Levite Beneficene

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 27-1617237

Levite Beneficene is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

Key facts about Levite Beneficene

EIN
27-1617237
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

-100.0% YoY

Revenue

—

Net Investment Income

—

Expenses

$4

-94.5% YoY

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Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20$40$600 grants20200 grants2021Total only20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

In 2022 it reported $60 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$1K$2K$3K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$500—
Revenue——$130
Expenses$4$73—
Qualifying Distributions—$482—
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Levite Beneficene is led by Wendell A. Francis, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wendell A. Francis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Tracy Massop (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Levite Beneficene

What is Levite Beneficene's EIN?

Levite Beneficene's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1617237. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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