The Barbara a Bender Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jupiter, FL EIN: 47-4663630

The Barbara a Bender Family is a private foundation, based in Jupiter, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $370K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $42K.

The Barbara a Bender Family at a glance

In short: The Barbara a Bender Family gave $42K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,000
-23.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,000
+52.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$370,120
+4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (71% 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 The Barbara a Bender Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Satya Foundation Inc: $30KSatya Foundation Inc$30KChabad of Potomac: $10KChabad of Potomac$10KSequoia Springs Trauma Healing Center Inc: $2KSequoia Springs Trauma HealingCenter Inc$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Satya Foundation Inc ($30K). Together the top 3 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

PotomacWashingtonGaithersburgRockvilleCollege ParkJupiterNew YorkTucson

How The Barbara a Bender Family gives

  • Giving grew 180% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 237% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $55K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Satya Foundation Inc New York, NYServing children, child welfare, orphanage support, & health family service$30,000
Chabad of Potomac Potomac, MECommunity Service Counseling$10,000
Sequoia Springs Trauma Healing Center Inc Tucson, AZGeneral Mission$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$370,120$60,312$43,500$42,0003$43,125—$18,195
2024$353,308$271$56,500$55,0006$56,000—$19,728
2023$409,537$81,791$43,600$42,0004$43,200—$18,002
2022$371,346$80,127$16,500$15,0002$16,500$127$16,720
2021$307,719$80,059$21,100$20,0004$21,100$59$10,580
2020$248,760$150,123$36,000$35,0004—$123$7,374
2019$134,637$127$26,030$25,0002—$127$6,900

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Barbara a Bender Family reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Barbara a Bender Family is led by Barbara Bender, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Bender

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Aliya Bender-Bier

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriella Ilana Laskow

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Dorothy Bender-Bier

    Vice President

    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 The Barbara a Bender Family

How much does The Barbara a Bender Family give each year?

The Barbara a Bender Family gave $42K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 6 grants.

What is The Barbara a Bender Family's typical grant size?

The Barbara a Bender Family's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Barbara a Bender Family give grants?

The Barbara a Bender Family gives mostly in New York: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maine (24%).

Does The Barbara a Bender Family give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of The Barbara a Bender Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Barbara a Bender Family?

The Barbara a Bender Family reported $370K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $43K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Barbara a Bender Family's EIN?

The Barbara a Bender Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4663630. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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