Funding search · EIN 261133956 · Westbrook, CT
The David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 72
- grants reported
- $258,675
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Tower Foundation2 grants · $36,000
- Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven4 grants · $26,150
- Mozaic Senior Lkife1 grant · $25,000
- Hadassah Connecticut2 grants · $20,000
- Towers Foundation1 grant · $18,000
- Ort America3 grants · $15,000
- American Parkinson Disease Assoc2 grants · $10,000
- Michael J Fox Foundation2 grants · $10,000
- Planned Parenthood3 grants · $10,000
- Connecticut Public Radio2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Mozaic Senior Lkife · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Elderly Hursing Home Services
- $20,800
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven · Woodbridge, CT · 2023
Support Program
- $18,000
Towers Foundation · New Haven, CT · 2024
2024 Ground Floor Renovation
- $18,000
Tower Foundation · New Haven, CT · 2023
Senior Quality of Life Programs
- $18,000
Tower Foundation · New Haven, CT · 2022
Senior Quality of Life Programs
- $10,000
Hadassah Connecticut · West Orange, NJ · 2024
Support Hospitals
- $10,000
Hadassah Connecticut · West Orange, NJ · 2023
Support Hospitals
- $5,000
American Parkinson Disease Assoc · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Support Program
- $5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Fight Hate For Good
- $5,000
Connecticut Public Radio · Hartford, CT · 2024
Support Program
- $5,000
Jewish Family Services of New Haven · New Haven, CT · 2024
Send a Kid To Camp Fund
- $5,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Parkinson Research
- $5,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2024
Support Program
- $5,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Parkinson Research
- $5,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Fundin Research
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · Manchester, CT · 2024
Healthcare Education
- $5,000
American Parkinson Disease Assoc · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Parkinson Research
- $5,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Support Program
- $5,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Parkinson Research
- $5,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2023
Support Program
- $5,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Parkinson Research
- $5,000
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2022
Support Program
- $5,000
Connecticut Public Radio · Hartford, CT · 2022
Support Program
- $5,000
Hartford Hospital 2023 · Hartford, CT · 2022
Support Urology Kinney Fd
- $5,000
Ort America · New York, NY · 2022
Support Programs Services
- $5,000
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support Program
- $4,000
Planned Parenthood · Manchester, CT · 2023
Suppport Program Services
- $2,550
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven · Woodbridge, CT · 2022
Send Kids To Camp Drive
- $2,000
Women'S Health Research at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2024
Improve Health
- $2,000
Women'S Health Research at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2023
Support Program
- $2,000
Women'S Health Research at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2022
Support Program
- $1,800
Jewish Family Services of New Haven · New Haven, CT · 2024
Support Social Services
- $1,800
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven · Woodbridge, CT · 2024
Support Program
- $1,250
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2024
Blueprint For a Better World
- $1,000
American Diabetes Assoc of New England · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Fight to End diabetes
- $1,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Global Campaign
- $1,000
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven · Woodbridge, CT · 2024
JCC Send a Kid to Camo Fund
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2024
Improve Quality of Life
- $1,000
Simon Weisenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fighting Anti-Semitism
- $1,000
The Campaigh School at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2024
Inspiring Women Worldwide
- $1,000
American Diabetes Assoc of New England · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Support Housing Services
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2023
Prevent Violence in Schools
- $1,000
Simon Weisenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support Program
- $1,000
The Campaigh School at Yale · New Cannan, CT · 2023
Yale Enviroment 360
- $1,000
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Support Programs Services
- $1,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Prevent Gun Violence Program
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · Manchester, CT · 2022
Support Programs Services
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2022
Support Prevent Violence in Schools
- $1,000
Simon Weisenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support Program
- $1,000
The Campaigh School at Yale · New Cannan, CT · 2022
Yale Enviroment 360
- $900
Jewish Family Services of New Haven · New Haven, CT · 2023
Support Program
- $750
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2022
Support Research Programs
- $540
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Keep Holocast Memory Alive
- $540
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Support Program
- $540
Jewish Family Services of New Haven · New Haven, CT · 2022
Support Program
- $360
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek · Chester, CT · 2024
Support Program
- $360
Hand in Hand · Portland, OR · 2024
Buikding Jewish-Arab Schools
- $360
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Support Program
- $350
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2022
Support Program
- $150
Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2024
Action for Regions Environment
- $100
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Yale Enviroment 360
- $100
Experiment Station Associatesinc · New Haven, CT · 2023
Agrecultural Research
- $100
Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2023
Support Program
- $100
Yale University · New Cannan, CT · 2023
Yale Enviroment 360
- $100
Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2022
Support Program
- $100
Y for Humanity - the Yale Campaign · New Haven, CT · 2022
Yale Enviroment 360
- $25
Experiment Station Associates · New Haven, CT · 2024
Support Program
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