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Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation Inc: 146 grants to organizations, $3.6 million (tax year ended November 2024)
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 146 grants to organizations totaling $3,608,578 in its tax year ended November 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 15, 2025. The largest was $204,500 to Grateful Film Fund in Studio City, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 133267113
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $47,369,195
- Grants paid
- $3,573,578
- Tax year ended
- November 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202532889349101468. It reported $3,573,578 in grants paid; 146 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grateful Film Fund | Studio City, CA | General support | $204,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | General support | Science and technology | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inner-City Scholarship | New York, NY | General support | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Broad Stage | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uja Federation of Ny | New York, NY | General support | $102,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | General support | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tree People | Beverly Hills, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifetown | Livingston, NJ | General support | Human services | $88,613 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tesseract Research Center (patriotic Millionaires) | Washington, DC | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $57,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General support | $52,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bioneerscollective Heritage | Santa Fe, NM | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders(medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc) | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educational Alliance | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewbelong Inc | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KCRW Inc | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kehillat Israel | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moma PS1(PS 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc) | Long Island City, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nat'l Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Jr Tennis & Learning | Long Island City, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purchase College FDN | Purchase, NY | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camera Foundation Inc | Suffield, CT | General support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | General support | Health care | $35,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Hall Society Inc | New York, NY | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | General support | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Space for Giants USA | New York, NY | General support | Animal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Inspire | Clifton, NJ | General support | Religion-related | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Studio in A School | New York, NY | General support | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Printed Matter | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sparkyouth Nyc | New York, NY | General support | $25,925 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aid Still Required | Santa Monica, CA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Services | Seattle, WA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiss the Ground | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Levitt Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Review of Books | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Antheneum | Nantucket, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Consevation | Nantucket, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceanic Society | Ross, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sustainable Food Alliance Inc | New York, NY | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Feminist Institute | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $24,412 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Kol Ami | Mission, KS | General support | $16,613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uli - the Urban Land Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $16,190 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyc Police Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $15,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bard Prison Initiative | Annadaleonhudson, NY | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Institute for Reproductive | New York, NY | General support | $14,183 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soyuzivka Heritage Center | Kerhonkson, NY | General support | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aish Global | Clifton, NJ | General support | Religion-related | $12,613 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phipps Neighborhoods | New York, NY | General support | $12,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity School | Oklahoma City, OK | General support | Education | $11,709 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boa Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dillon Henry Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inside Out Media | Oakland, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McKenna Academy | San Rafael, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyu Tisch Center | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weil Cornell Medical Center | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harlem Educational Activities | New York, NY | General support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rebuilding Together Nyc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Housing and shelter | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | General support | Religion-related | $6,130 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everychild Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | General support | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mosholu Montefiore | Bronx, NY | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Authors Guild | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fairwinds Credit Union | Orlando, FL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum for Art in Wood | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyc First | New York, NY | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plastic Pollution Coalition | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sam First | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St James Inn | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Nergo College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yonkers Partners in Education | Yonkers, NY | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grow Nyc(council of the Environment Inc) | New York, NY | General support | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Restoration Project | New York, NY | General support | Environment | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Manuscript Society | Surfside, FL | General support | $2,613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art 21 Inc | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chamah International | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | General support | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Port Chester Carver Center Inc | Port Chester, NY | General support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Enterprise | Bronx, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Student Advocacy | Elmsford, NY | General support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | General support | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | Oakton, VA | General support | Religion-related | $2,080 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | General support | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue | San Angelo, TX | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scan New York | New York, NY | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shield Institute | Flushing, NY | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uja-Jcc | Greenwich, CT | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| School of American Ballet | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,866 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Licoln, NE | General support | $1,613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partnership With Children | New York, NY | General support | $1,613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kkachi Foundation Inc | Milford, CT | General support | Youth development | $1,534 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenwich Land Trust | Greenwich, CT | General support | Environment | $1,066 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Hill Neighbors | New York, NY | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolf Steiner School Inc | New York, NY | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | General support | Animal-related | $613 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Sculpture Center | Hamilton, NJ | General support | $613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $613 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | Overland Park, KS | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Swim Across America | Charlotte, NC | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winslow Therapeutic Center | Warwick, NY | General support | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oligo Nation | Sebastopol, CA | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | General support | Health care | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Als United Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | General support | $206 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cardinal's Appeal | Staten Island, NY | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alois Society | Chicago, IL | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bob Woodruff Foundation | Long Island City, NY | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monmouth County Spca | Eatontown, NJ | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Safe Horizon Inc | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Stream South High School | Valley Stream, NY | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph Church | Eligin, IL | General support | $60 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lev Echad Inc | Englewood, NJ | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $249,378 |
| Science and technology | $200,000 |
| Human services | $167,213 |
| Health care | $135,750 |
| Crime and legal-related | $100,000 |
| Education | $98,959 |
| Religion-related | $54,823 |
| Recreation and sports | $52,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,644,805 |
| California | $853,350 |
| Virginia | $252,693 |
| District of Columbia | $236,190 |
| Oregon | $150,000 |
| New Jersey | $135,989 |
| Connecticut | $109,600 |
| Massachusetts | $50,250 |
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Updated October 15, 2025. 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.