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The Emily Benatar Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $360,431 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Emily Benatar Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $360,431 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 26, 2026. The largest was $253,290 to Bright Minds Africa in Brisbane, CA for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 472369180
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $13,244,459
- Grants paid
- $365,349
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 26, 2026, IRS object ID 202611469349100806. It reported $365,349 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed, and 2 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Minds Africa | Brisbane, CA | General & unrestricted | Education | $253,290 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | General & unrestricted | $6,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Kesem National | Covina, CA | General & unrestricted | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Help Myanmar | Albany, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Afghan Family Resettlement | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Lesedi Schools & Clinic | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $1,080 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resident Impact Project | Draper, UT | General & unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tahoe Fund | Incline Village, NV | General & unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | General & unrestricted | $535 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Advocates of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | General & unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mendocino Land Trust | Fort Bragg, CA | General & unrestricted | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The MMRF | Norwalk, CT | General & unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | General & unrestricted | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Charities - Hotel Slo LLC Passthrough | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $226 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospicare | Ithaca, NY | General & unrestricted | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uniondocs Center for Documentary Art | Ridgewood, NY | General & unrestricted | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Friends of the Dhamma | Portland, OR | General & unrestricted | Religion-related | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sati Center for Buddhist Studies | Redwood City, CA | General & unrestricted | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202531569349100113. It reported $335,681 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed, and 1 grant to individuals is left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Bright Minds Africa | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $63,293 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | Sausalito, CA | General & unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | General & unrestricted | $12,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Givedirectly | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All May See Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Filmmakers Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lumos Foundation USA Inc | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nutrition Facts | Takoma Park, MD | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Playworks Education Energized | Campbell, CA | General & unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Invent | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sister District Action Network | Covina, CA | General & unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palo Alto Unified School District | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $3,165 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Embarcadero Media Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Oakland | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giffords Law Center | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Livemoves | Santa Clara, CA | General & unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Children's Trust | Eugene, OR | General & unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Lesedi Schools & Clinic | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $1,580 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conard House | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Human services | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eliza Grover Memorial Fund | Menlo Park, CA | General & unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Religious Campaign Against Torture | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palo Alto Humane Society | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TRC Giving Tree | Milpitas, CA | General & unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tahoe Fund | Incline Village, NV | General & unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art of Yoga Project | Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sos Outreach | Edwards, CO | General & unrestricted | $625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation | Los Altos Hills, CA | General & unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| I Know Joe | Pacifica, CA | General & unrestricted | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | General & unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media Research Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General & unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | General & unrestricted | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | $258 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rise-Reaching and Inspiring Success Through Education Corp | East Palo Alto, CA | General & unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Charities - Hotel Slo LLC Passthrough | Oakland, CA | General & unrestricted | $18 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $254,290 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $75,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $56,500 |
| Human services | $17,250 |
| Environment | $11,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,100 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 |
| Science and technology | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $544,552 |
| District of Columbia | $117,500 |
| New York | $18,958 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
| Oregon | $2,550 |
| Nevada | $2,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,535 |
| Utah | $1,000 |
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Updated May 26, 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.