Frederick R Benson Trust
Private foundation · Terre Haute, IN · EIN 35-6011748 · reported 2023–2025
152grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$251Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in In. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 152 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K 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
PO Box 540
Terre Haute, IN 47808-0540
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 35 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $28,000 |
| American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $28,000 |
| American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $27,667 |
| 14th & Chestnut Community Center | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Gibault Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Hamilton Center Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| St Benedict Church | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Swope Art Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Vigo County Historical Society Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| 14th & Chestnut Community Center | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Gibault Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Hamilton Center Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Lighthouse Mission Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| St Benedict Church | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Swope Art Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| The League of Terre Haute Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Vigo County Historical Society Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Wabash Activity Center | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| 14th & Chestnut Community Center | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Gibault Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Hamilton Center Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| St Benedict Church | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Swope Art Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| The League of Terre Haute Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Vigo County Historical Society Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $2,000 |
| Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,600 |
| Candles Holocaust Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Council on Domestic Abuse | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Lighthouse Mission Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Mental Health America in Vigo County Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Saint Joseph University Parish | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Senior Education Ministries | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Wabash Activity Center | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Candles Holocaust Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Council on Domestic Abuse | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Happiness Bag Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Junior Mental Health America | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Mental Health America in Vigo County Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Saint Joseph University Parish | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Senior Education Ministries | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| The Salvation Army | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Candles Holocaust Museum | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Council on Domestic Abuse | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Mental Health America in Vigo County Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Saint Joseph University Parish | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Senior Education Ministries | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| The Salvation Army | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Vigo County Education Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Wabash Activity Center | Terre Haute, IN | $1,500 |
| Happiness Bag Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $1,183 |
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