Private foundation · EIN 23-7145009

The Ben May Charitable Trust Hancock Whitney Bank Successor Trustee

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Mobile, AL

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202601359349101945
Total assets (EOY)$38,918,423
Grants paid$1,359,333
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed57
Giving in home state (AL)32%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K5
$5K–$25K35
$25K–$100K15
$100K+2

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $250,000

Geographic focus

NY
33%
AL
32%
IL
18%
DC
6%
FL
4%
LA
4%
VA
2%
NJ
1%

Common purposes

researchcenterroomscholarshipchemicaltheorycomputationcancerfundinggeneticdiseaseticketsteacherslibraryreading

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$1,349,233$31,167,85961
2024$1,332,233$31,688,19649
2025$1,359,333$38,918,42357

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

How to apply

ContactTHE BEN MAY CHARITABLE TRUST
AddressHANCOCK WHITNEY BANK 25 W I-65, SERVICE RD N, MOBILE, AL, 36608
Phone2288224365
Form & materialsLETTER APPLICATION ALONG WITH COPY OF THE IRS TAX EXEMPTION LETTER
DeadlinesNONE
RestrictionsNONE

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of ScienceNEW YORK, NYBEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION$250,000
The University Of ChicagoCHICAGO, ILCANCER RESEARCH FUNDING$250,000
Order Of St JohnWASHINGTON, DCRESEARCH GENETIC EYE DISEASE$75,000
Azalea Center For The ArtsMOBILE, ALTICKETS FOR TEACHERS PROGRAM$55,000
American Friends Of The Peres Institute For PeaceCORAL GABLES, FLGENERAL PURPOSES$50,000
Museum Of The Southern Jewish ExperienceNEW ORLEANS, LARESEARCH LIBRARY AND READING ROOM$50,000
Fuse ProjectMOBILE, ALGENERAL PURPOSES$40,000
Anti-Defamation LeagueNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$36,000
Mcgill Toolen Catholic High SchoolMOBILE, ALST AUGUSTINE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND BASEBALL FIELD RESURFACING$35,000
St Ignatius Catholic SchoolMOBILE, ALPLAYGROUND AT EARLY LEARNING CENTER$35,000
Mobile BaykeeperMOBILE, ALOYSTER RESTORATION PROGRAMS$30,000
Alabama Shakespeare FestivalMONTGOMERY, AL2026 PRODUCTION OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING$25,000
Children Of The WorldFAIRHOPE, ALDOMESTIC ADOPTION COORDINATOR AND ADMINSTRATIVE SUPPORT$25,000
Congregation B'Nai JeshurunNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$25,000
Congregation Orach ChaimNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$25,000
United Jewish AppealNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$25,000
George Washington'S Mt Vernon Ladies AssocMT VERNON, VASEND ALABAMA EDUCATORS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON TEACHER INSTITUTE$25,000
Jewish Theological SeminaryNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$18,000
Camp Ramah In The BerkshiresTEANECK, NJGENERAL PURPOSES$18,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of AlabamaMOBILE, ALGENERAL PURPOSES$15,000
DorotNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSES$15,000
Government Street Presbyterian ChurchMOBILE, ALGENERAL PURPOSES$15,000
Community Of Faith Global Methodist ChurchJACKSON, ALGENERAL PURPOSES$15,000
Mobile Museum Of ArtMOBILE, ALSUPPORT FOR TWO EXHIBITIONS$15,000
Alabama Policy InstituteBIRMINGHAM, ALGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
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