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The Dorothy G Bender Foundation

Name: The Dorothy G Bender 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.

182
grants reported: $2.3M
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.

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Top recipients

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Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center2 grants · $432,500
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital1 grant · $200,000
U S Holocaust Memorial Museum1 grant · $100,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum2 grants · $100,000
George Washington University3 grants · $95,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts1 grant · $75,000
National Gallery of Art3 grants · $65,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts1 grant · $56,000
American University3 grants · $56,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$538,900

2022

$521,434

2023

$580,200

2024

$637,599

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 182 grants.

$232,500
Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$200,000
Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center · Columbia, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$200,000
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$100,000
U S Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$75,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$56,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General operating expenses
$50,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$50,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$50,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$25,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2025
Grace and Morton Bender Scholarship Fund
$25,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches · West Palm Bch, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
General operating expenses
$25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$25,000
Children'S National Hospital · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$25,000
Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$25,000
Johns Hopkins Hospital · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$25,000
Nat'L Museum-Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$20,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
The Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Do · Rockville, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Washington Hebrew Congregation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$15,000
Crossed Paws Pet Rescue · Auburndale, FL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2025
the National Portrait Gallery's Portrait of a National Gala program
$15,000
Ford'S Theatre Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
The Palm Beach Symphony Society · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Ford'S Theatre · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$13,000
South Florida Wildlife Center · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable Event
$10,000
Meridian International Center · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
National Italian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable Event
$10,000
The Independent Feature Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Agamim Classical Academy · Edina, MN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Flamingo Gardens · Davie, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Greater Good Charities · Seattle, WA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Kuwait-America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Promise Fund of Florida · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
South Florida Wildlife Center · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating expenses
$10,000
Friends of Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$10,000
National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$10,000
Friends of Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$10,000
Holy Trinity Catholic Church · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$10,000
Kuwait-America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$10,000
Weizmann Institute of Science · 2022
General support
$8,250
Various Organizations 1000 and Under · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$8,000
Catholic Charities of Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$7,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$7,000
Mercy Center Foundation USA · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General support
$6,300
Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Somerville, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Agamim Classical Academy · Edina, MN · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Anchor Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Blossoms for Pink · Reston, VA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer · Silver Spring, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washingto · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Concord Hill School · Chevy Chase, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Greater Good Charities · Seattle, WA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Merrifield, VA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
National Trust Historic Preservation in the United · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Nonviolent Peaceforce · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Promise Fund of Florida · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Bradys K9 Fund · Bradenton, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Humane Society of Polk County · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Meridian International Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Bethesda Community Baseball Club · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Greater Good Charities · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Path Forward · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Signature Theatre · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Virginia Federation of Humane Societies · Edinburg, VA · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Woodrow Wilson · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
Young Women'S Association of Missoula · Missoula, MT · 2023
General operating expenses
$5,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Brem Foundation To Defeat Br Cancer · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General support
$5,000
Eastern Shore Hockey Ass'N · Easton, MD · 2022
General support
$5,000
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fdn · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Fords Theatre Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Meridian International Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
National Council for Adoption · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General support

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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.