HELEN BENHAM FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $34K · expenses $58K · assets $384K

Also known as
HELEN BENHAM TRUSTEE
EIN
27-6069983
Address
134-140 GREENE STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10012-3243
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
July 2009 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Helen V Benham TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR2012-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Maurice Robinson DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Mobley DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARY MOBLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MAURICE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MAURICE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARY MOBLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HELEN V BENHAM TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 9 grants to organizations · $42K
2024 · 12 grants to organizations · $46K
2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $36K
2022 · 12 grants to organizations · $35K
2021 · 9 grants to organizations · $46K
2020 · 14 grants to organizations · $34K
2019 · 4 grants to organizations · $7K
2018 · 14 grants to organizations · $52K
2017 · 21 grants to organizations · $42K
2016 · 26 grants to organizations · $57K
2015 · 17 grants to organizations · $34K
2014 · 13 grants to organizations · $26K
2013 · 26 grants to organizations · $47K
2012 · 18 grants to organizations · $42K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 1 contributor · $4K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HELEN BENHAM Person NEW YORK, NY $4,275- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $4K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HELEN BENHAM Person NEW YORK, NY $4,250- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $7K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HELEN BENHAM Person NEW YORK, NY $6,700- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $4K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HELEN BENHAM Person NEW YORK, NY $4,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,050$58,468 $383,720$371,016 $4,500- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,279$59,182 $402,006$395,434 $4,475- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,317$35,825 $345,557$336,337 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,400$49,037 $345,845$345,845 $4,275- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,829$58,654 $378,482$378,482 $4,250- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,904$46,100 $419,307$419,307 $6,700- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,742$20,394 $462,503$462,503 $4,200- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,967$66,003 $514,655$463,155 $4,200- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,040$56,358 $534,779$518,191 $4,200- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,612$70,993 $532,509$532,509 $4,400- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,261$48,322 $578,890$578,890 $4,400- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,984$38,341 $611,951$611,951 $4,000- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,492$57,858 $599,362$597,362 $3,850- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,203$54,266 $650,441$624,441 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ZHC FOUNDATION TRUSTNYT22 $35,000$25,000 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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SOL MESSINGER GIVING FOUNDATIONNYT22 $30,478$30,460 TRUSTEE$4,974 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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DONALD & LINDA GROSS FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $32,579$36,588 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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JONATHAN S & TARA R OLIVER FOUNDATION Private foundation$14,6501 12017–2017 HELP A FRIEND FOUNDATION
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THE OJC FUND DAF sponsor$8,1941 12021–2021 ZICHRON ELIMELECH FOUNDATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$7,4121 12021–2021 CMRI FOUNDATION INC
TEN BRACHA INC Private foundation$6,6002 12021–2022 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TZIR HEMED
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$6,3161 12023–2023 CMRI FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $58,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $42,500 72.7%
Fees: other professional $8,144 13.9%
Fees: accounting $4,500 7.7%
Taxes $3,324 5.7%
Total$58,468100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $59,182 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $46,000 77.7%
Fees: other professional $8,376 14.2%
Fees: accounting $4,450 7.5%
Taxes $306 0.5%
Other expenses $50 0.1%
Total$59,182100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $35,825 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $35,800 99.9%
Other expenses $25 0.1%
Total$35,825100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $49,037 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,378 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $35,378 72.1%
Fees: other professional $9,172 18.7%
Fees: accounting $4,250 8.7%
Taxes $212 0.4%
Other expenses $25 0.1%
Total$49,037100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $58,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $45,650 77.8%
Fees: other professional $8,513 14.5%
Fees: accounting $4,250 7.2%
Taxes $203 0.3%
Other expenses $38 0.1%
Total$58,654100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $46,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $33,500 72.7%
Fees: other professional $8,125 17.6%
Fees: accounting $4,200 9.1%
Taxes $175 0.4%
Other expenses $100 0.2%
Total$46,100100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $20,394 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $9,009 44.2%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $7,000 34.3%
Fees: accounting $4,200 20.6%
Taxes $185 0.9%
Total$20,394100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $66,003 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,500 78.0%
Fees: other professional $9,577 14.5%
Fees: accounting $4,200 6.4%
Taxes $726 1.1%
Total$66,003100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $56,358 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $42,000 74.5%
Fees: other professional $9,558 17.0%
Fees: accounting $4,200 7.5%
Taxes $600 1.1%
Total$56,358100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $70,993 spent · pay $0 · grants $57,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $57,000 80.3%
Fees: other professional $9,212 13.0%
Fees: accounting $4,400 6.2%
Taxes $381 0.5%
Total$70,993100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $48,322 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $34,000 70.4%
Fees: other professional $9,720 20.1%
Fees: accounting $4,400 9.1%
Taxes $202 0.4%
Total$48,322100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $38,341 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,500 66.5%
Fees: other professional $8,390 21.9%
Fees: accounting $4,000 10.4%
Other expenses $245 0.6%
Taxes $206 0.5%
Total$38,341100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $57,858 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $47,250 81.7%
Fees: other professional $6,379 11.0%
Fees: accounting $3,850 6.7%
Taxes $229 0.4%
Other expenses $150 0.3%
Total$57,858100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $54,266 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $42,500 78.3%
Fees: other professional $7,570 13.9%
Fees: accounting $3,500 6.4%
Other expenses $450 0.8%
Taxes $246 0.5%
Total$54,266100%

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