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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-1661344

Brooklyn Benevolent Society

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $413,500 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
Brian C Deane
137 Montague Street Unit 420
Brooklyn, NY 112015290
(718) 624-0176
Form and materials
Describe charitable activities of program and intended use of the funds
Deadlines
October 30th
Restrictions
Limited to new york city charitable organizations, recognized as exempt organizations by the internal revenue service.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $413,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,221,383

  • Tax year 2024

    $278,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,858,047

  • Tax year 2023

    $221,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,450,632

  • Tax year 2022

    $259,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $5,015,508

  • Tax year 2021

    $254,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $5,987,012

  • Tax year 2020

    $238,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $5,306,781

  • Tax year 2019

    $254,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $5,026,481

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Xavier High SchoolNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $45,000
  2. Bay Ridge Catholic AcademyBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  3. Brooklyn Jesuit PrepBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  4. Saint Francis Preparatory SchoolFresh Meadows, NY

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  5. Oratory of St Phillip NeriBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  6. St Jean Baptiste High SchoolNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  7. Academy of Mount St UrsulaBronx, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  8. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  9. Cristo Rey Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  10. De La Salle AcademyNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  11. Fontbonne Hall AcademyBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  12. Holy Cross High SchoolFlushing, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  13. Hour ChildrenLong Island City, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  14. La Salle AcademyNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  15. Monsignor McClancy Memorial High SchoolEast Elmhurst, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  16. Nazareth Regional High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  17. Notre Dame School of ManhattanNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  18. Saint Edmund Preparatory High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  19. St Ignatius SchoolBronx, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  20. St Joseph's School for the DeafBronx, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  21. St Patrick Catholic AcademyBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  22. St Saviour High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  23. The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  24. Xaverian High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  25. Camp Fatima and BernadetteGilmanton Iron Works, NH

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  26. Cornelia Connelly CenterNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  27. Cristo Rey New York High SchoolNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  28. Dominican AcademyNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  29. St Francis de Sales School for the DeafBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  30. Long Beach Catholic SchoolLong Beach, NY

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  31. St Agnes Roman Catholic CathedralRockville Center, NY

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  32. St Ignatius Loyola SchoolNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  33. Loyola SchoolNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $3,000
  34. Albertus Magnus High SchoolBardonia, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  35. Faith in the FutureBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  36. Providence HouseBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,000
  37. Jesuit Volunteers CorpsBaltimore, MD

    Scholarships

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $67,50085% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $12,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York35 grants $405,000
  2. New Hampshire1 grant $7,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Peter M AltmanTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Hon John G IngramTRUSTEE, VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Brian C DeaneTRUSTEE, TREASURER Hours 3Pay $7,691
  • William B BiceTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas A ConniffTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Colin P CrowleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas E PowersTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Patrick G QuinnTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anisa HarkaSECRETARY/AGENT Hours 3Pay $3,574

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