Private foundation · EIN 23-7145009 · Mobile, AL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Ben May Charitable Trust's grants went
It reported $1.35M in grants paid across 61 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 82.1% of those dollars to 44 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.11M 44 lines
- No confident match $236K 16
- Individuals, not shown $5,000 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- LETTER APPLICATION ALONG WITH COPY OF THE IRS TAX EXEMPTION LETTER
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- NONE
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 59 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science New York, NY · EIN 13-1623886 | $250,000 | BEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION | Same street 1.00 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2177139 | $250,000 | CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING | Known alias 1.00 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY · EIN 13-0887640 | $75,000 | ANNUAL FUND | Same address 0.91 |
| Order of St John Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $69,000 | RESEARCH OF FAMILIES WITH INHERITED RETINAL DEGENERATION | Unmatched Help match |
| American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace Coral Gables, FL · EIN 13-3940178 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School Mobile, AL · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | EARLY LEARNING CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Unmatched Help match |
| Children of the World Fairhope, AL · EIN 63-1174015 | $25,000 | DOMESTIC ADOPTION PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Congregation Bnai Jeshurun New York, NY · EIN 13-0594858 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Fuse Project Mobile, AL · EIN 45-4765019 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 |
| The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union Mount Vernon, VA · EIN 54-0564701 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Broad Street Restoration Society Mobile, AL · EIN 82-4858847 | $25,000 | REVITALIZE NEW JERSEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD | Same address 1.00 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America New York, NY · EIN 13-1624240 | $25,000 | WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN LIVING ON ISRAEL'S BORDERS | Same street 0.83 |
| United Jewish Appeal New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-1186806 | $20,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Congregation Orach Chaim Brooklyn, NY · EIN 11-3402513 | $18,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience New Orleans, LA · EIN 82-3442378 | $18,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 |
| Azalea City Center for the Arts Mobile, AL · EIN 47-5519160 | $17,500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 0.89 |
| Red Door Community New York, NY · EIN 13-4046652 | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 |
| Mobile Arts Council Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0417538 | $15,000 | MURAL PROJECT AND GENERAL PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | RAKIA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries Mobile, AL · EIN 63-1155946 | $14,000 | EAGLES NEST | Exact name 1.00 |
| Veterans Recovery Resources Mobile, AL · EIN 47-4013431 | $12,500 | RESIDENTIAL DETOX FACILITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Institute of Southern Jewish Life Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0762027 | $12,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Avodah the Jewish Service Corps Brooklyn, NY · EIN 13-3914342 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Community of Mobile Mobile, AL · EIN 87-1310907 | $10,000 | REFORM UNDERPASS ON OLD SHELL RD IN MOBILE, AL | Same address 1.00 |
| Dorot New York, NY · EIN 13-3264005 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Dumas Wesley Community Center Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0312909 | $10,000 | SYBIL SMITH FAMILY VILLAGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Israel Policy Forum New York, NY · EIN 90-0653286 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 |
| Main Street Mobile Mobile, AL · EIN 63-1072660 | $10,000 | MURAL PROJECT - EXPLORING THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE | Same address 1.00 |
| Mulherin Custodial Home Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0388323 | $10,000 | PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES AND ESSENTIALS FOR RESIDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Boy Scouts of America Mobile, AL · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | MOBILE AREA COUNCIL | Unmatched Help match |
| Government Street Presbyterian Church Mobile, AL · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GUESNARD HOUSE CAPITAL FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| National Association of Scholars New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| The Jewish Agency for Israel Israel · EIN 23-7254561 | $8,333 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| St Stephens Volunteer Fire Department St Stephens, AL · no confident EIN match | $8,000 | NEW STRUCTURE AND WILDFIRE FIGHTING GEAR | Unmatched Help match |
| Competing Against Cancer Mobile, AL · EIN 82-2649851 | $7,500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Midway Community Church St Stephens, AL · no confident EIN match | $7,500 | CEMETERY FENCE | Unmatched Help match |
| Pine Grove United Methodist Church Leroy, AL · no confident EIN match | $7,500 | BEN MAY FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| Mobile Area Jewish Federation Mobile, AL · no confident EIN match | $5,400 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0414826 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 0.68 |
| Mobile Baykeeper Mobile, AL · EIN 63-1190615 | $5,000 | IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BAY TO BRING BACK OYSTER POPULATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Prestwick Preservation Society Leroy, AL · EIN 83-3439704 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Victory Health Partners Mobile, AL · EIN 63-1260841 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Ramah Darom Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-2146741 | $5,000 | BEN MAY CABIN | Same address 1.00 |
| Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center Dothan, AL · EIN 63-1096717 | $5,000 | SANE PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program Mobile, AL · EIN 68-0550595 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 0.90 |
| St Stephens Nutrition Center St Stephens, AL · EIN 63-1024860 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Mobile, AL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Albama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | BEN MAY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Unmatched Help match |
1 more line ($2,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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7 recipients in common - JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
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7 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.