The Bendit Family Foundation appears to operate primarily as a vehicle for family-directed philanthropy rather than making direct programmatic grants. Its single recorded grant is a large, unrestricted transfer to a donor-advised fund (the Bendit Family Fund at Fidelity Charitable), indicating the family prefers to channel giving through a DAF for future, discretionary grantmaking or regranting.
Highly concentrated and centralized: a single large grant directed to a donor-advised fund rather than multiple direct grantees. No evidence of recurring programmatic funding or issue-specific commitments in the available data.
The Bendit Family Foundation’s largest recorded grant is not to an operating nonprofit but to Fidelity Inv Charitable Gift Fund in Cincinnati, a $1,083,688 transfer in 2025 labeled for the Bendit Family Fund. That pattern points to a family-directed structure that uses a donor-advised fund as the main vehicle for charitable giving. The direct grants that follow are much smaller and are spread across a mix of community services, education, health, and advocacy organizations. Among the foundation’s direct recipients are Make the Road New York, which received $15,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Hias Inc., which received $15,000 in 2024. Other recorded grants went to organizations such as Planned Parenthood Keystone, Edible Schoolyard NYC, Ignite National, New York Restoration Project, and Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. The recurring appearance of some grantees suggests a blend of repeat support and discretionary giving rather than a single narrow program line. The foundation’s grant history also includes smaller awards to a food pantry, a college, and a Ronald McDonald House, showing that it makes both general charitable and financial-aid support alongside broader community funding.
In immigrant and legal-aid-related work, The Bendit Family Foundation gave $15,000 to Make the Road New York in 2024 for general charitable purposes, matching a $15,000 grant to the same organization in 2023. It also awarded $15,000 to Hias Inc. in 2024. Health and reproductive-rights organizations appear in the record as well. The foundation gave $10,000 to National Network of Abortion Funds in 2023 and another $10,000 in 2024, plus $10,000 to Planned Parenthood Keystone in both 2023 and 2024. Its education and youth-oriented support includes $10,000 to Edible Schoolyard NYC in 2023 and 2024, and $2,000 to Franklin & Marshall College in 2023 for financial aid. Community-serving grants also reached New York Restoration Project and The Corner Food Pantry.
The Bendit Family Foundation’s recorded grants cluster tightly around a few sizes: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That means most awards sit at the $10,000 level, with occasional smaller gifts at $5,000, $2,500, or $2,000. The grant history also shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including the foundation’s DAF transfer in 2025 and direct grantees that appear in both 2023 and 2024. The structure appears family-directed and donor-advised-fund based, with a very large unrestricted transfer to Fidelity Inv Charitable Gift Fund rather than a conventional operating-grant pattern. The grants are recorded as general charitable or financial-aid support.
$1.3M
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$9K
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 41% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund (Bendit Family Fund)
Giving is regional and concentrated in the Northeast, with 41% of grants to recipients in New York state. Ohio appears as the top state by grant count overall because of the large transfer to Fidelity Inv Charitable Gift Fund in Cincinnati. Other recipient locations in the record include Brooklyn, New York City, Silver Spring, Warminster, Beaverton, Oakland, San Francisco, Lakeville, Chicago, and Lancaster. All recorded grants are to U.S. recipients.
The recorded pattern centers on a donor-advised fund. The largest grant is a $1,083,688 transfer in 2025 to Fidelity Inv Charitable Gift Fund in Cincinnati for the Bendit Family Fund, suggesting the family channels much of its philanthropy through a DAF rather than only through direct operating grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. In practice, many direct grants in the record are at the $10,000 level, with smaller awards also appearing.
The record includes immigrant-services and legal-aid organizations, reproductive-health groups, education and school-based programs, community food support, and cultural or health nonprofits. Examples in the data include Make the Road New York, Hias Inc., National Network of Abortion Funds, Edible Schoolyard NYC, The Corner Food Pantry, and Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Make the Road New York in 2023 and 2024, National Network of Abortion Funds in 2023 and 2024, Planned Parenthood Keystone in 2023 and 2024, Edible Schoolyard NYC in 2023 and 2024, Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids in 2023 and 2024, and The Corner Food Pantry in 2023 and 2024.
By recipient location, the foundation gives most often in Ohio, although 41% of grants go to recipients in New York state. The record also shows grants to recipients in Brooklyn, New York City, Silver Spring, Warminster, Oakland, San Francisco, Beaverton, Lakeville, Chicago, and Lancaster.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INV CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,083,688 | 2025 | BENDIT FAMILYFUND |
| HIAS INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| IGNITE NATIONAL | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD KEYSTONE | WARMINSTER, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE CORNER FOOD PANTRY | LAKEVILLE, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| IGNITE NATIONAL | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THOUSAND CURRENTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD KEYSTONE | WARMINSTER, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| HOPE & HEROES | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ESPERENZA NY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE CORNER FOOD PANTRY | Lakeville, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE | LANCASTER, PA | $2,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL AIDFUND |
FIDELITY INV CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,083,688BENDIT FAMILYFUND
HIAS INC
$15,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK
$15,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECT
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
IGNITE NATIONAL
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD KEYSTONE
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
THE CORNER FOOD PANTRY
$5,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS
$5,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK
$15,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
IGNITE NATIONAL
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
THOUSAND CURRENTS
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD KEYSTONE
$10,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
HOPE & HEROES
$7,500GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
ESPERENZA NY
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS
$5,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
THE CORNER FOOD PANTRY
$5,000GENERALCHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$2,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSEOF THE ORGANIZATION
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
$2,000FINANCIAL AIDFUND