California · Private foundation
Benson Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2022
- 19
- Grants FY2022
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $959,136
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 53% of the organizations Benson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 10% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 19 | $1.1M | 53% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $170k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $800k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $94k | 10% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $104k | 19% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $89k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | $160,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | $16,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $16,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Agnus Dei Foundation | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| International Relief Teams | $11,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Birthline of San Diego County Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Social Service League of La Jolla | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Relief Services | $4,000 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | $160,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | $16,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $16,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Agnus Dei Foundation | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| International Relief Teams | $11,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Birthline of San Diego County Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Social Service League of La Jolla | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Relief Services | $4,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Galilee Center Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Madeleine Sophies Center Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| East County Youth Symphony | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Special Olympics Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Benson Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: David C Copley Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Benson Family Foundation
- How much does Benson Family Foundation give?
- Benson Family Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $1,137,334 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Benson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Health (41%), Human Services (14%), Housing & Shelter (8%).
- Who are Benson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: St Vincent de Paul Village Inc ($160k), Free Wheelchair Mission ($16k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($16k).
- Does Benson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Benson Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Benson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include David C Copley Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Benson Family Foundation based?
- Benson Family Foundation is based in CA.
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