Grants awarded
Who does Gayle and Tom Benson Charitablefoundation fund?
Gayle and Tom Benson Charitablefoundation has awarded $44 million across 255 grants to 184 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,500 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $75,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$43.6M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
184
Grants
255
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
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$7.3M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| J Jesuit High School | $4.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| O Oshner Clinic Foundation | $3.1M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Archdiocese of New Orleans | $2.7M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Catholic Community Foundation | $2.4M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gayle & Tom Benson Cancer Center | $2.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Tulane University | $1.7M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank | $1.5M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Brother Martin High School | $1.0M | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| A Archbishop Rummel High School | $1.0M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jesuit High School of New Orleans Foundation INC | $1.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Aloysius Century Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | LA | |
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
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$1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| A Archbishop Rummel High School | $1.0M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank | $1.0M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Delgado Community College | $750K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Notre Dame Seminary | $747K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Notre Dame Seminary | $618K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kingsley House | $600K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Mississippi | $500K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Papal Foundation | $500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| O Ochsner Heart Valve Center | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The National World War II Museum INC
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$500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| X Xavier University of Louisiana | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
Stuart Hall School for Boys
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$400K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
United Negro College Fund INC
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$400K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
New Orleans Museum of Art
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$375K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| S St Michael's Special School | $300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L La SPCA | $300K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Toys for Tots INC | $275K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
University of Mississippi Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MS | |
| C Children's Hospital of Mississippi | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Delgado Community College Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S St Augustine Church | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Bastion Community of Resilience
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| N Nfl Charities | $218K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$205K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
| U Uncf | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Good Shepherd Nativity School | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Clover Nola INC (formerly Kingsley House Inc) | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Clover Nola INC
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$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| F Friends of Lpb | $150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Public Broadcasting | $125K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
World Monuments Fund INC
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$110K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| 2 2024 N O Book Festival | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Caf America | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| G Galileo Foundation US INC | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Team Gleason Foundation
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
Louisiana Key Academy
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| N New Orleans Public Television | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation | $55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tulane University | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Governors Mansion Preservation Foundation INC | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Emerge Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| A Academy of the Sacred Heart | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Hibernian Charity | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| M Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf South and Louisiana | $39K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L La Baptist Childrens Home | $26K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Catholic Herald Institute | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Samaritans Feet | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Noma | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana
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$22K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| D Dominican Sisters-St Cecilia Congregation | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Southern Dominican Province | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities-Archdiocese of No | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | LA | |
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$18K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art INC
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| F Families Helping Families | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louisiana SPCA | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Bravo INC | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | SD | |
| L Louisiana Appleseed | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Holy Name of Jesus School & Parish | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Archdiocean Spirituality Center | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Metanoia INC | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| K Kid Smart | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lifecycles Louisiana | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
University of Holy Cross
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$7K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
The Pro Bono Project
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$6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| S Southern Dominican Providence USA | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
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$6K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| S Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor | $6K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y YMCA Children's Unified Benefits and Service | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Las Misiones | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Original Divine Mercy Institute | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Cenacle on the La | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The St Louis Ix Art Society | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cherish Times Two | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| B Boys Hope Girls Hope | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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