Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-3267113
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation has awarded 155 grants totaling $42,486,276 to organizations in New York, California and 18 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $4,972,669, with a median award of $10,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
146 of 146 recipients (100%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
57% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 19 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (75%), Brooklyn (6%), Long Island City (3%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 19% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (67%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92nd Street Y | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Aclu Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Aid Still Required | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Aish Global | $12,613 | Clifton, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ali Forney Center | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Alois Society | $100 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Als United Greater New York Inc | $206 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | $200,000 | Falls Church, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | $1,613 | Licoln, NE, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Art 21 Inc | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | $613 | Calais, ME, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Authors Guild | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bard Prison Initiative | $15,000 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Beth Morrison Projects | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bioneerscollective Heritage | $50,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Boa Foundation | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bob Woodruff Foundation | $100 | Long Island City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Broad Stage | $110,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | $1,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Camera Foundation Inc | $45,000 | Suffield, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Cardinal's Appeal | $200 | Staten Island, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hall Society Inc | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hill Neighbors | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Center For Constitutional Rights | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chamah International | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Congregation Kol Ami | $16,613 | Mission, KS, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Dillon Henry Foundation | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders(medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc) | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Educational Alliance | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Environmental Working Group | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Everychild Foundation | $6,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $52,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Fairwinds Credit Union | $5,000 | Orlando, FL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Food Bank For New York City | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Fund | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Friends Of The High Line | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc | $4,700 | Garden City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Grateful Film Fund | $204,500 | Studio City, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Greenwich Land Trust | $1,066 | Greenwich, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Grow Nyc(council Of The Environment Inc) | $3,750 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Harlem Educational Activities | $8,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Homeboy Industries | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery Fund Inc | $35,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Immaculate Heart Of Mary Church | $2,080 | Oakton, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Inner-city Scholarship | $160,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Innocence Project | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Inside Out Media | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| International Sculpture Center | $613 | Hamilton, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center For The Blind | $35,000 | Warrington, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Jewbelong Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Services | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| John Hopkins University | $10,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kcrw Inc | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kehillat Israel | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kiss The Ground | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kkachi Foundation Inc | $1,534 | Milford, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lacma | $95,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lev Echad Inc | $50 | Englewood, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Levitt Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lifetown | $88,613 | Livingston, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts | $57,600 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Review Of Books | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mckenna Academy | $10,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Museum Of Art | $24,412 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Miami City Ballet | $3,000 | Miami Beach, FL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Midwest Center For Holocaust Education | $500 | Overland Park, KS, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Moma Ps1(ps 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc) | $50,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Monmouth County Spca | $100 | Eatontown, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mosholu Montefiore | $6,000 | Bronx, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Museum For Art In Wood | $5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nantucket Antheneum | $25,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nantucket Consevation | $25,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Institute For Reproductive | $14,183 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nat'l Resources Defense Council | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New York City Ballet | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New York Jr Tennis & Learning | $50,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New York Restoration Project | $3,750 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nyc First | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nyc Police Foundation Inc | $15,400 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Nyu Tisch Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Oceanic Society | $25,000 | Ross, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Oligo Nation | $350 | Sebastopol, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Operation Smile | $613 | Virginia Beach, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Partnership With Children | $1,613 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue | $2,000 | San Angelo, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Phipps Neighborhoods | $12,150 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Plastic Pollution Coalition | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Port Chester Carver Center Inc | $2,500 | Port Chester, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Prep For Prep | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Printed Matter | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Project Enterprise | $2,500 | Bronx, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Project Inspire | $34,000 | Clifton, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Purchase College Fdn | $50,000 | Purchase, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Razom Inc | $14,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Nyc | $6,250 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Reed College | $150,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Rudolf Steiner School Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Safe Horizon Inc | $100 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Saint John's Health Center | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $6,130 | Hoffman Estates, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sam First | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Save The Music Foundation | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Scan New York | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| School Of American Ballet | $1,866 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Shield Institute | $2,000 | Flushing, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospital For Children | $250 | Tampa, FL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Smile Train | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Soyuzivka Heritage Center | $14,000 | Kerhonkson, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Space For Giants Usa | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sparkyouth Nyc | $25,925 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| St James Inn | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| St Joseph Church | $60 | Eligin, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Student Advocacy | $2,500 | Elmsford, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Studio In A School | $32,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $2,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sustainable Food Alliance Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Swim Across America | $500 | Charlotte, NC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Tesseract Research Center (Patriotic Millionaires) | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Feminist Institute | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Manuscript Society | $2,613 | Surfside, FL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Tree People | $100,000 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Trinity School | $11,709 | Oklahoma City, OK, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | $100 | Staten Island, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Uja Federation Of Ny | $102,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Uja-jcc | $2,000 | Greenwich, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Uli - The Urban Land Institute | $16,190 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| United Nergo College Fund Inc | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Valley Stream South High School | $100 | Valley Stream, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Violence Policy Center | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Voteriders | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Weil Cornell Medical Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Winslow Therapeutic Center | $400 | Warwick, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| World Monuments Fund | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Yale University | $60,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Yonkers Partners In Education | $5,000 | Yonkers, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $3,856,350 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2022 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $3,856,350 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2022 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $4,972,669 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2021 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $4,972,669 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2021 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $4,972,669 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2021 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $3,911,236 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2020 |
| Various - Information Available Upon Request | $3,708,569 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2019 |
| Various - See Statement | $4,184,952 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2016 |
| Various - See Statement | $4,442,234 | New York, NY, US | Contributions | 2015 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 13-3267113 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 155 E 44TH STREET 28TH FL New York, NY 10017-4100 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Co-president | Bruce W Benenson |
|---|---|
| Co-president | Frederick C Benenson |
| Co-president | Lawrence B Benenson |
| Vice-president | Richard Kessler |
| Treasurer & Secretary | Frederick C Benenson |
Forms 990-PF
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