Funding search · EIN 137483658 · Pittston, PA

Benco Family Foundation

Name: Benco Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

229
grants reported: $3.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

1 grant matching “cashdonation” · $404,783

$404,783
Wilkes University · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable$5,450 cashdonation of 515 shs alphabet stock, 534 shs amazon stock, 945 shs wells fargo & co stock, 125 shs vanguard value etf. All shares valued on stock market exchangefair market value/book value: $399,333… read allCharitable$5,450 cashdonation of 515 shs alphabet stock, 534 shs amazon stock, 945 shs wells fargo & co stock, 125 shs vanguard value etf. All shares valued on stock market exchangefair market value/book value: $399,333date of gift: december 24, 2025 less

Top recipients

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

Dta Foundation4 grants · $1.1M
Wilkes University4 grants · $455,633
United Way of Wyoming Valley4 grants · $268,821
Dental Lifeline Network4 grants · $200,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center3 grants · $178,931
Jewish Community Center of Wilkes Barre2 grants · $147,500
Moravian Academy2 grants · $116,200
Philips Exeter Academy1 grant · $100,000
Jewish Community Alliance3 grants · $98,500
Wvia3 grants · $65,200

Giving over time

$607,149

2022

$997,718

2023

$945,442

2024

$874,607

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 229 grants.

$566,457
Dta Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
$463,928
Dta Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
$404,783
Wilkes University · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable$5,450 cashdonation of 515 shs alphabet stock, 534 shs amazon stock, 945 shs wells fargo & co stock, 125 shs vanguard value etf. All shares valued on stock market exchangefair market value/book value: $399,333… read allCharitable$5,450 cashdonation of 515 shs alphabet stock, 534 shs amazon stock, 945 shs wells fargo & co stock, 125 shs vanguard value etf. All shares valued on stock market exchangefair market value/book value: $399,333date of gift: december 24, 2025 less
$158,781
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$106,200
Moravian Academy · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
Charitable
$100,000
Philips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2022
Charitable
$89,290
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$85,600
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Charitable
$81,431
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable
$75,000
Jewish Community Center of Wilkes Barre · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable
$72,500
Jewish Community Center of Wilkes Barre · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$65,000
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable
$60,000
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2025
Charitable
$60,000
Geisinger Health Foundation · Danville, PA · 2025
Charitable
$55,000
Jewish Community Alliance · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$50,500
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable
$43,000
Jcc of Wilkes-Barre · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$36,000
Jewish Community Alliance · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
The Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$25,075
Wvia · Pittston, PA · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Naw Institute for Distribution Excellence · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Wyoming Seminary Annual Fund · Forty Fort, PA · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Commonwealth of Pa - Dental Care Initiative · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Wyoming Seminary Annual Fund · Forty Fort, PA · 2022
Charitable
$21,181
Ceoweinberg Food Bank · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable
$20,250
Wilkes University · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$20,250
Wilkes University · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Charitable
$20,125
Wvia · Pittston, PA · 2025
Charitable
$20,000
Wvia · Pittston, PA · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
International Life Foundation · St Cloud, FL · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
International Life Foundation · St Cloud, FL · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$12,500
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$10,350
Wilkes University · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Dta Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Last Prisoner Project · Denver, CO · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
International Life Foundation · St Cloud, FL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Missionary Society of St Columbian · El Paso, TX · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
America250pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Dta Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Maternal & Family Health Services · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Moravian Academy · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
Charitable
$7,875
International Life Foundation · St Cloud, FL · 2025
Charitable
$7,875
Missionary Society of St Columbian · El Paso, TX · 2025
Charitable
$7,500
America 250pa · Pittston, PA · 2025
Charitable
$7,500
Jewish Community Alliance · Kingston, PA · 2025
Charitable
$7,500
America 250pa · Pittston, PA · 2024
Charitable
$7,126
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$6,200
Temple Isreal · Scranton, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,875
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
$5,750
Luzerne County Head Start · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,250
Give To Columbia · Key Biscayne, FL · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Casa of Luzerne County · Plains, PA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Cass Community Health Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Global Smiles Foundation · Norwood, MA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
National Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Nepa Philharmonic · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Visiting Dental Hygiene · Hingham, MA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Casa of Luzerne County · Plains, PA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Cass Community Health Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Global Smiles Foundation · Norwood, MA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Goodie Two Shoes Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Maternal and Family Health Services · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Nepa Philharmonic · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
The Luzerne Foundation · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Casa · Plains, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Children Oral Health Institute · Pikesville, MD · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Maternal & Family Health Services · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Casa · Plains, PA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Diversity in Dentistry Mentorship · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Global Smile Foundation · Norwood, MA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
International Committee of the Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Temple Isreal · Scranton, PA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Urban Autism Solutions · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$4,810
Cycle for Survival · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$4,347
Keep a Breast Foundation · Yucca Valley, CA · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Acorn Clinic · Brooker, FL · 2025
Charitable
$3,000
Luzerne County Head Start · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2025
Charitable
$3,000
Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation · Rootstown, OH · 2025
Charitable
$3,000
Luzerne County Head Start · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2024
Charitable
$3,000
Nepa Racing · Harveys Lake, PA · 2024
Charitable
$2,910
Sempter Fi & America'S Fund · Camp Pendleton, CA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School · Kingston, PA · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Friedman Jewish Community Center · Kingston, PA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
The Everhart Museum · Scranton, PA · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
St Jude'S Children Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Luzerne County Head Start · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Charitable
$1,565
Earthdayorg · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable

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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.