HAROLD GLEN AND AUDREY G BENSON TRUMPOWER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
HAROLD GLEN AND AUDREY G BENSON TRUMPOWER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 83-2643648)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-04
IRS object ID
202533089349100113
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-04T08:41:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521827777PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STURGILL & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 LIBERTY ST - PO BOX 546AddressLine1Txt
CityWESTMINSTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP211580546ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN832643648EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HAROLD GLEN AND AUDREY G BENSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2TRUMPOWER FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHAROBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4108484460PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 GREY FRIARS ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTMINSTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21158ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGERALD L STURGILLPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4108484460PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTYLER CODDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02035568PTIN
Phone4108484460PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-31PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$19,374,373FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$37,147InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$37,147InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$372,861DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$372,861DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$437,313NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,513,041GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$437,313CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss-$15,764OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$831,557TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$847,321TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$60,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$30,000CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$6,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,000AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$390OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$4,621TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$4,621TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$48,228OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$45,922OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$119,239TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$83,543TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$900,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$900,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,019,239TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$83,543TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$900,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$187,682ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$763,778NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$39,971CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$21,275CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$21,275CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,803,282SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$794,648SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$794,648SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$12,259,424CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$12,463,759CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$14,835,689CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$3,276,226CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$3,911,539CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$3,722,761CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$17,378,903TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,191,221TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$19,374,373TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$17,378,903NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$17,191,221NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$17,378,903TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$17,191,221TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$17,378,903TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$17,191,221TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$17,378,903TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$187,682ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$17,191,221SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$17,191,221TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
S/T COVERED-US BANKP$246,569$226,316$20,253$20,253
L/T COVERED-US BANKP$2,458,809$2,277,485$181,324$181,324
EQUITY COMMONWEALTHP$57$57$57
L/T COVERED SREIT CLASS I SHARESP$511,994$571,927-$59,933-$59,933
US BANKP$171,970$171,970$171,970
K1 99-1127323P$5$5$5
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$437,313CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$20,258NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$10,617InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$10,617SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$10,617TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$16,664EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$16,664TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$6,047OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$6,047AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMDOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksGERALD L STURGILLIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4108484460PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 0546AddressLine1Txt
Address Line220 LIBERTY STREETAddressLine2Txt
CityWESTMINSTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21158ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

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CHARLES E STONER
369 GREY FRIARS ROADWESTMINSTERMD21158PRESIDENT3.00$20,000$0$0
GERALD L STURGILL
20 LIBERTY STREETWESTMINSTERMD21157VICE PRESIDE3.00$20,000$0$0
MARCUS L PRIMM
369 GREY FRIARS ROADWESTMINSTERMD21158DIRECTOR3.00$20,000$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$18,912,029AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$51,882AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$18,963,911TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$18,963,911AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$284,459CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$18,679,452NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$933,973MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$933,973MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$10,617TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$10,617TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$923,356DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$923,356DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$923,356DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$900,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$900,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$923,356DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$640,415UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$900,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$640,415AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$259,585AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$663,771UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonTHE TRUMPOWER FOUNDATIONRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 GREY FRIARS ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTMINSTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21158ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone4108484460RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsWRITTEN REQUEST INCLUDING DETAILS OF GRANT AMOUNT AND HOW FUNDS WILL BE USED.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (7 entries)

Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF
FREDERICK COUNTY312 E CHURCH STFREDERICKMD21701SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$725,000
CARROLL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
200 MEMORIAL AVEWESTMINSTERMD21157SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$100,000
CARROLL COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
2517 LITTLESTOWN PIKEWESTMINSTERMD21158SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$15,000
MARYLAND HORSE RESCUE
2301 CROSS SECTION ROADWESTMINSTERMD21158SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$15,000
TARGET COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL SRVS
111 STONER AVEWESTMINSTERMD21157SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$15,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WESTMINSTER
71 E MAIN STREETWESTMINSTERMD21157SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$15,000
ARC OF CARROLL COUNTY
180 KRIDERS CHURCH ROADWESTMINSTERMD21158SCHOLARSHIPS/EDUCATION$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$900,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$37,147ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$372,861ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$123,637ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$313,676RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (5 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
K1 99-112732325-$5,525
K1 88-414857225-$6,465
K1 92-377900025-$1,061
K1 92-377900016-$2,884
K1 88-414857225$171

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$517,881ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$313,676RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$831,557TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$6,000Amt
Net Investment Income$3,000NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BondTAXABLE FIXED INCOMEBondNm
EOY Book Value$3,911,539EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,722,761EOYFMVAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (4 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
US EQUITIES$8,678,702$10,421,349
OTHER ASSETS$765,053$727,190
FOREIGN COMMON STOCK$230,524$225,289
US COMMON STOCK$2,789,480$3,461,861

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
OFFICE$400
INSURANCE$1,906
INVESTMENT FEES$45,922$45,922

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (5 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
K1 99-1127323-$5,525
K1 88-4148572-$6,465
K1 92-3779000-$1,061
K1 92-3779000-$2,884
K1 88-4148572$171

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$390Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAXES$4,621$4,621
OTHER TAXES

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