Funding search · EIN 136162730 · New York, NY

Edward H Benenson Foundation

Name: Edward H Benenson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

124
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

15 grants matching “assit” · $359,500

$25,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Assitance w/opera productions
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2024
Assitance w/educational programs
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
Assitance w/educational programs
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General assitance to animals
$1,000
Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Assitance w/educational programs
$100,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Assitance w/opera productions
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2023
Assitance w/educational programs
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023
Assitance w/educational programs
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2023
General assitance to animals
$1,000
Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2023
Assitance w/educational programs
$200,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Assitance w/opera productions
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2022
Assitance w/educational programs
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2022
Assitance w/educational programs
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
General assitance to animals
$1,000
Nantucket Preservation Trust · Nantucket, MA · 2022
Assitance w/educational programs

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Duke University5 grants · $480,000
Palm Beach Opera3 grants · $325,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation3 grants · $90,000
Ymha - Kings Bay Y3 grants · $65,000
Robin Hood1 grant · $60,000
Brown Risd Hillel1 grant · $50,000
Best Friends Animal Society5 grants · $39,000
Citizens Committee for Children of4 grants · $35,000
Westchester Land Trust3 grants · $30,000
Brown University3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$669,500

2022

$347,706

2023

$584,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 124 grants.

$200,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Scholarship assist for students
$200,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Assitance w/opera productions
$100,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Scholarship assist for students
$100,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Assitance w/opera productions
$60,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
For the arts
$60,000
Robin Hood · New York, NY · 2024
Support
$60,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Scholarship assist for students
$60,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
For the arts
$50,000
Brown Risd Hillel · Providence, RI · 2024
Support
$35,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stanford, CT · 2024
Support the hospital
$30,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stanford, CT · 2022
Support the hospital
$25,000
Palm Beach Opera · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Assitance w/opera productions
$25,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stanford, CT · 2023
Support the hospital
$25,000
Ymha - Kings Bay Y · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Support the charity
$20,000
Animal Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024
Support
$20,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Support
$20,000
Citizens Commitee for Child · New York, NY · 2024
Program support
$20,000
Ymha - Kings Bay Y · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support the charity
$20,000
Ymha - Kings Bay Y · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support the charity
$15,000
National Institute of Reproductive · New York, NY · 2024
Support
$15,000
Georgetown Law · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$12,000
Madison Jewish Center · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support the charity
$10,500
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
$10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanas, UT · 2024
Support
$10,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
For general purpose
$10,000
Citizens Committee for Children of · New York, NY · 2024
Porgram support
$10,000
Georgetown Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$10,000
Jed Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support
$10,000
Ny Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
Support
$10,000
Purchase College Foundation · Purchase, NY · 2024
Support
$10,000
Westchester Land Trust · Bedford Hills, NY · 2024
Support
$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Boulder, CO · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
For general purpose
$10,000
Citizens Committee for Children of · New York, NY · 2023
Porgram support
$10,000
Westchester Land Trust · Bedford Hills, NY · 2023
Support
$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Boulder, CO · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
For general purpose
$10,000
Citizens Committee for Children of · New York, NY · 2022
Porgram support
$10,000
Westchester Land Trust · Bedford Hills, NY · 2022
Support
$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Boulder, CO · 2022
Program support
$9,000
Madison Jewish Center · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support the charity
$7,500
Marthas Vineyard Hospital · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2022
Support the charity
$5,000
Carnegie Hall Corp · New York, NY · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Citizens Committee for Children of · New York, NY · 2024
Porgram support
$5,000
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Nantucket Community Saling · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Support the charity
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2024
Assitance w/educational programs
$5,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2024
Support the charity
$5,000
Carnegie Hall Corp · New York, NY · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Congregation Rodeph Shalom · New York, NY · 2023
Support
$5,000
Marthas Vineyard Hospital · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2023
Support
$5,000
Nantucket Community Saling · Nantucket, MA · 2023
Support the charity
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2023
Assitance w/educational programs
$5,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2023
Support the charity
$5,000
Carnegie Hall Corp · New York, NY · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Georgetown Law · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$5,000
Island Houseing Trust · West Tilsbury, MA · 2022
General
$5,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
Support
$5,000
Nantucket Community Saling · Nantucket, MA · 2022
Support the charity
$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nanyucket, MA · 2022
Assitance w/educational programs
$5,000
Purchase College Foundation · Purchase, NY · 2022
Support
$5,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Support
$5,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2022
Support the charity
$4,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
Support
$4,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Support
$4,000
Madison Jewish Center · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Support the charity
$4,000
Youth Renewal Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Social programs for young people
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
Assitance w/educational programs
$3,000
Institute of Jewish Spirituality · New York, NY · 2023
Religious/educational programs
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023
Assitance w/educational programs
$3,000
Institute of Jewish Spirituality · New York, NY · 2022
Religious/educational programs
$3,000
Ny Botaniacal Garden · Bronx, NY · 2022
Assitance w/educational programs
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General assitance to animals
$2,500
Circuit Arts · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
Support
$2,500
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2024
Support
$2,500
Nisha · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Support the animals
$2,500
Ny Junior Tennis & Learning · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Support
$2,500
Row New York · New York, NY · 2024
Support the charity
$2,500
American Friends of Magen David Ada · New York, NY · 2023
Support
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2023
General assitance to animals
$2,500
Great Harbor Yacht Club · Nantucket, MA · 2023
Recreational
$2,500
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2023
Support
$2,500
Row New York · New York, NY · 2023
Support the charity
$2,500
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
College
$2,500
Wendy Walk Fjc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support the charity
$2,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
General assitance to animals
$2,500
Friends of Green Chimneys · Brewster, NY · 2022
Support
$2,500
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2022
Support
$2,500
Moving for Life · New York, NY · 2022
Support
$2,500
Row New York · New York, NY · 2022
Support the charity
$2,500
The Yard Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charity
$2,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
College
$2,500
US Rowing · West Windsor, NJ · 2022
Support
$2,500
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022
College
$2,500
Vetinary Care Foundation · Morriston, FL · 2022
Support for animals
$2,500
Vineyard Open Land Foundation · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
Support
$2,500
Wendy Walk Fjc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support the charity
$2,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Support
$2,000
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.