Private foundation
THE DOROTHY G BENDER FOUNDATION INC
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
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Private foundation
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,062,963 | $734,114 | $673,822 | $6,542,872 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 48% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAELCEDARHURST, NY | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | $25,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $6,542,872 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $468,948 | $667,377 | $613,201 | $6,214,023 | $6,214,023 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,323,601 | $579,096 | $528,639 | $7,793,228 | $7,774,727 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $489,966 | $579,723 | $538,900 | $5,671,264 | $5,594,960 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,058,123 | $511,911 | $470,035 | $5,771,347 | $5,710,579 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $426,226 | $491,659 | $456,500 | $5,178,107 | $5,151,803 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $312,120 | $518,313 | $496,115 | $5,246,439 | $5,220,135 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $639,449 | $526,122 | $500,800 | $5,544,343 | $5,432,469 |
| FY2017amended | 990-PF | $355,085 | $500,632 | $461,600 | $5,370,433 | $5,344,129 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $88,152 | $528,329 | $492,710 | $5,515,980 | $5,489,676 |
| GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $25,000 |
| 2019 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | Grace and Morton Bender Scholarship Fund | $25,000 | 2025 |
| KUWAIT-AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2021 |
| GALLAUDET UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2017 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INCMONTGOMERY, AL | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2024 |
| ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INCGAITHERSBURG, MD | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2024 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INCMONTGOMERY, AL | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2025 |
| THE GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COALITION AGAINST DOROCKVILLE, MD | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCTAMPA, FL | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2024 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 | 2025 |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSVIENNA, VA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2018 |
| NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MUSEUMMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ALEXANDRIA, VA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2018 |
| WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATIONWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $18,000 | 2022 |
| DISTRICT HEIGHTS BOYS & GIRLS CLUBFORESTVILLE, MD | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2016 |
| THE SHAKESPEAR THEATER COMPANYWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2018 |
| CROSSED PAWS PET RESCUE INCAUBURNDALE, FL | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 | 2025 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INCWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2017 |
| WHITMAN-WALKER CLINICWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2016 |
| FORD'S THEATREMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | $15,000 | 2023 |
| THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INCWEST PALM BEACH, FL | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 | 2024 |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2017 |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETYWASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 | 2024 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITALBALTIMORE, MD | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2018 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202512969349100906
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202432689349100103
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303179349101160
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203199349103255
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103189349100655
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202023219349104562
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201903199349102225
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017 · amended
Filing id 201910649349100416
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713199349100801
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201613189349100101
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.