ | Charitable | $8,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizens for Conservation | Barrington, IL | Charitable | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar, VA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona Nature Conservancy | Tucson, AZ | Charitable | $3,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sage Gardeners | Bozeman, MT | Charitable | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Fighting Blindness | Tempe, AZ | Charitable | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Denver, CO | Charitable | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocky Mountain PBS | Denver, CO | Charitable | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us English Foundation | Washington, DC | Charitable | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CMC Arts | Po Box, VI | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kcme | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Boulder, CO | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pikes Peak Hospice | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Challenge Foundation | Englewood, CO | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Springs Philharmonic | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Theatreworks | Palo Alto, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $68,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 |
| Environment | $8,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $70,000 |
| Colorado | $38,500 |
| New York | $37,500 |
| California | $31,000 |
| Michigan | $30,000 |
| Virginia | $25,000 |
| Arizona | $13,900 |
| Washington | $10,000 |
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Updated October 14, 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.