The Bender Family Foundation
Private foundation · Albany, NY · EIN 16-1526228 · reported 2023–2025
99grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$685Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 99 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,000 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
111 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12210-2214
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Thacher State Park | Voorheesville, NY | $25,000 |
| Albany Institute of History and Art | Albany, NY | $15,500 |
| Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy | Delmar, NY | $15,500 |
| Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Inc | Albany, NY | $15,500 |
| Connect Center for Youth | Cohoes, NY | $15,000 |
| Steamer NO10 Theatre Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Underground Railroad Education Center | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| University at Albany Foundation | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Watervliet Civic Chest Inc | Watervliet, NY | $15,000 |
| Albany Can Code Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Friends of Pruyn House | Latham, NY | $15,000 |
| Red Bookshelf Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| University at Albany Foundation | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Woman's Club of Albany Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Youth FX Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Arts Center of the Capital Region the | Troy, NY | $15,000 |
| Gov Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Greene County Historical Society | Coxsackie, NY | $15,000 |
| Historic Albany Foundation | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Historic Cherry Hill | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County | Troy, NY | $15,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc | Latham, NY | $15,000 |
| Shaker Heritage Society | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| University at Albany Foundation | Albany, NY | $15,000 |
| Albany Institute of History & Art | Albany, NY | $13,000 |
| Watervliet Civic Chest Inc | Watervliet, NY | $12,000 |
| Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (uss Slater) | Albany, NY | $11,000 |
| Capital District Women's Employment & Resource Center (werc) | Albany, NY | $10,250 |
| Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region | Schenectady, NY | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| New York Newspapers Foundation | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Palace Theatre Palace Performing Arts Center Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Grand Street Community Arts Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| New York Newspapers Foundation | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Baby Institute the | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Collar Works | Troy, NY | $10,000 |
| Grassroot Givers | Delmar, NY | $10,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area | Albany, NY | $9,000 |
| Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library | Albany, NY | $8,490 |
| Albany Center Galleries Inc | Albany, NY | $8,250 |
| The Children's Museum at Saratoga | Saratoga Springs, NY | $7,600 |
| Community Foundation for the Capital Region UNRESTICTED | Albany, NY | $7,000 |
| Ravena Coeymans Historical Society | Ravena, NY | $7,000 |
| Maria College | Albany, NY | $6,500 |
| Maria College | Albany, NY | $6,500 |
| Innovation Station Inc | Ravena, NY | $5,000 |
| Iphny Inc | Albany, NY | $5,000 |
| Maria College | Albany, NY | $5,000 |
| Connect Center the | Cohoes, NY | $5,000 |
| Community Foundaiton for the Greater Capital Region | Albany, NY | $4,500 |
| Misc Organized Charities | Albany, NY | $4,500 |
| Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region | Albany, NY | $4,500 |
| Up-Stitch | Albany, NY | $3,410 |
| Rapp Road Historical Association | Albany, NY | $3,363 |
| Arts Center of the Capital Region | Troy, NY | $3,000 |
| Amvet Post9594 Ravena NY | Ravena, NY | $2,000 |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000 |
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