Florida · Private foundation
The Benedict Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $360k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.4M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Benedict Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $360k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $250k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $250k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $190k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $150k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Resources Incorporated Dba the Miami Valley School | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Indian River Land Trust Inc | $190,000 | 5 | 2% |
| McKee Botanical Garden Inc | $105,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc | $95,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Learning Alliance Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Environmental Learning Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| La Paz de Dios Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Resources Incorporated Dba the Miami Valley School | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Indian River Land Trust Inc | $190,000 | 5 | 2% |
| McKee Botanical Garden Inc | $105,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc | $95,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Learning Alliance Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Environmental Learning Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| La Paz de Dios Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coastal Connections Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Keep Indian River Beautiful Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($370k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Benedict Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Olivia Delacruz Foundation Inc · The Prentice Foundation Inc · Indian River Community Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Benedict Foundation
- How much does The Benedict Foundation give?
- The Benedict Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $360,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Benedict Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (44%), Education (26%), Youth Development (25%).
- Who are The Benedict Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Educational Resources Incorporated Dba the Miami Valley School ($250k), Indian River Land Trust Inc ($190k), McKee Botanical Garden Inc ($105k).
- Does The Benedict Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Benedict Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Benedict Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Olivia Delacruz Foundation Inc, The Prentice Foundation Inc, Indian River Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Benedict Foundation based?
- The Benedict Foundation is based in FL.
Play a game based on Benedict’s filings →