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Ben and Zelma Dorson Family Charitable Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $46,000 (tax year ended September 2025)
Ben and Zelma Dorson Family Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $46,000 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 13, 2026. The largest was $10,000 to Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation in Fullerton, CA for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 046607402
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $1,329,886
- Grants paid
- $46,000
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202620449349100607. It reported $46,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation | Fullerton, CA | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Bladder cancer and heart disease fund | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pegasus Rising Project | Rcho Santa Fe, CA | General & Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William H Isacoff MD Research Foundfor Gastrointes | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission House Inc | Jacksonville Beach, FL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc | Jacksonville, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah the Womens Zionist Organization of Americ | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Currier Museum of Art | Manchester, NH | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202540419349100219. It reported $50,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic FDN | Fullerton, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dr William Isacoff Research FNDN | Los Angeles, CA | Research | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Hospice of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadassah Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission House | Jacksonville Beach, FL | General support | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth Israel Hospital | Boston, MA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $11,500 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Human services | $8,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
| Education | $2,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $38,000 |
| Florida | $34,500 |
| Minnesota | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts | $10,000 |
| New York | $2,000 |
| New Hampshire | $1,500 |
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Updated February 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.