Funding search · EIN 582436064 · Sarasota, FL

The India Benton Lesser Foundation

Name: The India Benton Lesser 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.

66
grants reported: $181,103
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

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.

Davis Love Foundation4 grants · $63,452
Pga Tour Charity Event1 grant · $19,058
Mitsubishi Corp Foundation1 grant · $12,000
Hyundai Pga Championship1 grant · $8,500
Sentry Tournament of Champions1 grant · $5,750
Animal Rescue1 grant · $5,400
Arc1 grant · $4,285
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota1 grant · $3,820
Artists Series1 grant · $3,600
Pets On Wheels3 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$54,285

2022

$38,340

2023

$55,760

2024

$32,718

2025

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$21,952
Davis Love Foundation · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General
$19,058
Pga Tour Charity Event · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2024
General
$15,000
Davis Love Foundation · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General
$13,500
Davis Love Foundation · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
General
$13,000
Davis Love Foundation · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General
$12,000
Mitsubishi Corp Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$8,500
Hyundai Pga Championship · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2022
General
$5,750
Sentry Tournament of Champions · Stevens Point Dr, WI · 2022
General
$5,400
Animal Rescue · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$4,285
Arc · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$3,820
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$3,600
Artists Series · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$3,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
General
$2,000
Solo Parent Society · Franklin, TN · 2025
General
$1,650
Univ of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
General
$1,500
Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$1,500
Holiday House Srq · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$1,500
Se Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2025
General
$1,500
Sisu of Georgia · Gsainesville, GA · 2024
General
$1,500
Alzheimers Assoc of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$1,500
American Cancer Society Fl · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
$1,500
Georgia Transplant Foundation · Roswell, GA · 2022
General
$1,500
Hershorin Schiff Day School · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General
$1,500
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General
$1,200
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia · Macon, GA · 2025
General
$1,200
Ymca of Athens · Athens, GA · 2025
General
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$1,000
Fl Westcoast Symphony · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$1,000
State College of Florida · Bradenton, FL · 2025
General
$1,000
Wesly Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2025
General
$1,000
Alzheimers Assoc of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Beacon House · Marquette, MI · 2024
General
$1,000
Cardinal Mooney High School · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Fl Westcoast Symphony · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Georgia Transplant Foundation · Roswell, GA · 2024
General
$1,000
Macon Outreachmulberry · Macon, GA · 2024
General
$1,000
Macon Volunteer Clinic · Macon, GA · 2024
General
$1,000
Pets On Wheels · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
$1,000
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia · Macon, GA · 2024
General
$1,000
State College of Florida · Bradenton, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Wesly Glen Ministries · Macon, GA · 2024
General
$1,000
Beacon House · Marquette, MI · 2023
General
$1,000
Fandango Sanctuary · Englewood, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Fl Westcoast Symphony · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Hershorin Schiff Day School · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Macon Volunteer Clinic · Macon, GA · 2023
General
$1,000
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2023
General
$1,000
Pets On Wheels · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General
$1,000
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Eagle Ranch · Chestnut Mountain, GA · 2022
General
$1,000
Girls Inc of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General
$1,000
Pets On Wheels · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General
$800
The Athens Ymca · Athens, GA · 2022
General
$750
Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$620
The Athens Ymca · Athens, GA · 2023
General
$500
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General
$500
Circus Arts Conservatory · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$500
Fl Cultural Group · Bradenton, FL · 2024
General
$500
Safe Place & Rape Crisis Ctr · Sarasota, FL · 2024
General
$500
Eagle Ranch · Chestnut Mountain, GA · 2023
General
$500
Hall County Ymca · Gainesville, GA · 2023
General
$500
Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General
$368
Humane Society · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$300
Rescue Mission of Middle Ga · Macon, GA · 2022
General
$250
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General
$100
Spca · Sarasota, FL · 2025
General

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