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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260221908Est. 2007-08

Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation

Metairie, LA 70003

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$47K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$7.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

70

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$106K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$2.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$7.4M

Total Expenses

$7.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.4M

Distributable Amount

$3K

Min. Investment Return

$3K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

70 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $5K to maximum $2.1M, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $10.6M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

155 grants

Ochsner Clinic Foundation
$4.7M
2 grants
Jesuit High School
$2.5M
3 grants
OSHNER CLINIC FOUNDATION
$2.5M
1 grant
Brother Martin High School
$2.0M
3 grants
GAYLE & TOM BENSON CANCER CENTER
$2M
1 grant
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
$2M
1 grant
Second Harvest Food Bank
$1.5M
3 grants
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS
$1.4M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

155 grants

<$10K
76
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
35
grants
$250K–1M
23
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Louisiana
$29.8M
88% of total
Ohio
$2M
6% of total
Mississippi
$752K
2% of total
Texas
$415K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$300K
1% of total
New York
$159K
0% of total
California
$100K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$100K
0% of total
North Carolina
$25K
0% of total
Indiana
$20K
0% of total

+5 more states

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