Private foundation · EIN 20-8807953 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Reported organization name: THE BENTER FOUNDATION C/O WILLIAM BENTER
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | $3.4M |
| 2024 | 44 | $3.1M |
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
PITTSBURGH, PA
$800KTax year 2024
Support of market square longer range design and program opportunity fund; development of a downtown retail strategy and seed capital for retail loan fund; support for mellon square safety measures and other placemaking
PITTSBURGH, PA
$800KTax year 2025
Support of vibrant streets fund, innovative programming snf implementation of market square revitalization
ANN ARBOR, MI
$334KTax year 2024
Final payment of a two year grant totaling $668,219 to support a pilot program in academic detailing to disrupt opioid prescribing in dentistry
PITTSBURGH, PA
$300KTax year 2025
Final installment of ambassadors pledge
PITTSBURGH, PA
$200KTax year 2024
Support of membership recruitment efforts
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (94 reported in all).
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Create free accountFigures are aggregated from The Benter Foundation C/O William Benter's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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