Private Foundation

FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC

FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.4M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $28.9M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 152 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $24.2M.

EIN: 133267113 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$2.4M

Total Expenses$4.4M

Total Assets$28.9M

Grants Given152

Grant Total$24.2M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

GRATEFUL FILM FUND

STUDIO CITY, CA · 2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$204,500

AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM

FALLS CHURCH, VA · 2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$200,000

INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP

NEW YORK, NY · 2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$160,000

REED COLLEGE

PORTLAND, OR · 2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$150,000

BROAD STAGE

SANTA MONICA, CA · 2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$110,000

Showing up to 5 of 152 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CO-PRESIDENT Bruce W Benenson

CO-PRESIDENT / TREASURER & SECRETARY Frederick C Benenson

CO-PRESIDENT Lawrence B Benenson

VICE-PRESIDENT Richard Kessler

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Top Grant Purposes

CONTRIBUTIONS

$20,633,776 5 grants

GENERAL SUPPORT

$3,608,578 146 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$2.4M	$4.4M	$28.9M
2023	$4.1M	$4.5M	$30.9M
2022	$4.3M	$5.8M	$31.2M
2021	$6.7M	$4.6M	$32.8M
2020	$3.2M	$4.4M	$30.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $3.2M to $2.4M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, KS, and 4 other states.

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