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Funding search · EIN 133544931 · Chicago, IL

M a & L J Bennett Scholarship Xxxxx3003

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

78
grants reported: $583,795
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $7,197
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Bridget O'Connell1 grant · $19,000
Taylor Corey1 grant · $19,000
Oliva Farrell1 grant · $19,000
Morgan Corey1 grant · $19,000
Maeve Ryan1 grant · $19,000
Richie Shenton2 grants · $14,394
Caleigh O'Toole1 grant · $11,739
Kylie Galvin1 grant · $11,739
Matthew Travaglia1 grant · $11,739
Henry Villa1 grant · $11,739

Giving over time

$277,503

2022

$156,595

2023

$149,697

2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$19,000
Bridget O'Connell · New Rochelle, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$19,000
Maeve Ryan · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$19,000
Morgan Corey · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Scholarship
$19,000
Oliva Farrell · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$19,000
Taylor Corey · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Scholarship
$11,739
Caleigh O'Toole · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Colleen Dorrian · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Henry Villa · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Jenna Ann Fitzgerald · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Kelly Coll · Newark, DE · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Kylie Galvin · Bronx, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,739
Matthew Travaglia · Bronx, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Anthony Martino · Farmingdale, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$11,591
Alyssa Venus Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT · 2022
scholarship
$11,591
Anthony Martino Adelphi University · Garden City, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Caroline Brennan University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
James Grant Jr Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Jennifer Venus St Johns University · Jamaica, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Kevin Harrington Siena College · Loudonville, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Patrick Bugge St Josephs University · Merion Station, PA · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Ryan Collins University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Scholarship
$11,591
Shannon Keenan Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Scholarship
$10,000
Colin O'Toole · Bronx, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
Maeve Heanue · Binghamton, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$9,500
John Cawley · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Scholarship
$9,500
Olivia Fitzgerald · Hamden, CT · 2024
Scholarship
$7,197
Richie Shenton · Ashburn, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$7,197
Aidan Byrnes · Newark, DE · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Boston Flannery · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Chartotte Mitchell · Columbia, SC · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Grace Murphy · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Jack Murphy · Waltham, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Katherine Dreyer · Providence, RI · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Kathleen Dowling · Auburn, AL · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Rachel Ward · Tampa, FL · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Rebecca Smith · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Richie Shenton · Kingston, RI · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Ryan Shenton · Ashburn, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Sarah Rao · Jamaica, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$7,197
Tara Sheridan · New Rochelle, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$6,000
Angelina Gandiosi · Selden, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$5,870
Alexandra Sweeney · Newark, DE · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Fiona Maloney · Garden City, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Hanna Morello · Hempstead, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Liam Sayre · Scranton, PA · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Michael Hayes · Orono, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Michael Tyrrell · Columbia, SC · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Michel Cawley · Auburn, AL · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Olivia Maracina · South Euclid, OH · 2022
Scholarship
$5,870
Patrick Burke · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarship
$5,795
Hannah Maracina Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,795
John Stravalle St Johns University · Jamaica, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,795
Joseph Maguire University of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2022
Scholarship
$5,795
Mathew Omodie St Johns University · Jamaica, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,001
Abigail Stone Siena College · Loudonville, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$3,599
Charles Villa · Tampa, FL · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Giacomo Travaglia · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Gillian Galvin · Hamden, CT · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Nicole Detemple · Columbia, SC · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Ryan Elwood · Hamden, CT · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Sara Daly · Newark, DE · 2023
Scholarship
$3,599
Thomas Harrington · Loudonville, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Jack Collins · Selden, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$2,500
Abigail Stone · Binghamton, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Alyssa Gannon · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Brendan Llyod · New Paltz, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Jack Collins · Selden, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Kelly O' Connor · Courtland, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Madeline McCrosson · Brockport, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Maeve Sayer · Binghamton, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Micaela Maywald · Albany, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Nicole Keegan · New Paltz, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Thomas Leahy · Binghamton, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Liam Heanue · Binghamton, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,500
Nicholas Green · Binghamton, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,500
Sean O'Connor University at Buffalo · Amherst, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$2,500
Thomas Keane Suny New Paltz · New Paltz, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$1,250
Nicole Cordero-Williams · Suffern, NY · 2023
Scholarship

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