The Ben May Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Mobile, AL · EIN 23-7145009 · reported 2025
57grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
9states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 57 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $274K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute OF Science BEN MAY CENTER FOR CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| The University OF Chicago CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Order OF ST John RESEARCH GENETIC EYE DISEASE | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Azalea Center for the Arts TICKETS FOR TEACHERS PROGRAM | Mobile, AL | $55,000 |
| American Friends OF the Peres Institute for Peace | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 |
| Museum OF the Southern Jewish Experience RESEARCH LIBRARY AND READING ROOM | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| Fuse Project | Mobile, AL | $40,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| McGill Toolen Catholic High School ST AUGUSTINE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND BASEBALL FIELD RESURFACING | Mobile, AL | $35,000 |
| ST Ignatius Catholic School PLAYGROUND AT EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Mobile, AL | $35,000 |
| Mobile Baykeeper OYSTER RESTORATION PROGRAMS | Mobile, AL | $30,000 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2026 PRODUCTION OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 |
| Children OF the World DOMESTIC ADOPTION COORDINATOR AND ADMINSTRATIVE SUPPORT | Fairhope, AL | $25,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Congregation Orach Chaim | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| George Washington's MT Vernon Ladies Assoc SEND ALABAMA EDUCATORS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON TEACHER INSTITUTE | MT Vernon, VA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Camp Ramah IN the Berkshires | Teaneck, NJ | $18,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters OF Alabama | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
| Dorot | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Government Street Presbyterian Church | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
| Community OF Faith Global Methodist Church | Jackson, AL | $15,000 |
| Mobile Museum OF Art SUPPORT FOR TWO EXHIBITIONS | Mobile, AL | $15,000 |
| Alabama Policy Institute | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Institute OF Southern Jewish Life INC | Jackson, MS | $10,000 |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| National Association OF Scholars | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Prichard Preparatory School ACADEMIC BRIDGE PROGRAM | Whistler, AL | $10,000 |
| Red Door Community | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Doe Fund READY WILLING AND ABLE PROGRAM | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | $8,333 |
| Competing Against Cancer | Mobile, AL | $7,500 |
| Pine Grove United Methodist Church BEN MAY FUND | Leroy, AL | $7,500 |
| Mobile Area Jewish Federation | Mobile, AL | $5,400 |
| Alabama Coastal Foundation | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Mobile Area Council Scouting America | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Cahaba Foundation | Selma, AL | $5,000 |
| Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries INC | Dauphin Island, AL | $5,000 |
| Little Sisters OF the Poor | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Main Street Mobile PUBLIC ART TRAIL | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Mobile Arts Council | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Prestwick Preservation Society | Leroy, AL | $5,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House GUEST ROOM SPONSORSHIP | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| ST Stephens Nutrition Center | ST Stephens, AL | $5,000 |
| University OF Albama School OF Law BEN MAY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Tuscaloosa, AL | $5,000 |
| Victory Health Partners | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Friends OF Old Mobile INC BURIAL MONUMENTS | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Friends OF Alabama Archives | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Broad Street Restoration Society | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| The Learning Tree GENERATOR | Mobile, AL | $5,000 |
| Central Park Conservacy | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Tunnels TO Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 |
| Mobile SPCA | Mobile, AL | $2,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,100 |
| Society OF the Cincinnati | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
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