Benco Family Foundation
Private foundation · Pittston, PA · EIN 13-7483658 · reported 2023–2025
164grants reported
$1,000median award
$160lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$2.8Mtotal paid
27states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 164 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $230K 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
295 Centerpoint Blvd
Pittston, PA 18640-6136
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dta Foundation | Arlington, VA | $566,457 |
| Dta Foundation | Arlington, VA | $463,928 |
| Wilkes University CHARITABLE$5,450 CASHDONATION OF 515 SHS ALPHABET STOCK, 534 SHS AMAZON STOCK, 945 SHS WELLS FARGO & | Wilkes Barre, PA | $404,783 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $158,781 |
| Moravian Academy | Bethlehem, PA | $106,200 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkes Barre, PA | $89,290 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkes Barre, PA | $81,431 |
| Jewish Community Center of Wilkes Barre | Wilkes Barre, PA | $75,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Wilkes Barre | Wilkes Barre, PA | $72,500 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Denver, CO | $65,000 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Denver, CO | $60,000 |
| Geisinger Health Foundation | Danville, PA | $60,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Wilkesbarre, PA | $55,000 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Denver, CO | $50,500 |
| Jcc of Wilkes-Barre | Wilkesbarre, PA | $43,000 |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Naw Institute for Distribution Excellence | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Wyoming Seminary Annual Fund | Forty Fort, PA | $25,000 |
| Ceoweinberg Food Bank | Wilkes Barre, PA | $21,181 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkesbarre, PA | $20,250 |
| Wvia | Pittston, PA | $20,125 |
| Wvia | Pittston, PA | $20,000 |
| International Life Foundation | St Cloud, FL | $15,000 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkesbarre, PA | $12,500 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes Barre, PA | $10,350 |
| Dta Foundation | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Last Prisoner Project | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| International Life Foundation Inc | St Cloud, FL | $10,000 |
| Missionary Society of St Columbian | EL Paso, TX | $10,000 |
| International Life Foundation Inc | St Cloud, FL | $7,875 |
| Missionary Society of St Columbian | EL Paso, TX | $7,875 |
| America 250PA | Pittston, PA | $7,500 |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Kingston, PA | $7,500 |
| America 250PA | Pittston, PA | $7,500 |
| Temple Isreal | Scranton, PA | $6,200 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,875 |
| Luzerne County Head Start | Wilkesbarre, PA | $5,750 |
| Give to Columbia Inc | Key Biscayne, FL | $5,250 |
| Casa of Luzerne County | Plains, PA | $5,000 |
| Cass Community Health Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Global Smiles Foundation | Norwood, MA | $5,000 |
| National Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Nepa Philharmonic | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,000 |
| Visiting Dental Hygiene Inc | Hingham, MA | $5,000 |
| Casa | Plains, PA | $5,000 |
| Children Oral Health Institute | Pikesville, MD | $5,000 |
| Maternal & Family Health Services | Wilkesbarre, PA | $5,000 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $5,000 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Casa of Luzerne County | Plains, PA | $5,000 |
| Cass Community Health Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Global Smiles Foundation | Norwood, MA | $5,000 |
| Goodie Two Shoes Foundation Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 |
| Maternal and Family Health Services Inc | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,000 |
| Nepa Philharmonic | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,000 |
| The Luzerne Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,000 |
| Cycle for Survival | New York, NY | $4,810 |
| Keep A Breast Foundation | Yucca Valley, CA | $4,347 |
| Acorn Clinic | Brooker, FL | $3,500 |
| Luzerne County Head Start | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,000 |
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