Funding search · EIN 256276186 · Pittsburgh, PA

Benz William L & Margaret L Fdn

Name: Benz William L & Margaret L Fdn 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.

81
grants reported: $465,825
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $4,200
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

scholarships

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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.

Top recipients

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $70,100
University of Pittsburgh3 grants · $48,300
Blairsville Public Library3 grants · $46,325
Point Park University3 grants · $30,200
Slippery Rock University3 grants · $21,000
Gannon University3 grants · $16,700
American University3 grants · $14,700
Pennwest California2 grants · $12,800
Robert Morris University3 grants · $10,400
Thiel College2 grants · $9,600

Giving over time

$154,275

2022

$153,575

2023

$157,975

2024

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

$25,300
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$24,100
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$20,700
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$19,200
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$18,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$15,775
Blairsville Public Library · Blairsville, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$15,275
Blairsville Public Library · Blairsville, PA · 2024
General operating
$15,275
Blairsville Public Library · Blairsville, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$11,100
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$10,800
Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$9,400
Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$9,000
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$9,000
Slippery Rock University · Slippery Rock, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Pennwest California · California, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$7,500
Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$7,400
Slippery Rock University · Slippery Rock, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$6,800
Pennsylvania Western University of · California, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$5,400
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$5,100
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarships
$5,100
Theil College · Greenville, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$5,100
American University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarships
$5,100
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic · Erie, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Uw Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Chatham University · Ptttsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,800
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
$4,800
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,800
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$4,800
Emory University School of Law · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,800
Pennwest California · California, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,600
Slippery Rock University · Slippery Rock, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,600
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,500
American University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarships
$4,500
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,400
Auburn University · Auburn, AL · 2023
Scholarships
$4,200
Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,200
Saint Francis University · Loretto, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,200
Seton Hill University · Greensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,200
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarships
$4,000
Carlow College · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Delaware Valley University · Doylestown, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Robert Morris University · Moon, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Saint Francis University · Loretto, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Carlow University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Delaware Valley University · Doylestown, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Westmoreland County Community College · Youngwood, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$4,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$3,600
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$3,500
Carlow University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$3,400
Robert Morris University · Moon, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$3,000
Florida State Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Robert Morris University · Moon, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,900
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$2,900
Mount Aloysius College · Cresson, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,700
Florida State Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$2,700
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,700
Pittsburgh Technical College · Oakdale, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,700
Triangle Tech · Greensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,400
Chatham University · Ptttsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$2,400
Western Governors University · Millcreek, UT · 2023
Scholarships
$2,200
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2024
Scholarships
$2,200
Garrett College · McHenry, MD · 2024
Scholarships
$2,200
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$2,200
Garrett College · McHenry, MD · 2023
Scholarships
$2,200
Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Black Hawk College East Campus · Galva, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Westmoreland County Community College · Youngwood, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Clarion University · Clarion, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,000
Pennwest Edinboro · Edinboro, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,300
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Scholarships
$1,300
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Western Governors University · Millcreek, UT · 2024
Scholarships
$1,000
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$500
Westmoreland County Community College · Youngwood, PA · 2022
Scholarships

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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.