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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6069983

The Helen Benham Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $42,500 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $383,720

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $402,006

  • Tax year 2023

    $35,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $345,557

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,378

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $345,845

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,650

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $378,482

  • Tax year 2020

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $419,307

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $462,503

  • Tax year 2018

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $514,655

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. Island Grown InitiativeVineyard HVN, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Soho AllianceNew York, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Vineyard Conservation SocietyVineyard HVN, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Circuit ArtsWest Tisbury, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  8. The Wakeman CenterVineyard Haven, MA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  9. Martha's Vineyard Island Housing TrustVineyard Haven, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $20,00061% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $3,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts6 grants $22,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Helen V BenhamTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary MobleyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maurice RobinsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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