Grants paid by Eric James Benson Foundation
EIN 83-2725130 · Shorewood, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE P01
Eric James Benson Foundation of Shorewood, MN (EIN 83-2725130) reported 18 grants paid totaling $25,354 to 9 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$25,354
18 grants
Recipients
9
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $500 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $2,500 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $7,521 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $10,500 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $2,633 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | $1,700 | — |
Top recipients
The 9 recipients receiving the most from Eric James Benson Foundation, by grants paid, out of 9 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Hands Foundation 20-0456778 | B | Excelsior, MN | 7 | $18,000 | 2025 |
| Fairy Lily Long Lake Assn | U | Sauk Centre, MN | 2 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Sarah Schulze Fdn 88-2465452 | C | Oak Park, CA | 2 | $1,521 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota Fdn 41-6042488 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Fdn | U | Staten Island, NY | 1 | $610 | 2024 |
| American Heart Assn 13-5613797 | C | Dallas, TX | 1 | $523 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army 41-0698597 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Sauk Center Lions Club 41-1312132 | D | Sauk Centre, MN | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Land Trust 41-1713652 | B | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $200 | 2025 |
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 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Open Hands Foundation Excelsior, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202621259349102147 |
| 2025 | Sarah Shulze Fdn Oak Park, CA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202621259349102147 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Land Trust Saint Paul, MN | B | $200 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202621259349102147 |
| 2024 | Open Hands Foundation Excelsior, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202520909349100607 |
| 2024 | Tunnel to Towers Fdn Staten Island, NY | U | $610 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202520909349100607 |
| 2024 | American Heart Assn Dallas, TX | C | $523 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202520909349100607 |
| 2024 | University of Minnesota Fdn Minneapolis, MN | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202520909349100607 |
| 2023 | Open Hands Foundation Excelsior, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202430679349100628 |
| 2023 | Open Hands Fdn Excelsior, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202430679349100628 |
| 2023 | Fairy Lily Long Lake Assn Sauk Centre, MN | U | $500 | paid | PRESERVATION | 202430679349100628 |
| 2022 | Open Hands Foundation Excelsior, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202330919349100308 |
| 2022 | Fairy Lily Long Lake Assn Sauk Centre, MN | U | $1,500 | paid | PRESERVATION | 202330919349100308 |
| 2022 | Sarah Schulze Fdn Oak Park, CA | C | $1,021 | paid | MENTAL HEALTH | 202330919349100308 |
| 2021 | University of Minnesota Fdn Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202220759349100017 |
| 2021 | Sauk Center Lions Club Sauk Centre, MN | D | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202220759349100017 |
| 2021 | Salvation Army Minneapolis, MN | C | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202220759349100017 |
| 2021 | Open Hands Foundation Excelsior, MN | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202220759349100017 |
| 2020 | Open Hands Fdn Excelsior, MN | B | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202120759349100707 |
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 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621259349102147 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202520909349100607 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v4.0 | 202430679349100628 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202330919349100308 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202220759349100017 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202120759349100707 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/832725130.json.
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