Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation
EIN 133267113 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$28.7M
152 grants · $3.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$37K
grant size
1%
transactional · 2/148 multi-year
repeat
$47.4M
Assets (2024)
148
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
BRUCE W BENENSON
Phone
(212) 867-0990
Deadlines
NONE
How to Apply
NO FORMAL REQUIREMENTS; AMOUNT AND PURPOSES MUST BE STATED
Restrictions
NONE
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $4.4M | $32.9M | $4.2M | 1 |
| 2017 | $4.2M | $37.0M | $4.7M | 1 |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $41.7M | $3.2M | 1 |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $47.3M | $6.7M | 1 |
| 2022 | $5.0M | $40.1M | $4.3M | 1 |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $42.5M | $4.1M | 1 |
| 2024 | $3.6M | $47.4M | $2.4M | 146 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 152 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$189K
75th Pctl
$37K
Maximum
$5.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.7% of US grants
· Rank #13 of 20 states
$2K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Tom Green
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (152 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | New York, NY | $4,972,669 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2022 |
| Various - See Statement | New York, NY | $4,442,234 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2016 |
| Various - See Statement | New York, NY | $4,184,952 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2017 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | New York, NY | $3,911,236 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2021 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | New York, NY | $3,856,350 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2023 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | New York, NY | $3,708,569 | CONTRIBUTIONS | 2020 |
| Grateful Film Fund | Studio City, CA | $204,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Inner-City Scholarship | New York, NY | $160,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Broad Stage | Santa Monica, CA | $110,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| UJA Federation of NY | New York, NY | $102,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Tree People | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Lacma | LOS Angeles, CA | $95,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Lifetown | Livingston, NJ | $88,613 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Tesseract Research Center (Patriotic Millionaires) | Washington, DC | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $57,600 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $52,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Bioneerscollective Heritage | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders(Medecins SANS Frontieres USA Inc) | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
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