Open Foundations · Louisiana

Gayle and Tom Benson Charitablefoundation

Metairie, Louisiana · EIN 260221908. It paid $9.6M across 93 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$9.6M
paid in 2024
93
grants paid
$5K
median grant
33%
to first-time recipients
$89K
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
BRITTANY WHITSELL
Address
5800 AIRLINE DRIVE, METAIRIE, LA, 70003
Phone
5047311779
Email
BRITTANY.WHITSELL@SAINTS.NFL.COM
Form the request should take
NONE
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202542899349100324. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 93 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Ochsner Clinic FoundationLA$2,600,000To support the mission of the organization
2Catholic Community FoundationLA$1,687,200To support the mission of the organization
3Jesuit High School of New Orleans Foundation IncLA$1,000,000To support the mission of the organization
4Notre Dame SeminaryLA$502,000To support the mission of the organization
5Archbishop Rummel High SchoolLA$500,000To support the mission of the organization
6National World War Ii Museum IncLA$500,000To support the mission of the organization
7Second Harvest Food BankLA$500,000To support the mission of the organization
8La SpcaLA$300,000To support the mission of the organization
9Bastion Community of ResilienceLA$250,000To support the mission of the organization
10Clover Nola Inc (formerly Kingsley House Inc)LA$200,000To support the mission of the organization
11Good Shepherd Nativity SchoolLA$200,000To support the mission of the organization
12Friends of Notre-dame De ParisNH$105,000To support the mission of the organization
13New Orleans Museum of ArtLA$105,000To support the mission of the organization
142024 N O Book FestivalLA$100,000To support the mission of the organization
15Caf AmericaVA$100,000To support the mission of the organization

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202025$8.9M
202133$10.9M
202234$6.8M
202370$7.4M
202493$9.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana84%
New York3%
Virginia2%
Pennsylvania2%
New Hampshire1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Dennis LauschaTRUSTEE · 2022
Edward F LangTRUSTEE · 2022
Gayle BensonTRUSTEE · 2022
Gregory C BenselTRUSTEE · 2022
S Benjamin HalesTRUSTEE · 2022

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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