Private foundation · EIN 59-3544613 · Jacksonville, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Bent Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Florida. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 19 grants paid, $232K total, median $5,000. 79% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
19
$232K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
79%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$3.0M

How to apply

Written request with supporting documentation Contact: Cary Macrae, 1125 North Ellis Road, Jacksonville, Fl, 9047817191 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Marks Episcopal ChurchJacksonville, FLCharitable$111K
Blue Ridge Parkway FoundationWinstonsalem, NCCharitable$50K
BollesJacksonville, FLCharitable$10K
Angels for AllisonJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
Blue Ridge ConservancyBoone, NCCharitable$5,000
City Rescue MissionJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
Gateway Community ServicesJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
Linville FdnLinville, NCCharitable$5,000
Malivai Washington Youth FoundationJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
Sulzbacher CenterJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
Yoga 4 ChangeFleming Island, FLCharitable$5,000
Operation New HopeJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
North Florida Land TrustJacksonville, FLCharitable$5,000
St Johns' RiverkeeperJacksonville, FLCharitable$3,000
Sanctuary on 8th StreetJacksonville, FLCharitable$3,000
Cummer Museum of Art & GardenJacksonville, FLCharitable$2,500
Art With a Heart in HealthcareJacksonville, FLCharitable$1,000
Crossnore Communities for ChildrenWinstonsalem, NCCharitable$1,000
Wolfson Children's HospitalJacksonville, FLCharitable$1,000

By state: Florida 15 · North Carolina 4

About this foundation

Bent Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Jacksonville, Florida, administered in care of James V E Bent President, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Bent Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written request with supporting documentation Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Bent Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $232K across 19 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Bent Family Foundation Inc give?

Florida (15 grants), North Carolina (4 grants), per its latest filing.

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