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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1616940

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $81,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Amy Lynch
101 E River Dr
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 244-4870
Form and materials
www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
One

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,786,879

  • Tax year 2024

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,711,415

  • Tax year 2023

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,649,675

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,724,690

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,904,746

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,632,875

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,622,410

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,654,613

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Litchfield Community Services FundLitchfield, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  3. Operation FuelHartford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  4. Town of LitchfieldLitchfield, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  5. Chore Service of Northwestern CTSalisbury, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $7,000
  6. Mental Health ConnecticutFarmington, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  7. Susan B Anthony Project for Women IncTorrington, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  8. Greenwoods CounselingLitchfield, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  9. End Hunger ConnecticutEast Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  10. Rebuilding Together in LitchfieldNew Milford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  11. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  12. Covenant to Care IncHartford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00034% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $9,00031% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut11 grants $76,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $23,590

The return

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