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BEN & ESTELLE SOMMERS FOUNDATION INC

· · private_foundation · program funder

50recipients FY2016–24
$41,819giving on file
2023latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 72% of giving in New York

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A local funder — 72% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, FL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VT.

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