Filed as: FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC · Private foundation · EIN 13-3267113

Frances And Benjamin Benenson Foundation Inc

Accepts applications

New York, NY

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Tax year 2023 (period ending 2024-11-30) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202532889349101468
Total assets (EOY)$28,858,338
Grants paid$3,608,578
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed146
Giving in home state (NY)46%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K51
$5K–$25K40
$25K–$100K46
$100K+9

Smallest $50 · Largest $204,500

Geographic focus

NY
46%
CA
24%
VA
7%
DC
7%
OR
4%
NJ
4%
CT
3%
MA
1%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$3,856,350$30,850,8551
2023$3,608,578$28,858,338147

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactBRUCE W BENENSON
Address155 E 44TH ST 28TH FL, NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Phone2128670990
Form & materialsNO FORMAL REQUIREMENTS; AMOUNT AND PURPOSES MUST BE STATED
DeadlinesNONE
RestrictionsNONE

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2023.

Top recipients (tax year 2023)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Grateful Film FundSTUDIO CITY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$204,500
Amazon Conservation TeamFALLS CHURCH, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$200,000
Inner-City ScholarshipNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$160,000
Reed CollegePORTLAND, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
Broad StageSANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$110,000
Uja Federation Of NyNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$102,500
New York Presbyterian Fund IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Tree PeopleBEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Violence Policy CenterWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
LacmaLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$95,000
LifetownLIVINGSTON, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$88,613
Tesseract Research Center (Patriotic Millionaires)WASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
Yale UniversityNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$60,000
Lincoln Center For The Performing ArtsNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$57,600
Everytown For Gun SafetyNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$52,000
Aclu FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Bioneerscollective HeritageSANTA FE, NMGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Central Park ConservancyNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Doctors Without Borders(Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc)NEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Educational AllianceNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Jewbelong IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Kcrw IncSANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Kehillat IsraelLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Moma Ps1(Ps 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc)LONG ISLAND CITY, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Nat'L Resources Defense CouncilNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
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