Funding search · EIN 260221908 · Metairie, LA

Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation

Name: Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

197
grants reported: $23.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

educational religious

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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.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation2 grants · $4.7M
Ochsner Clinic Foundation1 grant · $2.6M
Catholic Community Foundation2 grants · $2.4M
Archbishop Rummel High School2 grants · $1.0M
Second Harvest Food Bank2 grants · $1.0M
Jesuit High School of New Orleans Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Jesuit High School1 grant · $1.0M
Jesuit High School1 grant · $1.0M
Notre Dame Seminary2 grants · $747,000
Archdiocese of New Orleans2 grants · $595,300

Giving over time

$6.8M

2022

$7.4M

2023

$9.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 197 grants.

$2.6M
Ochsner Clinic Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$2.6M
Ochsner Clinic Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$2.1M
Ochsner Clinic Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$1.7M
Catholic Community Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$1.0M
Jesuit High School of New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$1.0M
Jesuit High School · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$1.0M
Jesuit High School · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$692,000
Catholic Community Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$593,800
Archdiocese of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$502,000
Notre Dame Seminary · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$500,000
Archbishop Rummel High School · Metairie, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$500,000
National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$500,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$500,000
Archbishop Rummel High School · Metairie, LA · 2023
Charitable
$500,000
Ochsner Heart Valve Center · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$500,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$500,000
Archbishop Rummel High School · Metairie, LA · 2022
Charitable
$500,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$300,000
La Spca · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$250,000
Bastion Community of Resilience · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$250,000
Delgado Community College Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$250,000
University of Mississippi Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2023
Charitable
$250,000
Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$250,000
University of Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2022
Charitable
$245,000
Notre Dame Seminary · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$207,500
Notre Dame Seminary · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$200,000
Clover Nola Inc (Formerly Kingsley House Inc) · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$200,000
Good Shepherd Nativity School · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$200,000
Clover Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$200,000
Kingsley House · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$125,000
Louisiana Public Broadcasting · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Charitable
$105,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Etna, NH · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$105,000
New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
2024 N O Book Festival · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
Louisiana Key Academy · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
Metairie Park Country Day School · Metairie, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
The Papal Foundation · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
Uncf · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$100,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Etna, NH · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
Galileo Foundation US · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
Team Gleason Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
The Papal Foundation · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
Uncf · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
St Michael'S Special School · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable / educational
$100,000
The Papal Foundation · Chester, PA · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
United Negro College Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$83,333
New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$83,333
New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$75,000
Friends of Lpb · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$75,000
Friends of Lpb · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Charitable
$75,000
New Orleans Public Television · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$60,000
World Monuments Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$50,000
Governors Mansion Preservation Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$50,000
The Emerge Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$50,000
World Monuments Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$50,000
The Louisiana Museum Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$50,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
Louisiana Hibernian Charity · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
NFL Charities · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$38,618
Make-a-Wish Texas Gulf South and Louisiana · Metairie, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$25,000
Catholic Herald Institute · New York, NY · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$25,000
Noma · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Samaritans Feet · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Catholic Charities-Archdiocese of No · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana · Schriever, LA · 2023
Charitable
$19,650
Special Olympics Louisiana · Convington, LA · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$13,500
New Orleans Ballet Association · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$10,000
Dominican Sisters-St Cecilia Congregation · Nashville, TN · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$10,000
Holy Name of Jesus School & Parish · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$10,000
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$10,000
Dominican Sisters-St Cecilia Congregation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Families Helping Families · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia · Nashville, TN · 2022
Religious/ charitable
$10,000
Louisiana Appleseed · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
The Salvation Army · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Lifecycles Louisiana · Mandeville, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$7,500
Kid Smart · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$6,120
Southern Dominican Providence USA · Metairie, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$6,000
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,300
Bravo · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Association of the US Army · Mandeville, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Cherish Times Two · Houma, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
City Park Conservancy · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Dress for Success New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Families Helping Families · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Port Chester, NY · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Metanoia · Zachary, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
New Orleans Association of Firechiefs Firefighter Relief Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Original Divine Mercy Institute · Richland Hills, TX · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Teach for America · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
The Cenacle On the La · Metairie, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the mission of the organization

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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.