The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 52-1406566. Reported 179 grants totalling $2,110,569 to 129 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $232,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center Inc | Washington, DC | $232,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| U S Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $84,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's National Hospital | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University Medical Ctr | Washington, DC | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Association for the Advanc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Cancer Research | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nat'l Museum-Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kuwait-America Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of South Florida Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of DC | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Council for Adoption | Alexandria, VA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ford's Theatre | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agamim Classical Academy | Edina, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brem Foundation to Defeat Br Cancer | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flamingo Gardens Inc | Davie, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fords Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Church | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Florida Wildlife Center Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Usagainstalzheimer's | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science | Rehovot | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blair House Restoration Fund | Washington, DC | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Various Organizations 1000 and Under | Washington, DC | $8,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fdn | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York Center for Children | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Portrait Gallery | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trust for National Mall | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Leadership & Learning I | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Tennis Champion Center | College Park, MD | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy Center Foundation USA Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Signature Theatre | Arlington, VA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital Inc | Somerville, MA | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $6,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Barbara Bush Foundation for Family | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethesda Community Baseball Club | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bradys K9 Fund | Bradenton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csahm Adhd Foundation for Adhd Educ | Cabin John, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Shore Hockey Ass'n | Easton, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Explore Childrens Museum of DC | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Polk County Inc | Winter Haven, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for Missing and Exp | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path Forward | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Federation of Humane Societies | Edinburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wolftrap Fdn-for Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodrow Wilson | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wrestle Like a Girl Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Women's Association of Missoula | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Create | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Creative Change | Washington, DC | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Care for Als | Denton, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Orlando, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundatio | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Committee for the Weismann Institute of Science | Rehovot, Rehovot | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of S | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Csahm Adhad Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fape | Alexandria, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Rescue Alliance | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Tennis Champions Center | College Park, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| No Kid Hungryshare Our Strength | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George | Roma, Rome | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| So Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Talbot Hospice Fondation | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center - Family Services of Plm Bch | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dog Tag Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easter Sealsdc-MD-Va | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hortons Kids Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha's Table Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillwood Estate | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leaders in Furthering Education Inc | Lantana, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington National Opera | Washington, DC | $1,484 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Normanstone Neighborhood a | Washington, DC | $1,035 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts for the Aging | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washingto | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Classic Motor Museum of St Michael | Saint Michaels, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Childrens Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| R a C E Fund Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Andrews Episcopal School | Potomac, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts for the Aging-Maryland Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers for Honduran Communities Inc | Falls Church, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| March of Dimes | Chesapeake, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
36 of 129 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 28%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 112 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $470,035 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $538,900 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $521,434 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $580,200 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 75% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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