Ohio · Public charity
The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation
Support of the community foundation of shelby county (a non-profit organization)
- $90k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $75k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $55k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $90k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $36k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $55k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $46k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Valentine Childcare Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Compassionate Care of Shelby County Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Spiritual Center of Maria Stein | $31,960 | 2 | 2% |
| Rocket Athletic Boosters | $26,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Morgan's Place Cemetery Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Peters Pense Inc | $18,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | $16,444 | 1 | n/a |
| Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics | $15,400 | 2 | 1% |
| Christian Academy Schools Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marion Community Park Board Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Valentine Childcare Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Compassionate Care of Shelby County Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Spiritual Center of Maria Stein | $31,960 | 2 | 2% |
| Rocket Athletic Boosters | $26,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Morgan's Place Cemetery Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Peters Pense Inc | $18,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | $16,444 | 1 | n/a |
| Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics | $15,400 | 2 | 1% |
| Christian Academy Schools Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marion Community Park Board Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Village of Anna | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelby County Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Shelby County Fair | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Donald & Evelyn Bensman 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: Community Foundation of Shelby County · Dayton Foundation Depository · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation with peer funders
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About The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation
- How much does The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation give?
- The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $75,400, out of $90,400 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Religion (15%), Health (9%).
- Who are The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Wilma Valentine Childcare Inc ($50k), Compassionate Care of Shelby County Inc ($50k), Spiritual Center of Maria Stein ($32k).
- Does The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Shelby County, Dayton Foundation Depository, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
- Where is The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation based?
- The Donald & Evelyn Bensman Foundation is based in OH.
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