Ben May Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Mobile, AL · EIN 23-7145009 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ben May Charitable Trust
167grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 40 of its 167 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $898K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
25 W I65 Service RD N
Mobile, AL 36608-1201
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science BEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| The University of Chicago CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science BEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| The University of Chicago CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science BEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| The University of Chicago CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Order of St John RESEARCH GENETIC EYE DISEASE | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Order of St John RESEARCH GENETIC EYE DISEASE | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Order of St John RESEARCH OF FAMILIES WITH INHERITED RETINAL DEGENERATION | Washington, DC | $69,000 |
| Azalea Center for the Arts TICKETS FOR TEACHERS PROGRAM | Mobile, AL | $55,000 |
| American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience RESEARCH LIBRARY AND READING ROOM | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace | Miami, FL | $50,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School EARLY LEARNING CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Mobile, AL | $50,000 |
| American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience RESEARCH LIBRARY AND READING ROOM | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School EARLY LEARNING CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Mobile, AL | $50,000 |
| Fuse Project | Mobile, AL | $40,000 |
| Fuse Project | Mobile, AL | $40,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| McGill Toolen Catholic High School ST AUGUSTINE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND BASEBALL FIELD RESURFACING | Mobile, AL | $35,000 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School PLAYGROUND AT EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Mobile, AL | $35,000 |
| Mobile Baykeeper OYSTER RESTORATION PROGRAMS | Mobile, AL | $30,000 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2026 PRODUCTION OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 |
| Children of the World DOMESTIC ADOPTION COORDINATOR AND ADMINSTRATIVE SUPPORT | Fairhope, AL | $25,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Congregation Orach Chaim | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| George Washington's Mt Vernon Ladies Assoc SEND ALABAMA EDUCATORS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON TEACHER INSTITUTE | Mt Vernon, VA | $25,000 |
| Children of the World DOMESTIC ADOPTION PROGRAM | Fairhope, AL | $25,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Fuse Project | Mobile, AL | $25,000 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | $25,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Broad Street Restoration Society REVITALIZE NEW JERSEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD | Mobile, AL | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of North America Inc WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN LIVING ON ISRAEL'S BORDERS | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Children of the World DOMESTIC ADOPTION PROGRAM | Fairhope, AL | $25,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Congregation Orach Chaim | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | $25,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| McGill Toolen Catholic High School ST AUGUSTINE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Mobile, AL | $25,000 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2025 PRODUCTION OF HAMLET | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama | Mobile, AL | $20,000 |
| Cahaba Foundation ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, ORRVILLE, AL | Selma, AL | $20,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Camp Ramah in the Berkshires | Teaneck, NJ | $18,000 |
| Congregation Orach Chaim | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience | New Orleans, LA | $18,000 |
| Azalea Center for the Arts | Mobile, AL | $17,500 |
| Azalea Center for the Arts | Mobile, AL | $17,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
| Dorot | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Government Street Presbyterian Church | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
| Community of Faith Global Methodist Church | Jackson, AL | $15,000 |
| Mobile Museum of Art SUPPORT FOR TWO EXHIBITIONS | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
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