LJ Bender Foundation
Private foundation · Pennington, NJ · EIN 84-4017170 · reported 2023–2025
27grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$902Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $574K 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 1532
Pennington, NJ 08534-0691
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. 421 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community | Jackson, WY | $100,000 |
| Aief Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $75,000 |
| Chabad of West Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $51,294 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Congregation Beth Yeshurun | Houston, TX | $40,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Sky High for Kids | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Chabad of West Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Community Center for the Arts | Jackson, WY | $25,000 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Jackson, WY | $25,000 |
| Methodist Hospital - Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Jackson, WY | $25,000 |
| Sky High for Kids | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Alexander Jewish Family Services | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Jackson, WY | $25,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Beth Yeshurun Cemetery Association | Houston, TX | $18,000 |
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community | Jackson, WY | $18,000 |
| Chabad of West Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Hpffa Charitable Fdn | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Community Center for the Arts | Jackson, WY | $10,000 |
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