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LJ Bender Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $333,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
LJ Bender Foundation, a private foundation in Pennington, NJ, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $333,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Jackson Hole Jewish Community in Jackson, WY for unrestricted general.
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- EIN
- 844017170
- Based in
- Pennington, NJ
- Assets
- $7,164,729
- Grants paid
- $333,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202611329349102961. It reported $333,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | Religion-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Yeshurun | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad of West Houston Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Center for the Arts | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sky High for Kids | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth Yeshurun Cemetery Association | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Mutual and membership benefit | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 24, 2025, IRS object ID 202511149349101706. It reported $284,294 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabad of West Houston Inc | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Religion-related | $51,294 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Jewish Family Services | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sky High for Kids | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | Religion-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Center for the Arts | Jackson, WY | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hpffa Charitable FDN | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $194,294 |
| Health care | $150,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $45,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 |
| Mutual and membership benefit | $18,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 12, 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.