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GAYLE AND TOM BENSON CHARITABLEFOUNDATION

· METAIRIE, LA · private_foundation · program funder

114recipients FY2016–24
$62Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Louisiana

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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to LA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 18 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NH, NY, PA, TN, TX, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder50
EUGENIE & JOSEPH JONES FAMILY FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder25
BAPTIST COMMUNITY MINISTRIESNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder24
GOLDRING FAMILY FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder22
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder22
ALMAR FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder20
PATRICK F TAYLOR FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder19
LOUISE H MOFFETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder18
J EDGAR MONROE FOUNDATION 1976METAIRIE, LAprogram funder16
HELIS FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder15
THE OSCAR J TOLMAS CHARITABLE TRUSTMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder15
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANANEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder15
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATIONBATON ROUGE, LAprogram funder14
GUSTAF WESTFELDT MCILHENNY FAMILY FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder14
LAURICELLA LAND COMPANY FOUNDATIONHARAHAN, LAprogram funder14
THE USDIN-WEIL FOUNDATIONprogram funder14
NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder13
BOOTH-BRICKER FUNDNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder12
JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder11
KELLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder11
WENDELL AND ANNE GAUTHIER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSANTA RSA BCH, FLprogram funder11
WOLDENBERG FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder11
AZBY FUNDNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder10
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder9
FREEMAN-WOOLLAM FOUNDATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAprogram funder9

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATIONLA62024$17,920,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS AND ACADIANALA52024$2,500,000
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL OF NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION INCLA12024$1,000,000
THE PAPAL FOUNDATIONPA62024$700,000
ST MICHAEL SPECIAL SCHOOLLA72024$605,000
NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INCLA12024$500,000
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ARTLA72024$399,999
BASTION COMMUNITY OF RESILIENCELA12024$250,000
FRIENDS OF NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS INCNH22024$205,000
GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INCLA12024$200,000
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND INCNY22024$110,000
METAIRIE PARK COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLLA12024$100,000
LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMYLA12024$100,000
GREATER NEW ORLEANS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATIONLA22024$55,000
GOVERNORS MANSION PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INCLA12024$50,000
NEW ORLEANS BALLET ASSOCIATIONLA32024$31,000
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTH LOUISIANALA22024$22,500
METANOIA INCLA32024$20,000
FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INCLA22024$15,000
THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART INCLA22024$15,000
ST CECILIA CONGREGATIONTN12024$10,000
LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIESLA12024$10,000
SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY MOTHERHOUSE & NOVITIATELA32024$9,500
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INCLA22024$8,500
UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSSLA32024$7,800
LIFECYCLES INCLA12024$7,500
LOUISIANA LANDMARKS SOCIETY INCLA22024$7,500
LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS CORPORATIONLA42024$7,000
LADIES LEUKEMIA LEAGUE INCLA32024$5,500
NEW ORLEANS POLICE AND JUSTICE FOUNDATION INCLA12024$5,000
NEW ORLEANS ASSOCIATION OF FIRECHIEFS FIREFIGHTER RELIEF FUND INCLA12024$5,000
CITY PARK CONSERVANCYLA12024$5,000
CHERISH TIMES TWOLA12024$5,000
MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIONVA12024$5,000
NEW ORLEANS HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION INCLA22024$5,000
BRIDGE HOUSE CORPORATIONLA22024$4,500
NEW ORLEANS WOMEN & CHILDRENS SHELTER INCLA22024$4,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS INCCT12024$2,500
GOD IZ LOVE - CAM JORDAN FOUNDATION INCFL12024$2,500
VIEUX CARRE PROPERTY OWNERS RESIDENTS AND ASSOCIATESLA12024$2,500
STABILER FOUNDATIONLA12024$2,500
FRIENDS OF JEFFERSON THE BEAUTIFUL INCLA12024$2,500
LE PETIT THEATRE DU VIEUX CARRELA12024$2,500
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANSLA12024$2,500
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAULLA12024$2,500
CRIMESTOPPERS INCLA12024$2,500
NEW ORLEANS CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE INCLA12024$2,500
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLA12024$1,800
EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INCLA12024$1,500
GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCDC12024$1,000