The Emily Benatar Foundation
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 47-2369180 · reported 2023–2025
123grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 123 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 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
2522 Webster St
Palo Alto, CA 94301-4249
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Minds Africa | Brisbane, CA | $253,290 |
| Voter Registration Project - Everybody Votes Campaign | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Bright Minds Africa | Oakland, CA | $65,200 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation - Bright Minds Africa | Oakland, CA | $63,293 |
| Association of Independents in Radio | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $40,000 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $25,660 |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | Sausalito, CA | $20,000 |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | Sausalito, CA | $15,000 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | $12,750 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Emily Stillman Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,000 |
| Kimberly Coffee Foundation | Massapequa Park, NY | $10,000 |
| The Dinner Party Labs | Swampscott, MA | $10,000 |
| Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Givedirectly | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | $9,700 |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | $7,500 |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | $7,500 |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | $6,400 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Oakland, CA | $6,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $6,000 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Oakland, CA | $6,000 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | $5,275 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| All May See Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto Unified School District | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Campbell, CA | $5,000 |
| Project Invent | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| All May See Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Filmmakers Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| Lumos Foundation USA Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Nutrition Facts | Takoma Park, MD | $5,000 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Campbell, CA | $5,000 |
| Project Invent | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Sister District Action Network | Covina, CA | $5,000 |
| Karen Crespo PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES - AMPUTEE | West Covina, CA | $3,418 |
| Karen Crespo PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES - AMPUTEE | West Covina, CA | $3,220 |
| Palo Alto Unified School District | Palo Alto, CA | $3,165 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | $3,000 |
| Embarcadero Media Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $3,000 |
| Karen Crespo PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES - AMPUTEE | West Covina, CA | $2,995 |
| Nutrition Facts | Takoma Park, MD | $2,600 |
| Camp Kesem National | Covina, CA | $2,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Giffords Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| Giffords Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
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