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Private foundation (trust)EIN 832725130Est. 2019-04

ERIC JAMES BENSON FOUNDATION

SHOREWOOD, MN 55331

Total Assets

$24K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$772

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$2K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6K

Total Expenses

$5K

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $566.5 to maximum $2K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $11K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

26 grants

OPEN HANDS FOUNDATION
$12K
4 grants
OPEN HANDS FDN
$6K
2 grants
PRISM PEOPLE RESPONDING
$2K
2 grants
FAIRY LILY LONG LAKE ASSN
$2K
2 grants
BOLDER OPTIONS
$2K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FDN
$2K
2 grants
FIVE STONE MEDIA
$2K
1 grant
SARAH SCHULZE FDN
$1K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Minnesota
$27K
84% of total
Louisiana
$2K
5% of total
California
$1K
3% of total
Illinois
$1K
3% of total
New York
$610
2% of total
Texas
$523
2% of total
North Carolina
$500
2% of total

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