Grants paid by The David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation Inc
EIN 26-1133956 · Westbrook, CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation Inc of Westbrook, CT (EIN 26-1133956) reported 96 grants paid totaling $294,765 to 46 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $4,100 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$294,765
96 grants
Recipients
46
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$4,100
2 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | $34,290 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | $55,750 | — |
| 2024 | 24 | $90,540 | $4,100 |
| 2025 | 29 | $114,185 | — |
Top recipients
The 46 recipients receiving the most from The David and Sharon Bender Family Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 46 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Foundation Inc | U | New Haven, CT | 4 | $46,000 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven 06-0647025 | B | Woodbridge, CT | 6 | $29,750 | 2025 |
| Mozaic Senior Lkife | U | Bridgeport, CT | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Hadassah Connecticut | U | West Orange, NJ | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Towers Foundation 06-1331831 | B | New Haven, CT | 1 | $18,000 | 2025 |
| Ort America | U | New York, NY | 3 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Anti Defamation League 13-1818723 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $11,500 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | U | Hagerstown, MD | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| American Parkinson Disease Assoc 13-1962771 | C | Staten Island, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Slifka Center | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Public Radio | U | Hartford, CT | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Parkinson's Foundation 88-3421786 | D | Miami, FL | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood 06-1309773 | D | Manchester, CT | 3 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Services of New Haven | U | New Haven, CT | 5 | $8,420 | 2025 |
| Women's Health Research at Yale | U | New Haven, CT | 4 | $7,800 | 2025 |
| Aspca | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $6,000 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of New Haven 06-0646692 | C | New Haven, CT | 2 | $5,180 | 2021 |
| Pkd Foundation 43-1266906 | C | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Hartford Hospital 2023 06-0646668 | C | Hartford, CT | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | U | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Simon Weisenthal Center 95-3964928 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | U | White Plains, NY | 4 | $3,250 | 2025 |
| The Campaigh School at Yale | U | New Haven, CT | 3 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| American Jewish World Service 22-2584370 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $2,600 | 2025 |
| Sandy Hook Promise 46-1657101 | C | Newtown, CT | 2 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Greenpeace Fund 95-3313195 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| American Diabetes Assoc of New England 13-1623888 | D | Merrifield, VA | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,800 | 2025 |
| Jewish Cemetary Association of Gnh | U | New Haven, CT | 2 | $1,110 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund 83-2880252 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence 46-4638549 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth El Kesser Israel 06-0672063 | C | New Haven, CT | 1 | $600 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek 06-0770196 | D | Chester, CT | 1 | $360 | 2025 |
| Hand in Hand 27-3572044 | D | Portland, OR | 1 | $360 | 2025 |
| Greenpeace 52-1541501 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $360 | 2021 |
| Save the Sound 06-0990195 | B | New Haven, CT | 3 | $350 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Food Bank | U | Wallingford, CT | 1 | $250 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $250 | 2021 |
| Yale University | U | New Haven, CT | 2 | $200 | 2025 |
| Experiment Station Associates Inc 22-3086686 | B | New Haven, CT | 2 | $125 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Woodbridge Library 23-7373701 | C | Woodbridge, CT | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| Y for Humanity - the Yale Campaign | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $100 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Nursery School 06-0774185 | B | New Haven, CT | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| Yale Enviromental 360 | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| National Enviromental Quality | U | Braintree, MA | 1 | $50 | 2021 |
| Westbrook Chemical Engine Company 06-6063410 | C | Westbrook, CT | 1 | $50 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 98 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mozaic Senior Lkife Bridgeport, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | Elderly Hursing Home Services | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Towers Foundation New Haven, CT | B | $18,000 | paid | 2024 Ground Floor Renovation | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Hadassah Connecticut West Orange, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | Support Hospitals | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Ort America New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Anti-Defamation League New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Fight Hate For Good | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Jewish Family Services of New Haven New Haven, CT | U | $5,000 | paid | Send a Kid To Camp Fund | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Connecticut Public Radio Hartford, CT | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Pkd Foundation Kansas City, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | Fundin Research | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | American Parkinson Disease Assoc Staten Island, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Parkinson's Foundation Miami, FL | D | $5,000 | paid | Parkinson Research | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Michael J Fox Foundation Hagerstown, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | Parkinson Research | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood Manchester, CT | D | $5,000 | paid | Healthcare Education | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Women's Health Research at Yale New Haven, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | Improve Health | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $1,800 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $1,800 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Jewish Family Services of New Haven New Haven, CT | U | $1,800 | paid | Support Social Services | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | American Jewish World Service New York, NY | B | $1,250 | paid | Blueprint For a Better World | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society White Plains, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Improve Quality of Life | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | American Diabetes Assoc of New England Merrifield, VA | D | $1,000 | paid | Fight to End diabetes | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $1,000 | paid | JCC Send a Kid to Camo Fund | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | The Campaigh School at Yale New Haven, CT | U | $1,000 | paid | Inspiring Women Worldwide | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Simon Weisenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | Fighting Anti-Semitism | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Greenpeace Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | Global Campaign | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $540 | paid | Keep Holocast Memory Alive | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek Chester, CT | D | $360 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Hand in Hand Portland, OR | D | $360 | paid | Buikding Jewish-Arab Schools | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Save the Sound New Haven, CT | B | $150 | paid | Action for Regions Environment | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $100 | paid | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202522929349100102 |
| 2025 | Experiment Station Associates Inc New Haven, CT | B | $25 | paid | Support Program | 202522929349100102 |
| 2024 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $20,800 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Tower Foundation Inc New Haven, CT | U | $18,000 | paid | Senior Quality of Life Programs | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Hadassah Connecticut West Orange, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | Support Hospitals | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Ort America New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | American Parkinson Disease Assoc Staten Island, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Parkinson Research | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Anti Defamation League New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Michael J Fox Foundation Hagerstown, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | Parkinson Research | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Parkinson's Foundation Miami, FL | D | $5,000 | paid | Parkinson Research | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Manchester, CT | D | $4,000 | approved, future | Suppport Program Services | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Manchester, CT | D | $4,000 | paid | Suppport Program Services | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Women's Health Research at Yale New Haven, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Jewish National Fund New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | Support Housing Services | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Sandy Hook Promise Newtown, CT | C | $1,000 | paid | Prevent Violence in Schools | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society White Plains, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | American Diabetes Assoc of New England Merrifield, VA | D | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | American Jewish World Service New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | The Campaigh School at Yale New Cannan, CT | U | $1,000 | paid | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Greenpeace Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Simon Weisenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Aspca Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Jewish Family Services of New Haven New Haven, CT | U | $900 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $540 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Yale University New Cannan, CT | U | $100 | approved, future | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Yale University New Cannan, CT | U | $100 | paid | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Save the Sound New Haven, CT | B | $100 | paid | Support Program | 202413019349100051 |
| 2024 | Experiment Station Associatesinc New Haven, CT | C | $100 | paid | Agrecultural Research | 202413019349100051 |
| 2023 | Tower Foundation Inc New Haven, CT | U | $18,000 | paid | Senior Quality of Life Programs | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Ort America New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Hartford Hospital 2023 Hartford, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | Support Urology Kinney Fd | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation Kansas City, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Aspca Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Connecticut Public Radio Hartford, CT | U | $5,000 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $2,550 | paid | Send Kids To Camp Drive | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Women's Health Research at Yale New Haven, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Simon Weisenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | The Campaigh School at Yale New Cannan, CT | U | $1,000 | paid | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Anti Defamation League New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Prevent Gun Violence Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Sandy Hook Promise Newtown, CT | C | $1,000 | paid | Support Prevent Violence in Schools | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood Manchester, CT | D | $1,000 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society White Plains, NY | U | $750 | paid | Support Research Programs | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Jewish Family Services of New Haven New Haven, CT | U | $540 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $360 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | American Jewish World Service New York, NY | B | $350 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Save the Sound New Haven, CT | B | $100 | paid | Support Program | 202401089349100235 |
| 2023 | Y for Humanity - the Yale Campaign New Haven, CT | U | $100 | paid | Yale Enviroment 360 | 202401089349100235 |
| 2021 | Slifka Center New Haven, CT | U | $10,000 | paid | Support Student Programs | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Tower Foundation Inc New Haven, CT | U | $8,000 | paid | Senior Quality of Life Programs | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Family Service of New Haven New Haven, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Tower Foundation Inc New Haven, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | Meals For Residents | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Women's Health Research at Yale New Haven, CT | U | $1,800 | paid | Support Research | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Woodbridge, CT | B | $1,800 | paid | Improve Quality of Family Life | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Simon Weisenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | Support Program | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Cemetary Association of Gnh New Haven, CT | U | $750 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Congregation Beth El Kesser Israel New Haven, CT | C | $600 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Anti Defamation League New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | Support Anti-Semitism Programs | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society White Plains, NY | U | $500 | paid | Support Research Programs | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Greenpeace Washington, DC | C | $360 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Cemetary Association of Gnh Woodbridge, CT | U | $360 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $360 | paid | Support Program | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Connecticut Food Bank Wallingford, CT | U | $250 | paid | Support Program | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish National Fund Boston, MA | U | $250 | paid | Development and Care for Land of Israel | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Family Services of New Haven New Haven, CT | U | $180 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Jewish Family Service of New Haven New Haven, CT | C | $180 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Woodbridge Library Woodbridge, CT | C | $100 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Yale Enviromental 360 New Haven, CT | U | $100 | paid | Support Global Climate Issues | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Bethesda Nursery School New Haven, CT | B | $100 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | National Enviromental Quality Braintree, MA | U | $50 | paid | Support Program | 202143099349100419 |
| 2021 | Westbrook Chemical Engine Company Westbrook, CT | C | $50 | paid | Support Programs Services | 202143099349100419 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202522929349100102 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413019349100051 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401089349100235 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143099349100419 |
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