Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund

Foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 06-1616940

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $81K.

Key facts about Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund

EIN
06-1616940
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$81,000
Grants made (2025)
12
Average grant
$6,750
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025)
Primary geography
Connecticut (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund's 12 itemized 2025 grants were Connecticut (94%) and District of Columbia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Litchfield, CT (3 grants) and Hartford, CT (2 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund open to new grantees?

58%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$81K

+5.2% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-12.3% YoY

About Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund

Based on IRS filings

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $81K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 12 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

LitchfieldHartfordFarmingtonNew MilfordWallingfordCheshireStamfordTorringtonWaterburyBloomfieldEast HartfordHamdenLakevilleNorth HavenSalisburyWashingtonWoodfield

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12019202020212022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$24K$48K$71K$95K7 grants20198 grants202010 grants20218 grants20229 grants202310 grants202412 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Litchfield Community Services Fund: $10KLitchfield Community ServicesFund$10KConnecticut Foodshare: $10KConnecticut Foodshare$10KOperation Fuel: $10KOperation Fuel$10KTown of Litchfield: $10KTown of Litchfield$10KChore Service of Northwestern CT: $7KChore Service of NorthwesternCT$7KMental Health Connecticut: $5KMental Health Connecticut$5KSusan B Anthony Project for Women Inc: $5KSusan B Anthony Project forWomen Inc$5KGreenwoods Counseling: $5KGreenwoods Counseling$5KEnd Hunger Connecticut: $5KEnd Hunger Connecticut$5KRebuilding Together in Litchfield: $5KRebuilding Together inLitchfield$5K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Litchfield Community Services Fund ($10,000), Connecticut Foodshare ($10,000), Operation Fuel ($10,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
LITCHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES FUND Litchfield, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE Wallingford, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
OPERATION FUEL Hartford, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
TOWN OF LITCHFIELD Litchfield, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
CHORE SERVICE OF NORTHWESTERN CT Salisbury, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$7,000
MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTICUT Farmington, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
SUSAN B ANTHONY PROJECT FOR WOMEN INC Torrington, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
GREENWOODS COUNSELING Litchfield, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
END HUNGER CONNECTICUT East Hartford, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
REBUILDING TOGETHER IN LITCHFIELD New Milford, CTUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America — Trustee: $24KBank of AmericaTrustee$24K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Bank of AmericaTrustee1$23,590

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund?

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in Dallas, TX. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund operate?

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia.

What size grants does Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund award?

In 2025, Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund awarded 12 grants totaling $81K — an average of about $7K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund's EIN?

Benas Lsbenas Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1616940. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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