Funding search · EIN 237145009 · Mobile, AL

The Ben May Charitable Trust

Name: The Ben May Charitable Trust 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.

227
grants reported: $5.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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

research center capital mobile scholarship room adoption cancer

Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

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 “adminstration” · $25,000

$25,000
Children of the World · Fairhope, AL · 2025
Domestic adoption coordinator and adminstrative support

Top recipients

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

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science4 grants · $1.0M
The University of Chicago4 grants · $1.0M
Order of St John4 grants · $288,000
Jewish Theological Seminary4 grants · $243,000
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace4 grants · $200,000
Fuse Project4 grants · $145,000
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience4 grants · $136,000
St Ignatius Catholic School3 grants · $135,000
Nature Conservancy3 grants · $125,000
Azalea Center for the Arts4 grants · $110,000

Giving over time

$1.5M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.3M

2024

$1.4M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 227 grants.

$250,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2025
Ben may center for chemical theory and computation
$250,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Cancer research funding
$250,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2024
Ben may center for chemical theory and computation
$250,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cancer research funding
$250,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2023
Ben may center for chemical theory and computation
$250,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cancer research funding
$250,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2022
Ben may center for chemical theory and computation
$250,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Cancer research funding
$83,000
Community Foundation of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2022
Ben may memorial fund
$75,000
Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2025
Research genetic eye disease
$75,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2024
Annual fund
$75,000
Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2024
Research genetic eye disease
$75,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2023
Annual fund
$75,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022
Annual fund
$69,000
Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2023
Research of families with inherited retinal degeneration
$69,000
Order of St John · Washington, DC · 2022
Research of families with inherited retinal degeneration
$55,000
Azalea Center for the Arts · Mobile, AL · 2025
Tickets for teachers program
$50,000
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
General purposes
$50,000
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Research library and reading room
$50,000
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
General purposes
$50,000
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Research library and reading room
$50,000
St Ignatius Catholic School · Mobile, AL · 2024
Early learning center capital campaign
$50,000
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace · Miami, FL · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
Nature Conservancy · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
St Ignatius Catholic School · Mobile, AL · 2023
Early learning center capital campaign
$50,000
Alabama School of Math and Science · Mobile, AL · 2022
Science research facilty
$50,000
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace · Miami, FL · 2022
General purposes
$50,000
Nature Conservancy · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General purposes
$50,000
St Ignatius · Mobile, AL · 2022
Capital campaign
$40,000
Fuse Project · Mobile, AL · 2025
General purposes
$40,000
Fuse Project · Mobile, AL · 2024
General purposes
$40,000
Fuse Project · Mobile, AL · 2022
General purposes
$36,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$35,000
McGill Toolen Catholic High School · Mobile, AL · 2025
St augustine scholarship fund and baseball field resurfacing
$35,000
St Ignatius Catholic School · Mobile, AL · 2025
Playground at early learning center
$30,000
Mobile Baykeeper · Mobile, AL · 2025
Oyster restoration programs
$25,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2025
2026 production of much ado about nothing
$25,000
Children of the World · Fairhope, AL · 2025
Domestic adoption coordinator and adminstrative support
$25,000
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$25,000
Congregation Orach Chaim · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$25,000
George Washington'S Mt Vernon Ladies Assoc · Mt Vernon, VA · 2025
Send alabama educators to george washington teacher institute
$25,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$25,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2024
2025 production of hamlet
$25,000
Children of the World · Fairhope, AL · 2024
Domestic adoption program
$25,000
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
Congregation Orach Chaim · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
McGill Toolen Catholic High School · Mobile, AL · 2024
St augustine scholarship fund
$25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
Nature Conservancy · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
Broad Street Restoration Society · Mobile, AL · 2023
Revitalize new jersey street neighborhood
$25,000
Children of the World · Fairhope, AL · 2023
Domestic adoption program
$25,000
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$25,000
Fuse Project · Mobile, AL · 2023
General purposes
$25,000
Jewish Federation of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Well-being of children living on israel's borders
$25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023
General purposes
$25,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$25,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Sponsor 2023 production of the tempest
$25,000
Children of the World · Fairhope, AL · 2022
Domestic adoption program
$25,000
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$25,000
Doe Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Workforce development program
$25,000
McGill Toolen Catholic School · Mobile, AL · 2022
Scholarships for five students
$25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
General purposes
$25,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$20,000
Cahaba Foundation · Selma, AL · 2024
Electrical renovations st. Luke's church, orrville, al
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2023
General purposes
$20,000
Azalea Center for the Arts · Mobile, AL · 2022
Upgrade lighting at joe jefferson playhouse & general purposes
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2022
General purposes
$18,000
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires · Teaneck, NJ · 2025
General purposes
$18,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$18,000
Congregation Orach Chaim · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$18,000
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General purposes
$18,000
Congregation Orach Chaim · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$18,000
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General purposes
$18,000
Springhill Avenue Temple · Mobile, AL · 2022
General purposes
$17,500
Azalea Center for the Arts · Mobile, AL · 2024
General purposes
$17,500
Azalea Center for the Arts · Mobile, AL · 2023
General purposes
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2025
General purposes
$15,000
Community of Faith Global Methodist Church · Jackson, AL · 2025
General purposes
$15,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$15,000
Government Street Presbyterian Church · Mobile, AL · 2025
General purposes
$15,000
Mobile Museum of Art · Mobile, AL · 2025
Support for two exhibitions
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Government Street Presbyterian Church · Mobile, AL · 2024
Guesnard house and music program
$15,000
Main Street Mobile · Mobile, AL · 2024
Public art trail
$15,000
Mobile Arts Council · Mobile, AL · 2023
Mural project and general purposes
$15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Rakia leadership program
$15,000
Red Door Community · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$15,000
Mobile Arts Council · Mobile, AL · 2022
General purposes
$15,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
$15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Rakia leadership program
$14,000
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries · Dauphin Island, AL · 2023
Eagles nest
$12,500
Veterans Recovery Resources · Mobile, AL · 2023
Residential detox facility
$12,000
Institute of Southern Jewish Life · Jackson, MS · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Alabama Policy Institute · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
Institute of Southern Jewish Life · Jackson, MS · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
Prichard Preparatory School · Whistler, AL · 2025
Academic bridge program

View all 227 grants →

Who else funds this kind of work

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.