About Bender Foundation
Bender Foundation Inc. has no record of direct charitable grants; its sole reported payment is a $700,000 contribution to Vanguard Charitable Fund to fund a donor-advised account. This indicates the foundation currently operates as a funder-of-funders (channeling assets into a DAF) rather than making programmatic grants to operating nonprofits, so its eventual philanthropic priorities will depend on the DAF donor's recommendations.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised fund contributions (Vanguard Charitable)Philanthropic re-granting via a DAF rather than direct grantee supportUnspecified programmatic focus (recipient DAF likely determines final causes)
Who They Fund
students and youth (K-12 and after-school participants)people with substance use disorders/in recoverypatients with cardiac conditions / hospital patientsseniors / older adultsschool-based mental health professionals and educators
About Bender Foundation
Bender Foundation Inc. shows a mix of direct grantmaking and donor-advised fund activity, including a $700,000 contribution to Vanguard Charitable Fund to fund a donor-advised account. In the recent grants list, the foundation also made several large direct awards in Washington, DC and nearby Maryland, including $500,000 to American University for its Center for Athletic Performance and $300,000 to Bender JCC of Greater Washington for executive salary support. The pattern extends across education, Jewish communal life, health, addiction recovery, and advocacy organizations, with multiple awards in the $150,000 to $250,000 range. Some gifts are tied to named facilities or funds, while others support general operations or specific programs. The grant record also includes recurring support for organizations such as Bender JCC of Greater Washington, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and the Anti-Defamation League, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Recent awards appear in Washington, DC; Maryland; Virginia; and Rhode Island, with recipient locations concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic corridor.
What Bender Foundation Funds
In Jewish communal and educational work, the foundation gave $250,000 to Capital Jewish Museum for its second floor lobby and $200,000 to United States Holocaust Memorial for the Beyond Our Walls Fund. It also supported the Anti-Defamation League with $250,000 for DC Education Initiatives and another $250,000 for The Bender Institute Combating Bias, Bullying and Anti-Semitism Through Education. In health and recovery, it gave $250,000 to Ashley Addiction Treatment for Recovery Coaching Service 2 of 3 and $250,000 to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Heart Hospital. The foundation also backed family and youth-oriented programs, including $150,000 to Bender JCC of Greater Washington for the Bender-Dosik Parenting Center and $100,000 to City Dance for The Dream School for Dance / renamed The VIVA School (CityDance).
How Bender Foundation Gives
The recent grants cluster around a median of $50,000, with the 25th percentile at $20,000 and the 75th percentile at $100,000. The list also includes multiple awards above that range, including several gifts at $150,000, $200,000, $250,000, $300,000, and $500,000. Recipients appear across multiple years, which points to repeated relationships rather than one-time support. The foundation is a regular funder and also reports donor-advised fund activity, including contributions to charitable funds. Grants are made by invitation, and unsolicited proposals are not considered.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.2M
Total Assets
$157.4M
Total Revenue
$7.8M
Total Expenses
$7.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 34% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
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