Data / Foundation grants / The Helen Benham Foundation Helen Benham Trustee
The Helen Benham Foundation Helen Benham Trustee: 9 grants to organizations, $42,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Helen Benham Foundation Helen Benham Trustee, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $42,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $10,000 to World Central Kitchen in Washington, DC for charitable.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 276069983
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $963,212
- Grants paid
- $42,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202611319349101346. It reported $42,500 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Grown Initiative | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soho Alliance | New York, MA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circuit Arts | West Tisbury, MA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wakeman Center | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Martha's Vineyard Island Housing Trust | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202512699349100406. It reported $46,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Centeral Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soho Alliance | New York, MA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circuit Arts | West Tisbury, MA | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunger Project | New York, NY | Charitable | $2,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Jabberwocky | Marthas Vineyard, MA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Grown Initiative | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Housing Trust | West Tisbury, MA | Charitable | Housing and shelter | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vineyard House | Vineyard Haven, MA | Charitable | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $2,500 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,250 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $44,250 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
| New York | $2,750 |
| Arkansas | $1,500 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds international, foreign affairs and national security in District of Columbia
- Who funds environment in Massachusetts
- Who funds food, agriculture and nutrition in Massachusetts
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Massachusetts
- Who funds housing and shelter in Massachusetts
- Who funds mental health and crisis intervention in Massachusetts
Updated May 11, 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.