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Ben E Factors Foundation

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043538929

Ben E Factors Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $115,596 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $6,750 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $108,329 the year before.

7% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$108,32914$2.5 million
2024$115,59614$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactBen E Factors Foundation
P O Box 920054, Needham, MA 02492
Phone or email(617) 523-1635
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing.
DeadlinesApplications are accepted year round.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ben E Factors Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$29,000
Pennsylvania2$27,000
District of Columbia2$25,000
Massachusetts4$19,000
Ohio1$12,500
Arkansas1$3,096

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Malala Fund
Philadelphia, PA
Girls to receive quality$25,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Washington, DC
Reproductive rights$15,000
Fugees Family Inc
Columbus, OH
Refugee youths with$12,500
Brennan Center for Justice
New York, NY
Defend our democracy$10,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Providing meals in response$10,000
ACLU Foundation
New York, NY
Defend and preserve$9,500
ALS Therapy Development Institute
Watertown, MA
Funding research for als$7,000
Girls Who Code
New York, NY
Close the gender gap in$6,500
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Funds for palliative care$5,500
Umass Medical School Fdn
Shrewsbury, MA
Cellucci fund$4,000
Heifer International
Little Rock, AR
Ending hunger & poverty for$3,096
Bronx Letters Foundation
New York, NY
Alter lives of citys most$3,000
Boston Area Gleaners
Acton, MA
Improve healthy food access$2,500
Social Fabric Collective
Wyoming, PA
Provide photography equp,$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ben E Factors Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted year round.

How much does Ben E Factors Foundation give?

$115,596 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $6,750.

Who runs Ben E Factors Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tracy G Rubin (Trustee), Gregory J Rubin (Trustee), Matthew G Rubin (Trustee) and Jessica A Rubin (Trustee).

What does Ben E Factors Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, food and hunger and human services.

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