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The Benificus Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 77-0444504 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$186M
Grants reported
56
Typical grant
$500.6K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE BENIFICUS FOUNDATION

Where The Benificus Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Climate Imperative Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

$45.8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General purpose

Calico Life Sciences LLC

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA

$31.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Parkinson's disease research

Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research

NEW YORK, NY

$21.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General purpose

Aspen Global Change Institute

BASALT, CO

$10.1MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General purpose

Northwestern University

EVANSTON, IL

$8.1MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General purpose

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Benificus Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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