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Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Lockport, New York · EIN 237259398

Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc is a private foundation in Lockport, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $338,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $65,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $377,976 the year before.

93% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$377,97635$2.6 million
2024$338,00015$3.6 million

How to apply

Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc 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 Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$338,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kaleida Health Foundation
Buffalo, NY
Organizational support$65,000
Beyond Support Network of Wny
Buffalo, NY
Organizational support$50,000
The Rural Outreach Center Inc
East Aurora, NY
Organizational support$50,000
Homeless Solutions (Remedies) Inc
Peekskill, NY
Organizational support$50,000
Paige's Butterfly Run Inc
Syracuse, NY
Organizational support$25,000
Victory Hill Therapeutic Horsemanship
Jervis, NY
Organizational support$25,000
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc
Niagara Falls, NY
Organizational support$20,000
Margaret Home Inc
Fairport, NY
Organizational support$20,000
Weston T Hyde Educational Foundation
Mexico, NY
Organizational support$10,000
Trinity Frewsburg Church
Frewsburg, NY
Organizational support$6,000
Village Engaged Inc
Hamburg, NY
Organizational support$6,000
We've All Skin There Inc
Canastota, NY
Organizational support$5,000
Parents of Special Children Inc
Brewerton, NY
Organizational support$3,000
Arcade Food Pantry-Pioneer Churches
Arcade, NY
Organizational support$2,000
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc give?

$338,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Clement Olson (President), Barbara Quick (Secretary), Katherine Bays (Vp/Treasurer) and Amanda Bentley (Board Member) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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