Ben Jai Foundation
Ben Jai Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $113K.
Ben Jai Foundation at a glance
In short: Ben Jai Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -84.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- -69.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $27,028
- -27.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ben Jai Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was GIVE2ASIA ($100K across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 13 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ben Jai Foundation gives
- Giving grew 138% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 626% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2022) to $663K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,028 | $104,799 | $115,235 | $100,000 | 2 | $106,877 | $113,049 | $17,074 |
| 2024 | $37,464 | $445,173 | $673,243 | $663,000 | 4 | $672,998 | $478,628 | $31,361 |
| 2023 | $265,534 | $4,079 | $451,570 | $442,000 | 4 | $451,438 | $3,984 | $52,307 |
| 2022 | $713,025 | $2,697 | $62,317 | $42,000 | 1 | $52,252 | $2,697 | $61,877 |
| 2021 | $772,645 | $664,080 | $156,904 | $140,000 | 2 | $149,777 | $724,080 | $54,034 |
| 2020 | $265,469 | $496,090 | $455,034 | $444,000 | 2 | — | $591,842 | $38,775 |
| 2019 | $224,413 | $84,886 | $229,818 | $220,000 | 3 | — | $108,764 | $57,670 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ben Jai Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ben Jai Foundation is led by Benchiao Jai, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Benchiao Jai
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ben Jai Foundation
How much does Ben Jai Foundation give each year?
Ben Jai Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $663K across 4 grants.
How large is Ben Jai Foundation?
Ben Jai Foundation reported $27K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $107K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Ben Jai Foundation operate?
Ben Jai Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois.
What is Ben Jai Foundation's EIN?
Ben Jai Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5632211. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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