Funding search · EIN 356011748 · Terre Haute, IN

Frederick R Benson Trust

Name: Frederick R Benson 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.

204
grants reported: $336,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley4 grants · $112,000
Hamilton Center4 grants · $8,750
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley4 grants · $8,537
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors4 grants · $8,000
Swope Art Museum4 grants · $8,000
Gibault4 grants · $8,000
Vigo County Historical Society4 grants · $7,750
St Benedict Church4 grants · $7,750
14th & Chestnut Community Center4 grants · $7,000
Wabash Activity Center4 grants · $6,500

Giving over time

$85,000

2022

$84,000

2023

$84,000

2024

$83,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 204 grants.

$28,333
American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$28,000
American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$28,000
American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$27,667
American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,750
Hamilton Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,537
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,000
14th & Chestnut Community Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General support
$2,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Gibault · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Hamilton Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
St Benedict Church · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Swope Art Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Vigo County Historical Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$2,000
14th & Chestnut Community Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General support
$2,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Gibault · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Hamilton Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
St Benedict Church · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Swope Art Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
The League of Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Vigo County Historical Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$2,000
14th & Chestnut Community Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General support
$2,000
Gibault · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Hamilton Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Lighthouse Mission · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
St Benedict Church · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Swope Art Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
The League of Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Vigo County Historical Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Wabash Activity Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Gibault · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,000
Lighthouse Mission · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,000
Swope Art Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,000
The League of Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$2,000
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,750
St Benedict Church · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,750
Vigo County Historical Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,600
Terre Haute Area Meals On Wheels · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Candles Holocaust Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Council On Domestic Abuse · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Lighthouse Mission · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Mental Health America in Vigo County · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Saint Joseph University Parish · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Senior Education Ministries · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Wabash Activity Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,500
Candles Holocaust Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Council On Domestic Abuse · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Mental Health America in Vigo County · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Saint Joseph University Parish · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Senior Education Ministries · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Terre Haute Area Meals On Wheels · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
The Salvation Army · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Vigo County Education Foundation · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Wabash Activity Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Candles Holocaust Museum · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Council On Domestic Abuse · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Happiness Bag · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Junior Mental Health America · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Mental Health America in Vigo County · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Saint Joseph University Parish · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Senior Education Ministries · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Terre Haute Area Meals On Wheels · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
The Salvation Army · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
General Support
$1,500
Council On Domestic Abuse · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Junior Mental Health America · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Mental Health America in Vigo County · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Mosaic · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Saint Mary of the Woods College · St Mary of the Woods, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Senior Education Ministries · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
The Salvation Army · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Wabash Activity Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,300
Terre Haute Area Meals On Wheels · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,250
Saint Joseph University Parish · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
General Support
$1,183
Happiness Bag · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Catholic Charities · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Covenant Cooperative Ministry · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Excel Center of West Central Indiana · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Maple Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Shine Foster Family Resources · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Sisters of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Carmelite Monastery · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Special Olympics · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Sweatbox Gym · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Terre Haute Humane Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Trees · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Vigo County Education Foundation · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Wabash Valley Master Gardeners Association · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Catholic Charities · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Happiness Bag · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Lighthouse Mission · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Shine Foster Family Resources · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
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.