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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-0828804

The Benjamin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Mayfield Heights, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $10,600 paid in grants.

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

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $228,181
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $225,449
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,575

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $232,978
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,527

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $248,679
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,447

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $264,071
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $204,826
  • Tax year 2019

    $22,950

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $250,001
  • Tax year 2018

    $13,771

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $294,427

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Exuma FoundationMayfield HTS, OH

    General support: $500 and $2,750

    $3,250
  2. Sustainable Energy DeliveryAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $2,500
  3. Chickadee Pre-School IncWarren, OH

    General support

    $1,250
  4. West Creek ConservancyParma, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Raymond John Wean FoundationWarren, OH

    General support

    $500
  6. Hiram CollegeHiram, OH

    Friends of field station

    $450
  7. Lake MetroparksConcord TWP, OH

    Penitentiary glen nature center

    $450
  8. Trumball Neighborhood ParntershipWarren, OH

    General support

    $400
  9. Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning ValleyYoungstown, OH

    General support

    $400
  10. Free Indeed Prison Minist IncGirard, OH

    General support

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $3,25055% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $1,70029% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $8,100
  2. Michigan1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barry J BenjaminPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David N BenjaminVICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Catherine G VeresSEC/TREASURER/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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