Bendit Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Bendit Family Foundation primarily fund grantmaking related to Jewish causes, the arts, education, health, and human services.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 2007, the Bendit Family Foundation is steered by real estate mogul Charles Bendit and his wife Karyn. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Bendit Family Foundation primarily fund grantmaking related to Jewish causes, the arts, education, health, and human services.

Grants for Education

The Bendit Family Foundation’s tax filings suggest that supporting education is a high priority, including schools with which the family has a personal connection. Charles Bendit supports his alma mater George Washington University, where he’s on the board of trustees. Other grantees have included Franklin and Marshall College, where they are parents.

Grants range from $1,000 to $50,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away $188,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses primarily on New York. Past local grantees include Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Studio Museum in Harlem, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, and the New York Community Trust.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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CONTACT:

The Bendit Family Foundation
111 Eighth Avenue
New York City, NY 10011