Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-3267113. Reported 149 grants totalling $16.3M to 147 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $35,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $4,972,669. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | New York, NY | $12.7M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Grateful Film Fund | Studio City, CA | $204,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inner-City Scholarship | New York, NY | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broad Stage | Santa Monica, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uja Federation of Ny | New York, NY | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tree People | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifetown | Livingston, NJ | $88,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tesseract Research Center (patriotic Millionaires) | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $57,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bioneerscollective Heritage | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders(medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educational Alliance | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewbelong Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kcrw Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kehillat Israel | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moma PS1(PS 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc) | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nat'l Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York JR Tennis & Learning | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Purchase College Fdn | Purchase, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camera Foundation Inc | Suffield, CT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hall Society Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Space for Giants USA | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Inspire | Clifton, NJ | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Studio in a School | New York, NY | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Printed Matter | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sparkyouth Nyc | New York, NY | $25,925 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aid Still Required | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Services | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kiss the Ground | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Levitt Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Review of Books | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Antheneum | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Consevation | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oceanic Society | Ross, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Food Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Feminist Institute | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $24,412 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Kol Ami | Mission, KS | $16,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uli - the Urban Land Institute | Washington, DC | $16,190 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyc Police Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $15,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bard Prison Initiative | Annadaleonhudson, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Institute for Reproductive | New York, NY | $14,183 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soyuzivka Heritage Center | Kerhonkson, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aish Global | Clifton, NJ | $12,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phipps Neighborhoods | New York, NY | $12,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity School | Oklahoma City, OK | $11,709 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boa Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dillon Henry Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inside Out Media | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mckenna Academy | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyu Tisch Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weil Cornell Medical Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harlem Educational Activities | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Nyc | Brooklyn, NY | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $6,130 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everychild Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosholu Montefiore | Bronx, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Authors Guild | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairwinds Credit Union | Orlando, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum for Art in Wood | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyc First | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plastic Pollution Coalition | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sam First | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James Inn | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nergo College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yonkers Partners in Education | Yonkers, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Nyc(council of the Environment Inc) | New York, NY | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Restoration Project | New York, NY | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Manuscript Society | Surfside, FL | $2,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art 21 Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamah International | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port Chester Carver Center Inc | Port Chester, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Enterprise | Bronx, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student Advocacy | Elmsford, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | Oakton, VA | $2,080 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue | San Angelo, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scan New York | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shield Institute | Flushing, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uja-Jcc | Greenwich, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of American Ballet | New York, NY | $1,866 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Licoln, NE | $1,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partnership With Children | New York, NY | $1,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kkachi Foundation Inc | Milford, CT | $1,534 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenwich Land Trust | Greenwich, CT | $1,066 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hill Neighbors | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rudolf Steiner School Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Sculpture Center | Hamilton, NJ | $613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | Overland Park, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swim Across America | Charlotte, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winslow Therapeutic Center | Warwick, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oligo Nation | Sebastopol, CA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als United Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cardinal's Appeal | Staten Island, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alois Society | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bob Woodruff Foundation | Long Island City, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monmouth County SPCA | Eatontown, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Horizon Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Stream South High School | Valley Stream, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Church | Eligin, IL | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lev Echad Inc | Englewood, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
1 of 147 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $3,911,236 | $3,911,236 |
| 2021 | 1 | $4,972,669 | $4,972,669 |
| 2022 | 1 | $3,856,350 | $3,856,350 |
| 2023 | 146 | $3,608,578 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 88% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 155 E 44TH Street 28TH Fl, New York, NY, 10017. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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