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Private non-operating foundationEIN 136075750Est. 1950-06

BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY

WILMETTE, IL 60091

Total Assets

$3.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$10K

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.3M

The benton institute for broadband & society works to ensure that media and telecommunications serve the public interest and enhance our democracy. We pursue this mission by:1. Seeking policy solutions that support the values of access, diversity and equity by working with policymakers, public interest communications advocates and representatives from vulnerable populations communities to affect telecommunications policy;2. Demonstrating the value of media and telecommunications for improving the quality of life for all through research and support of projects that serve as models for change; and3. Providing resources to policymakers and advocates at the federal, state and local levels to inform communications policy debates through daily updates on the field along with analysis and opinion on what's at stake in telecommunications debates.

Focus Areas

Private Operating Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Min. Investment Return

$138K

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $5K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $10K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

16 grants

SCHOOLS HEATLH & LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION
$16K
3 grants
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST OC INC
$5K
3 grants
TPRC INC
$3K
3 grants
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
$2K
3 grants
FREE PRESS DC
$2K
3 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$500
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

District of Columbia
$20K
72% of total
Virginia
$5K
17% of total
Texas
$3K
11% of total

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