Private foundation · EIN 52-6054193 · Washington, DC · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Bender Foundation's grants went

It reported $6.41M in grants paid across 75 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 65.5% of those dollars to 43 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 73 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
American University
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196549
$500,000CENTER FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCESame address 1.00
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD · EIN 53-0205921
$300,000EXECU.SALARY SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY · EIN 13-1818723
$250,000DC EDUCATION INITIATIVES 1 OF 3Exact name 1.00
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Boston, MA · EIN 11-0303001
$250,000JULIE B SILVER FDN FAMILY FUNDKnown alias 1.00
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Malvern, PA · EIN 23-2888152
$250,000CONTRIBUTION TO BENDER FOUNDATION DAFKnown alias 1.00
Ashley Addiction Treatment
Havre de Grace, MD · no confident EIN match
$250,000RECOVERY COACHING SERVICEUnmatched Help match
Bank of America Charitable Gift Funds
Boston, MA · no confident EIN match
$250,000DISCRETIONARY FUNDUnmatched Help match
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$250,000MEDSTAR WASH. HOSPITAL CENTER HEART HOSPITALUnmatched Help match
United States Holocaust Memorial
College Park, DC · no confident EIN match
$200,000BEYOND OUR WALLS FUND 2 OF 5Unmatched Help match
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$150,000HEART BALLKnown alias 1.00
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD · EIN 53-0205921
$150,000BENDER-DOSIK PARENTING CENTERSame address 1.00
Collegetracks
Rockville, MD · EIN 20-4499806
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Future Link
Rockville, MD · EIN 26-2546011
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Jewish Women International
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$150,000LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEUnmatched Help match
Reach Education
Rockville, MD · no confident EIN match
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Grassroots Health
Washington, DC · EIN 26-4594778
$110,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Family Services
Gaithersburg, MD · EIN 52-0730225
$100,000MOCO RECONNECTSame address 1.00
Jewish Social Service Agency
Rockville, MD · EIN 53-0196598
$100,000MIND CRAFT PROJECTSame city 1.00
Suburban Hospital Foundation
Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-2019696
$100,000CLINICAL LADDER AND NURSING CLINICAL LEADER FELLOWSHIPSame address 1.00
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International
Washington, DC · EIN 30-0060696
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 0.63
Athletes for Hope
Bethesda, MD · no confident EIN match
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Identity
Gaithersburg, MD · no confident EIN match
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Mary's Center
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Viva School (Citydance)
North Bethesda, MD · no confident EIN match
$100,000THE VIVA SCHOOL'S INAUGRAL ENVISON GALA DONATION ONLYUnmatched Help match
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
North Bethesda, MD · EIN 53-0212445
$86,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGNSame street 1.00
Suburban Hospital Foundation
Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-2019696
$83,333ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER TRANSITION RECOVERY GUIDESame address 1.00
Hope for Henry
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$75,420MORE THAN MEDICINE PAYMENTUnmatched Help match
Homeless Children's Playtime Project
Washington, DC · EIN 20-3380456
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Nonprofit Montgomery
Rockville, MD · EIN 82-3602025
$75,000MMF MATCH FOR EARLY CHILDHOODSame street 1.00
Peace of Mind
Washington, DC · EIN 47-1449614
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Weta
Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match
$75,000WELL BEINGS OUT OF THE DARK ONLINE DIGITAL SERIESUnmatched Help match
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$62,500HEALTH/MENTAL WELLBEING STUDENTSKnown alias 1.00
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Burtonsville, MD · EIN 52-2100734
$60,000NTI TRAINING ADAPTATION FOR SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALSSame street 1.00
Collegiate Directions
Bethesda, MD · EIN 20-3675989
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023Same street 1.00
Imagination Stage
Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-1164889
$60,000LEARNING THROUGH THEATRESame address 1.00
Potomac Community Resources
Potomac, MD · EIN 52-2286949
$60,000FITNESS / HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMSame address 1.00
Tree of Hope Association
Rockville, MD · EIN 47-3999838
$55,000PEER RECOVERY PROGRAMSame street 1.00
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$50,8732023 HEART WALKKnown alias 1.00
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD · EIN 52-0961920
$50,000THREE YEAR MA'AYAN AND ATHLETICSSame address 0.86
Everymind
Rockville, MD · EIN 52-0681147
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Fight for Children
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1706059
$50,000EARLY ACCESS TO SPORTS INITIATIVESame address 1.00
Hope and a Home
Washington, DC · EIN 20-2869184
$50,000GRACE DICKERSON HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMSSame address 1.00
Leveling the Playing Field
Washington, DC · EIN 45-2682632
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Polo Club - University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI · EIN 47-4764837
$50,000UW-MADISON POSSE PROGRAMSame city 0.92
AJC
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$50,0002022 BOOKBINDER AWARDS PROGRAM DONATION ONLYUnmatched Help match
Avodah
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$50,000ADODAH DCUnmatched Help match
Identity
Gaithersburg, MD · no confident EIN match
$50,000TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN 1 OF 4Unmatched Help match
Jewish Women International
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$50,000LUNCHEON SDB LEADERSHIPUnmatched Help match
Maccabi USA
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 13-1810938
$40,000STUART WEITZMAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ATHLETES IN FINANCIAL NEEDSame street 1.00
The Literacy Lab
Washington, DC · EIN 27-1777117
$40,000THE LITERACY LAB - METRO DCSame address 1.00

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    34 recipients in common
  2. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Washington, DC
    15 recipients in common
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    9 recipients in common
  4. The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable Foundation Rockville, MD
    8 recipients in common
  5. Robert I Schattner Foundation Rockville, MD
    8 recipients in common
  6. England Family Foundation (Fka the Lois and Richard England Foundation Inc) Bethesda, MD
    8 recipients in common
  7. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation Bethesda, MD
    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.