Eric James Benson Foundation
Private foundation · Shorewood, MN · EIN 83-2725130 · reported 2023–2025
15grants reported
$523median award
$500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$19Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
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
25670 Maple View CT
Shorewood, MN 55331-7975
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Hands Foundation | Excelsior, MN | $5,000 |
| Open Hands Fdn | Excelsior, MN | $5,000 |
| Bolder Options | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 |
| Open Hands Foundation | Excelsior, MN | $1,000 |
| Bolder Options | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Open Hands Foundation | Excelsior, MN | $1,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Fdn | Staten Island, NY | $610 |
| American Heart Assn | Dallas, TX | $523 |
| Wilderness Inquiry WILDERNESS PRESERVATION | Minneapolis, MN | $500 |
| Sarah Shulze Fdn | Oak Park, CA | $500 |
| Fairy Lily Long Lake Assn PRESERVATION | Sauk Centre, MN | $500 |
| Benevity COMMUNITY INVESTMENT | Calgary | $500 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $500 |
| University of Minnesota Fdn | Minneapolis, MN | $500 |
| Minnesota Land Trust CONSERVATION | Saint Paul, MN | $200 |
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