Frederick R Benson Trust
Terre Haute, IN · EIN 35-6011748. Reported 202 grants totalling $340,000 to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Frederick R Benson Trust 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $750 and $1,500; the smallest was $200 and the largest $29,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $113,333 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Center Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $9,037 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gibault Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swope Art Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The League of Terre Haute Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vigo County Historical Society Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Benedict Church | Terre Haute, IN | $7,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Mission Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Terre Haute, IN | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabash Activity Center | Terre Haute, IN | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 14TH & Chestnut Community Center | Terre Haute, IN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Council on Domestic Abuse | Terre Haute, IN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Education Ministries | Terre Haute, IN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Mental Health America | Terre Haute, IN | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America in Vigo County Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph University Parish | Terre Haute, IN | $5,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Happiness Bag Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vigo County Education Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Candles Holocaust Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Carmelite Monastery | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | St Maryofthewoods, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Rose of | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trees Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Vigo Community Center | West Terre Haute, IN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mosaic | Terre Haute, IN | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Terre Haute, IN | $3,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Indiana Community Action Agency | Terre Haute, IN | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Maple Center | Terre Haute, IN | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rethink Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary of the Woods College | St Mary of the Woods, IN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shine Foster Family Resources Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Patrick Soup Kitchen | Terre Haute, IN | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Providence Food Pantry | West Terre Haute, IN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Terre Haute Humane Society | Terre Haute, IN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity | Terre Haute, IN | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabash Valley Community Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vigo County YMCA | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fsa Counseling Center | Terre Haute, IN | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Spaces Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Arboretum Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Navigate Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant Cooperative Ministry | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Covered With Love Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads of America Council | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wabash Valley Health Center | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wabash Valley Master Gardeners Association | Terre Haute, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Friends Preschool | Terre Haute, IN | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child-Adult Resource Services Inc | Rockville, IN | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River City Art Association | Terre Haute, IN | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes of West Central Indiana | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Centereastside Christian Academy | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pimento School Alumni Association | Pimento, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pride Center of Terre Haute | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Church | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Terre Haute South Touchdown Football Booster Club | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vigo County Drug Court | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wabash Valley Crew | Terre Haute, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Remnant Church | Terre Haute, IN | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Manna From Seven Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Health Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vigo County CASA | Terre Haute, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
52 of 70 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 83 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $87,000 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $85,000 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $84,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $84,000 | $1,000 |
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
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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 $1,000. 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 Indiana.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Frederick R Benson Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 540, Terre Haute, IN, 47808. 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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