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Betty Binger Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Salt Point, New York · EIN 206481595

Betty Binger Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Salt Point, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $44,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $40,000 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,0005$652,589
2024$40,0005$681,397
2025$44,0007$708,790

How to apply

Betty Binger Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Betty Binger Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$34,000
Florida1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hudson Valley Animal Rescue
Poughkeepsie, NY
General purposes$10,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
Dover Plains, NY
General purposes$10,000
Shriners Hospitals
Tampa, FL
General support$10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Albany, NY
General purposes$5,000
Valley Bible Fellowship Church
Lagrangeville, NY
General purposes$5,000
Mizzentop Day School
Pawling, NY
General support$2,000
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
High Falls, NY
General support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Betty Binger Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Betty Binger Charitable Trust give?

$44,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Betty Binger Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Elma Bennett (Trustee), Marciann W Sauer (Trustee) and Wayne E Sauer (Trustee).

What does Betty Binger Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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