Funding search · EIN 161526228 · Albany, NY

The Bender Family Foundation

Name: The Bender 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.

134
grants reported: $906,476
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

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Top recipients

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University at Albany Foundation3 grants · $45,000
Albany Institute of History and Art3 grants · $36,000
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy4 grants · $32,000
Watervliet Civic Chest2 grants · $27,000
Friends of Thacher State Park1 grant · $25,000
Shaker Heritage Society2 grants · $25,000
Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus2 grants · $20,000
New York Newspapers Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Albany Center Galleries2 grants · $18,250
Maria College3 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

$221,750

2022

$193,000

2023

$252,853

2024

$238,873

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 134 grants.

$25,000
Friends of Thacher State Park · Voorheesville, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Albany Institute of History and Art · Albany, NY · 2022
Year 3 of funding: website overhaul and server expansion
$15,500
Albany Institute of History and Art · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,500
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,500
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · Delmar, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Connect Center for Youth · Cohoes, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Steamer No10 Theatre · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Underground Railroad Education Center · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
University at Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Watervliet Civic Chest · Watervliet, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Arts Center of the Capital Region the · Troy, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Gov Nelson a Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Greene County Historical Society · Coxsackie, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Historic Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Historic Cherry Hill · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County · Troy, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York · Latham, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Shaker Heritage Society · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
University at Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Albany Can Code · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Friends of Pruyn House · Latham, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Red Bookshelf · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
University at Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Woman'S Club of Albany · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Youth Fx · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · Delmar, NY · 2022
Creating a community asset: bender melon farm preserve
$13,000
Albany Institute of History & Art · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$12,000
Watervliet Civic Chest · Watervliet, NY · 2023
General operating support
$11,000
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (Uss Slater) · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,250
Capital District Women'S Employment & Resource Center (Werc) · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region · Schenectady, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
New York Newspapers Foundation · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Palace Theatre Palace Performing Arts Center · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Baby Institute the · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Collar Works · Troy, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Grassroot Givers · Delmar, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Grand Street Community Arts · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
New York Newspapers Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Albany Center Galleries · Albany, NY · 2022
Spotlighting creativity in downtown albany
$10,000
Baby Institute · Albany, NY · 2022
Baby institute summer camp
$10,000
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum the · Albany, NY · 2022
Interior restoration of the forward compartments of uss slater
$10,000
Erie Canalway Heritage Fund · Cohoes, NY · 2022
Matton shipyard: preservation & adaptive reuse initiative
$10,000
Friends of the Pine Bush Community · Albany, NY · 2022
Nature documentary short film on the albany pine bush
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Albany, NY · 2022
2022 new construction in sheridan hollow
$10,000
Historic Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2022
Haf tool library
$10,000
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless · Albany, NY · 2022
Technology stations for emergency shelter guests
$10,000
Palace Performing Arts Center · Albany, NY · 2022
Palace theatre's community engagement initiative
$10,000
Refugee & Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus · Albany, NY · 2022
Growing refugee community needs
$10,000
Regional Food Bank of Neny · Latham, NY · 2022
Patroon land farm
$10,000
Shaker Heritage Society · Albany, NY · 2022
Energy efficiency and health and safety upgrades at the shaker meeting house
$10,000
Social Enterpirse & Training Center · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Education for all
$10,000
Van Alen Institute Projects in Public Architecture · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
The lucid project in albany: community-led design to revitalize public space
$9,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$8,750
Capital District Women'S Employment & Resource Center · Albany, NY · 2022
Empowerment through education and training
$8,490
Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$8,250
Albany Center Galleries · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$8,000
Cohoes Connect Project · Cohoes, NY · 2022
Connect center arts programs: artrepeneur & digital design
$7,600
The Children'S Museum at Saratoga · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$7,000
Community Foundation for the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2025
Unresticted
$7,000
Ravena Coeymans Historical Society · Ravena, NY · 2023
General operating support
$6,500
Maria College · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$6,500
Maria College · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Innovation Station · Ravena, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Iphny · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Connect Center the · Cohoes, NY · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Maria College · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Albany, NY · 2022
The collaboratory
$4,500
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
Community Foundaiton for the Greater Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
Misc Organized Charities · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$4,250
Misc Organized Charities 1000 · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2022
General operating support
$3,410
Up-Stitch · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,363
Rapp Road Historical Association · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Arts Center of the Capital Region · Troy, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,000
Amvet Post9594 Ravena Ny · Ravena, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,000
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,000
Amvet Post9594 Ravena Ny · Ravena, NY · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Amvet Post9594 Ravena Ny · Ravena, NY · 2023
General operating support
$2,000
Albany Academies the · Albany, NY · 2022
General operating support
$2,000
Vfw Post 9594 · Ravena, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,863
Rapp Road Historical Association · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,500
The Connect Center · Cohoes, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,500
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (Uss Slater) · Albany, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,500
Albany Academies · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Capital District Recovery Center · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (Uss Slater) · Albany, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Albany Rural Cemetery · Albany, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,500
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,500
Connect Center for Youth · Cohoes, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,500
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1,000
Albany Academies · Albany, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Bronck Museum · Coxsackie, NY · 2025
Unrestricted

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