Bentson Foundation
315 Lake Street East
Suite #302
Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone: (952) 923-1040
Email: jdutcher@bentsonfoundation.org
Our primary geographic focus is Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and Santa Barbara, California.
The Bentson Foundation does not consider unsolicited requests for support.
Alpena Community College | $10,000 |
Ampersand Families | $15,000 |
ARC | $5,000 |
ATTACh | $5,000 |
Augsburg Fostering Graduate Scholarships | $135,000 |
Augustana University | $25,000 |
Café Reconcile | $10,000 |
College Possible | $5,000 |
Doctors Without Borders | $5,000 |
Ellis Marsalis Center | $10,000 |
Fraser | $120,000 |
CFriends of Education | $15,000 |
Grow Dat Youth Farm | $10,000 |
Guild, Incorporated | $10,000 |
Holy Family Catholic High School | $10,000 |
Hope Academy | $20,000 |
Hope Farm | $10,000 |
Illinois College | $5,000 |
International Rescue Committee | $10,000 |
Loaves and Fishes | $10,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $40,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $25,000 |
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | $30,000 |
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $5,000 |
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $5,000 |
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge | $10,000 |
Minnetonka Center for the Arts | $1,000 |
NAMI | $50,000 |
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | $10,000 |
NOCCA (New Orleans Center for Creative Arts) | $10,000 |
NOCHI (New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute) | $50,000 |
Notes for Notes (SB BOWL) | $25,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $20,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $10,000 |
People Serving People | $10,000 |
Planned Parenthood | $10,000 |
Planned Parenthood | $25,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo | $20,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $100,000 |
Proof Alliance | $5,000 |
Regions Hospital Foundation | $1,000,000 |
Regions Hospital Foundation | $123,145 |
SBIFF – Field Trip to the movies | $10,000 |
St. Joseph’s Home for Children | $5,000 |
TMORA | $10,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $500,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $1,951,000 |
University of Wisconsin Department of Human Oncology | $225,000 |
WWalker | $80,000 |
Washburn Center for Children – Pathways program | $170,000 |
Winona State University | $40,000 |
WWOZ New Orleans | $5,000 |
WWOZ New Orleans | $5,000 |
Youth Frontiers, Inc. | $5,000 |
Total | $5,020,145 |
Augsburg University | $60,000 |
Café Reconcile New Orleans | $10,000 |
College Possible | $256,000 |
Direct Relief California | $30,000 |
Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota | $20,000 |
Fairview Foundation | $5,000 |
Friends Of Education | $15,000 |
Guild, Incorporated | $10,000 |
Hope Academy | $20,000 |
Illinois College | $5,000 |
International Rescue Committee | $10,000 |
Legacy Refuge | $5,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $50,000 |
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | $30,000 |
Minneapolis Foundation | $5,000 |
NAMI – Minnesota | $25,000 |
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | $20,000 |
The NOCCA Institute | $10,000 |
North Memorial Foundation | $25,000 |
New York University | $10,000 |
People Serving People | $10,000 |
Phillips Eye Institute | $200,000 |
Pinewood, Inc. | $10,000 |
Planned Parenthood of MN/ND/SD | $45,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $135,000 |
Regions Hospital Foundation | $500,000 |
Santa Barbara Bowl | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | $10,000 |
Sierra Club | $10,000 |
Southern Poverty Law Center | $5,000 |
St. Francis House | $10,000 |
St. Joseph’s Home for Children | $5,000 |
United Hospital Foundation | $500,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $500,000 |
University of Minnesota Bentson Scholars | $2,015,000 |
University of Minnesota College of Education | $97,200 |
University of Minnesota CIDRAP | $300,000 |
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy | $10,000 |
University of Minnesota Law School | $10,000 |
University of Minnesota School of Nursing | $1,000,000 |
University of St. Thomas Dougherty Family College | $10,000 |
University of Wisconsin Department of Human Oncology | $225,000 |
Winona State University | $40,000 |
World Savvy | $10,000 |
Youth Frontiers, Inc. | $5,000 |
Total | $6,348,700 |
ALS Minnesota/South Dakota/North Dakota | $5,000 |
Ampersand Families | $10,000 |
Augsburg Fostering Graduates Scholarships | $30,000 |
Augustana University | $5,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities | $10,000 |
Carman Pampa Fund | $10,000 |
College Possible | $250,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
Fairview Foundation | $5,000 |
Fraser | $10,000 |
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $10,000 |
Guild, Incorporated | $10,000 |
Habitat for Humanity Santa Barbara | $25,000 |
Habitat for Humanity Twin Cities | $5,000 |
Hope Academy | $14,000 |
Hope House, Inc. | $11,000 |
The Link | $5,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $50,000 |
Minneapolis Swims | $10,000 |
MN Adult and Teen Challenge | $5,000 |
NAMI – Minnesota | $10,000 |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | $10,000 |
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | $10,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $5,000 |
People Serving People | $10,000 |
Perspectives, Inc. | $5,000 |
Phillips Eye Institute | $200,000 |
Pinewood, Inc. | $10,000 |
Planned Parenthood of MN/ND/SD | $55,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $135,000 |
Reconcile New Orleans, Inc. | $10,000 |
Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative | $5,000 |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara Firefighters Benevolent Fund | $20,000 |
Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance | $20,000 |
Southern Poverty Law Center | $10,000 |
St. Stephen’s Human Services | $10,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $1,360,000 |
University of Wisconsin Foundation | $225,000 |
Walker Art Center | $15,000 |
Washburn Center for Children | $25,000 |
Way to Grow | $10,000 |
Winona State University Foundation | $40,000 |
World Savvy | $10,000 |
Youth Frontiers, Inc. | $5,000 |
Total | $2,745,000 |
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | $3,000 |
ALS Foundation of MN/ND/SD | $5,000 |
Audubon Nature Institute | $12,500 |
Augustana University | $25,000 |
Bridging | $5,000 |
Café Reconcile New Orleans | $10,000 |
Catholic Charities | $20,000 |
Channel Island Restoration | $7,500 |
College Possible | $255,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
The Guild | $10,000 |
Hope Academy | $20,000 |
International Rescue Committee | $50,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $30,000 |
Mercy House | $25,000 |
Mental Health Resources | $100,000 |
Minnesota Academy for the Blind | $10,000 |
Minnetonka Center of the Arts | $2,000 |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | $10,000 |
New Orleans Jazz Festival | $10,000 |
North Memorial Foundation | $10,000 |
Notes for Notes | $35,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $5,000 |
People Serving People | $10,000 |
Phillips Eye Institute | $200,000 |
Pinewood Inc. | $10,000 |
Planned Parenthood of MN/ND/SD | $35,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $25,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara Film Festival | $20,000 |
Santa Barbara High School Foundation | $10,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $10,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $2,092,400 |
University of Wisconsin Foundation | $225,000 |
Walker Art Center | $363,000 |
Washburn Child Center | $60,000 |
Winona State University | $30,000 |
World Savvy | $10,000 |
WWOZ New Orleans | $10,000 |
Youth Empowerment Project New Orleans | $10,000 |
Total | $3,830,400 |
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | $3,000 |
Audubon Nature Institute |
$12,500 |
Catholic Charities | $10,000 |
College Possible | $5,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
Hennepin Theatre Trust | $10,000 |
Hope Academy | $6,000 |
Indiana Maurer School of Law | $50,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $10,000 |
Mental Health Resources | $100,000 |
Minnesota Academy for the Blind | $10,000 |
Museum of Russian Art | $35,000 |
New Hope Church | $15,000 |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | $75,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $10,000 |
People Serving People | $5,000 |
Phillips Eye Institute | $200,000 |
Pinewood Inc. | $5,000 |
Planned Parenthood | $35,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $50,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | $85,000 |
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | $5,000 |
Santa Barbara Film Festival | $10,000 |
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice | $5,000 |
Simpson Housing Services | $4,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $500,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $972,000 |
Washburn Center for Children | $60,000 |
Winona State University | $30,000 |
World Savvy | $10,000 |
WWOZ New Orleans | $10,000 |
Total | $2,320,000 |
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | $3,000 |
Audubon Nature Institute | $12,500 |
Catholic Charities | $10,000 |
College Possible | $5,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
Hennepin Theatre Trust | $10,000 |
Hope Academy | $6,000 |
Indiana Maurer School of Law | $50,000 |
Lobero Theatre | $10,000 |
Mental Health Resources | $100,000 |
Minnesota Academy for the Blind | $10,000 |
Museum of Russian Art | $35,000 |
New Hope Church | $15,000 |
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | $75,000 |
Oasis for Youth | $10,000 |
People Serving People | $5,000 |
Phillips Eye Institute | $200,000 |
Pinewood Inc. | $5,000 |
Planned Parenthood | $35,000 |
Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | $15,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $50,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | $85,000 |
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | $5,000 |
Santa Barbara Film Festival | $10,000 |
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice | $5,000 |
Simpson Housing Services | $4,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $500,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $972,000 |
Washburn Center for Children | $60,000 |
Winona State University | $30,000 |
World Savvy | $10,000 |
WWOZ New Orleans | $10,000 |
Total | $2,320,000 |
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | $3,000 |
Audubon Nature Institute |
$12,500 |
Augustana College | $25,000 |
Beta Theta Pi – University of Minnesota Chapter | $7,000 |
Catholic Charities | $10,000 |
Channel Islands Restoration | $7,500 |
Clean Water Fund | $10,000 |
College Possible | $5,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
Free Arts Minnesota | $10,000 |
Indiana Maurer School of Law | $50,000 |
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | $10,000 |
Mental Health Resources | $100,000 |
Minnesota Academy for the Blind | $10,000 |
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians | $20,000 |
Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | $5,000 |
Museum of Russian Art | $25,000 |
New Hope Church | $15,000 |
New York University | $550,000 |
People Serving People | $5,000 |
Pinewood Learning Center | $5,000 |
Prodeo Academy | $25,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara Bowl | $90,000 |
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | $15,000 |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | $10,000 |
Smile Network | $5,000 |
United Hospital | $1,758,748 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $575,000 |
Walker Art Center | $575,000 |
Washburn Center for Children | $75,000 |
Wilderness Inquiry | $10,000 |
Total | $4,058,748 |
Augustana College Association | $50,000 |
Courage Center |
$10,000 |
Duluth Regional Care Center | $10,000 |
Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy | $3,000 |
Friends of Ngong | $10,000 |
Harriet Tubman Center | $5,000 |
Lobero Theatre Foundation | $5,000 |
Minneapolis Crises Nursery | $5,000 |
Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | $10,000 |
Minnetonka Curtain Call Club | $5,000 |
Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation | $2,000 |
MN State Academy for the Blind | $10,000 |
New York University | $60,000 |
Oasis for Homeless Youth | $10,000 |
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting | $100,000 |
Pinewood, Inc. | $5,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $40,000 |
Santa Barbara Bowl | $25,000 |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | $10,000 |
Santa Barbara Museum of Art | $75,000 |
Springboard for the Arts | $10,000 |
St. Joseph's for Children (Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis) | $5,000 |
The Museum of Russian Art | $25,000 |
United Hospital Foundation | $5,000,000 |
United Hospital Foundation | $885,352 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $585,000 |
Walker Art Center | $700,000 |
Washburn Center for Children | $15,000 |
Total | $7,675,352 |
Cottage Hospital Cardiac Care – Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
Cottage Hospital Pediatric Critical Care – Santa Barbara, CA |
$25,000 |
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind | $25,000 |
Minnesota Zoo | $25,000 |
New Hope Church EFCA | $15,000 |
New York University | $30,000 |
Safe Families for Children | $5,000 |
Smile Train | $5,000 |
The Museum of Russian Art | $25,000 |
University of California Santa Barbara | $10,000 |
United Jewish Fund | $30,000 |
University of Wisconsin Foundation | $25,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation | $6,650,000 |
Walker Art Center | $1,000,000 |
Total | $7,880,000 |
Mount Zion Hebrew Congregation | $4,250,000 |
Sholom – Bentson Family Assisted Living Residence |
$3,000,000 |
United Hospital – Endowment of the John Nasseff Neuroscience Institute | $3,000,000 |
University of Minnesota – Gopher Football Stadium | $1,000,000 |
Total | $11,250,000 |
The Bentson Foundation is a 501(c)3 private family foundation founded in 1956. Larry and Nancy Bentson spent most of their lives in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Larry was the CEO of MidContinent Media and was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2001. Lifelong philanthropists, Nancy and Larry created The Bentson Foundation to continue their legacy of giving.
315 Lake Street East
Suite #302
Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone: (952) 923-1040
Email: jdutcher@bentsonfoundation.org
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