Private foundation
BENZ WILLIAM L & MARGARET L FDN
PITTSBURGH, PAEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
PITTSBURGH, PAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $131,775 | $209,996 | $181,550 | $3,447,343 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 45% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIACALIFORNIA, PA | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | $9,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bny Mellon N A | TRUSTEE | 1 | $43,936 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $3,447,343 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $48,358 | $203,851 | $178,682 | $3,524,951 | $3,524,951 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $20,827 | $218,488 | $192,456 | $3,681,044 | $3,681,044 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $331,921 | $255,376 | $215,153 | $3,875,612 | $3,875,612 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $734,756 | $181,144 | $168,983 | $3,802,531 | $3,802,531 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS |
| $9,000 |
| 2023 |
| CHATHAM UNIVERSITYPTTTSBURGH, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $8,600 | 2022 |
| PENNWEST CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $8,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWNJOHNSTOWN, PA | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,800 | 2021 |
| GANNON UNIVERSITYERIE, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,500 | 2025 |
| SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITYSLIPPERY ROCK, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,400 | 2024 |
| PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,800 | 2025 |
| SETON HILL UNIVERSITYGREENSBURG, PA | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,700 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, PA | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,500 | 2021 |
| CARLOW UNIVERSITYPITTSBURGH, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,300 | 2022 |
| PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OFPHILADELPHIA, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,200 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWNJOHNSTOWN, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,400 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,100 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,100 | 2025 |
| THIEL COLLEGEGREENVILLE, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,100 | 2024 |
| THEIL COLLEGEGREENVILLE, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,100 | 2025 |
| LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHICERIE, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2025 |
| UW MADISONMADISON, WI | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONMADISON, WI | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2024 |
| CHATHAM UNIVERSITYPTTTSBURGH, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2023 |
| GANNON UNIVERSITYERIE, PA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2024 |
| WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEYOUNGWOOD, PA | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | $4,900 | 2021 |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAWATLANTA, GA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $4,800 | 2024 |
| BELMONT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN | SCHOLARSHIPS | $4,800 | 2024 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending May 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202412829349100311
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending May 31, 2023
Filing id 202312849349101601
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending May 31, 2022
Filing id 202202769349100330
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending May 31, 2021
Filing id 202102849349100410
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.