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The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc: 54 grants to organizations, $637,599 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 54 grants to organizations totaling $637,599 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 1, 2026. The largest was $200,000 to Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc in Columbia, MD for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 521406566
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $9,220,648
- Grants paid
- $637,599
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202601219349100630. It reported $637,599 in grants paid; 54 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | Columbia, MD | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | Grace and Morton Bender Scholarship Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Do | Rockville, MD | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossed Paws Pet Rescue Inc | Auburndale, FL | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | the National Portrait Gallery's Portrait of a National Gala program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Florida Wildlife Center Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Charitable Event | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Italian American Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Independent Feature Project Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc | North Bethesda, MD | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agamim Classical Academy | Edina, MN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anchor Fund | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blossoms for Pink | Reston, VA | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General & Unrestricted | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washingto | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concord Hill School | Chevy Chase, MD | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts Inc | Merrifield, VA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust Historic Preservation in the United | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Minneapolis, MN | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Creative Change | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Seven Law | Helena, MT | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Center for Children | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Florida Public Media Group Inc | Miami, FL | WLRN south Florida | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of S | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | Meridian Ball | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usagainstalzheimers | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Medical research | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts for the Aging-Maryland Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orchestra of the Americas Group Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| French Heritage Society Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridging Bionics Foundation | Basalt, CO | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Engage Promoting Womens Economic | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everybody Wins DC Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Floc for Love of Children | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Neighborhood Foundation | Vienna, VA | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Variety - the Childrens Charity of the National Ca | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Youth Hostels Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General & Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Education Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202512969349100906. It reported $580,200 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $232,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm BCH, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of South Florida Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agamim Classical Academy | Edina, MN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Social science | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamingo Gardens Inc | Davie, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuwait-America Foundation | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Florida Wildlife Center Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradys K9 Fund | Bradenton, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General & Unrestricted | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope | Palm Beach, FL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society of Polk County Inc | Winter Haven, FL | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Council for Adoption | Alexandria, VA | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Creative Change | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Social science | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Orlando, FL | General & Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of S | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leaders in Furthering Education Inc | Lantana, FL | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American University | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washingto | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| R A C E Fund Inc | Harrisburg, PA | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts for the Aging-Maryland Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Friends Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | General & Unrestricted | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Signature Theatre Inc | Arlington, VA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Volunteers for Honduran Communities Inc | Falls Church, VA | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| March of Dimes | Chesapeake, VA | General & Unrestricted | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $205,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 |
| Animal-related | $89,000 |
| Education | $54,700 |
| Crime and legal-related | $42,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $32,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $26,500 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $22,666 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $568,700 |
| Maryland | $328,500 |
| Florida | $145,166 |
| Virginia | $46,100 |
| Alabama | $40,000 |
| New York | $37,500 |
| Minnesota | $20,000 |
| Washington | $15,000 |
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Updated May 1, 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.