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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261441980Est. 2008-04

BENEDICT SILVERMAN FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10020

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Total Assets

$37.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$291K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$11K–$2.0M

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$218K

Helping children achieve literacy by disseminating high-quality, cost-effective programs for schools and families.

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.2M

Total Expenses

$4.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $11K through median $57K to maximum $2.0M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

43 grants

LITERACY TRUST
$2.6M
2 grants
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
$2.0M
2 grants
THE READING INSTITUTE
$2.0M
1 grant
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$400K
3 grants
SOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
$340K
3 grants
TEACHERS COLLEGE READING & WRITING PROJECT
$285K
1 grant
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY & HEALTH SYSTEM
$250K
2 grants
ELIJAH'S PROMISE INC
$178K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants

<$10K
5
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
21
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$8.2M
85% of total
Pennsylvania
$298K
3% of total
New Jersey
$278K
3% of total
Maryland
$250K
3% of total
Oregon
$175K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$127K
1% of total
California
$113K
1% of total
Georgia
$71K
1% of total
Iowa
$66K
1% of total
Connecticut
$36K
0% of total

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