Benson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Evergreen, CO · EIN 43-1969687 · reported 2023–2025
54grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 54 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $65K 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
1436 Shavano CT
Evergreen, CO 80439-9752
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $300,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $150,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $150,000 |
| Renewable Northwest | Portland, OR | $115,000 |
| Renewable Northwest | Portland, OR | $115,000 |
| International Development Enterprises | Golden, CO | $100,000 |
| Renewable Northwest | Portland, OR | $100,000 |
| International Development Enterprises | Golden, CO | $100,000 |
| Metro Denver Habitat for Humanity | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Metro Denver Habitat for Humanity | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Denver, CO | $40,000 |
| International Development Enterprises | Golden, CO | $40,000 |
| Metro Denver Habitat for Humanity | Denver, CO | $40,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Denver, CO | $40,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Denver, CO | $40,000 |
| National Repertory Orchestra | Breckenridge, CO | $35,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Community Partners FBO College Match | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| World Central Kitchens | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $30,000 |
| Community Partners FBO College Match | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 |
| Community Partners FBO College Match | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| World Central Kitchens | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Co Outdoor ED Center | Florissant, CO | $25,000 |
| Evergreen Christian Outreach | Evergreen, CO | $25,000 |
| Mt Evans Home Health & Hospice | Evergreen, CO | $25,000 |
| Co Outdoor ED Center | Florissant, CO | $25,000 |
| National Repertory Orchestra | Breckenridge, CO | $21,000 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 |
| Co Outdoor ED Center | Florissant, CO | $20,000 |
| Evergreen Christian Outreach | Evergreen, CO | $20,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 |
| National Repertory Orchestra | Breckenridge, CO | $20,000 |
| Evergreen Christian Outreach | Evergreen, CO | $20,000 |
| Mt Evans Home Health & Hospice | Evergreen, CO | $20,000 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $18,000 |
| Blue Spruce Habitat for Humantiy | Evergreen, CO | $15,000 |
| Denver Indian Family Resource Center | Lakewood, CO | $15,000 |
| Outdoor Lab | Evergreen, CO | $15,000 |
| Big City Mountaineers | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Blue Spruce Habitat for Humantiy | Evergreen, CO | $15,000 |
| Denver Indian Family Resource Center | Lakewood, CO | $15,000 |
| World Central Kitchens | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Blue Spruce Habitat for Humantiy | Evergreen, CO | $15,000 |
| Denver Indian Family Resource Center | Lakewood, CO | $15,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $12,000 |
| Big City Mountaineers | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Mt Evans Home Health & Hospice | Evergreen, CO | $10,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 |
| Big City Mountaineers | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Outdoor Lab | Evergreen, CO | $10,000 |
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