Private foundation
NEW YORK, NYEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,414,810 | $4,376,327 | $3,585,752 | $28,858,338 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 35% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCYNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce W Benenson | CO-PRESIDENT | 0.10 | $0 |
| Frederick C Benenson | CO-PRESIDENT | 0.10 | $0 |
| Lawrence B Benenson | CO-PRESIDENT | 0.10 | $0 |
| Richard Kessler | VICE-PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $26,214,007 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $4,095,986 | $4,509,913 | $3,927,202 | $30,850,855 | $28,175,524 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $4,278,714 | $5,777,764 | $5,044,293 | $31,233,782 | $28,589,451 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $6,714,802 | $4,612,582 | $3,992,002 | $32,757,831 | $30,088,501 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,187,869 | $4,438,475 | $3,785,303 | $30,690,431 | $28,036,101 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $4,698,449 | $4,859,695 | $4,265,801 | $29,759,851 | $27,931,361 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $4,245,143 | $5,123,734 | $4,519,228 | $28,100,773 | $28,100,773 |
| GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $50,000 |
| 2024 |
| NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTERNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS(MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC)NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| VOTERIDERSMatched to this organization because 41 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SANTA MONICA, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| NEW YORK JR TENNIS & LEARNINGLONG ISLAND CITY, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| NAT'L RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| PURCHASE COLLEGE FDNPURCHASE, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| KEHILLAT ISRAELMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| MOMA PS1(PS 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC)LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCEMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| CAMERA FOUNDATION INCSUFFIELD, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | $45,000 | 2024 |
| WORLD MONUMENTS FUNDNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY FUND INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,500 | 2024 |
| SPACE FOR GIANTS USANEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| INNOCENCE PROJECTNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLINDWARRINGTON, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| PROJECT INSPIRECLIFTON, NJ | GENERAL SUPPORT | $34,000 | 2024 |
| STUDIO IN A SCHOOLNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $32,000 | 2024 |
| PRINTED MATTERNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| SPARKYOUTH NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,925 | 2024 |
| SUSTAINABLE FOOD ALLIANCE INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2024 |
| LEVITT FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2024 |
| THE FEMINIST INSTITUTENEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2024 |
| 0.10 |
| $0 |
| Frederick C Benenson | TREASURER & SECRETARY | 0.10 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Nov 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202412839349100501
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Nov 30, 2022
Filing id 202312869349100821
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Nov 30, 2021
Filing id 202242869349100414
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Nov 30, 2020
Filing id 202142869349100414
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Nov 30, 2017
Filing id 201802889349100965
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Nov 30, 2016
Filing id 201732889349100403
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Nov 30, 2015
Filing id 201632889349100223
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.