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Filing year 2023

FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC

New York, New York·EIN 13-3267113·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$2.4M
Total assets
$28.9M
Total expenses
$4.4M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Co-president
Treasurer & Secretary
Co-president
Vice-president

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$3.6M

Itemized grants

147

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GRATEFUL FILM FUNDSTUDIO CITY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$205k
AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAMFALLS CHURCH, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIPNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$160k
REED COLLEGEPORTLAND, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
BROAD STAGESANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$110k
UJA FEDERATION OF NYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$103k
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
TREE PEOPLEBEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTERWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
LACMALOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$95k
LIFETOWNLIVINGSTON, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$89k
TESSERACT RESEARCH CENTER (PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES)WASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$58k
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$52k
ACLU FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
BIONEERSCOLLECTIVE HERITAGESANTA FE, NMGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS(MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC)NEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
JEWBELONG INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
KCRW INCSANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
KEHILLAT ISRAELLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
MOMA PS1(PS 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC)LONG ISLAND CITY, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
NAT'L RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.1M
$4.5M
2022
$2.4M
$4.4M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,519 organizations across 2,519 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for New York
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What are FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, FRANCES & BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC reported $2.4M in total revenue and $4.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.