The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 52-1406566 · reported 2023–2025
136grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$1.7Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 136 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $88K 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
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RD
Wilmington, DE 19809-0000
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. 1,863 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | Washington, DC | $232,500 |
| Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | Columbia, MD | $200,000 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $56,000 |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | $50,000 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 |
| George Washington University Grace and Morton Bender Scholarship Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Central Fund of Israel GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Cedarhurst, NY | $25,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $25,000 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 |
| The Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against DO | Rockville, MD | $20,000 |
| Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 |
| University of South Florida Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $20,000 |
| Crossed Paws Pet Rescue Inc | Auburndale, FL | $15,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution The National Portrait Gallery's Portrait of a National Gala program | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Ford's Theatre GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 |
| South Florida Wildlife Center Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $13,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University Charitable Event | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| National Italian American Foundation Inc Charitable Event | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| The Independent Feature Project Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $10,000 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends of Cancer Research GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| National Gallery of Art GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Agamim Classical Academy | Edina, MN | $10,000 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Flamingo Gardens Inc | Davie, FL | $10,000 |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Kuwait-America Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| South Florida Wildlife Center Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $10,000 |
| The Aspen Institute GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Agamim Classical Academy | Edina, MN | $5,000 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Anchor Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Blossoms for Pink | Reston, VA | $5,000 |
| Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washingto | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Concord Hill School | Chevy Chase, MD | $5,000 |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts Inc | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 |
| National Trust Historic Preservation in the United | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| American University GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Bethesda Community Baseball Club GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| Blair House Restoration Fund GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
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