Larry Bentson meeting with Bentson Scholars in 2004.

Nursing students train at Bentson Foundation Healthy Communities Innovation Center

Higher Education

Scholarship Support

The Bentson Scholars at the University of Minnesota
The Bentson Scholars, Doctors of Nursing Practice at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
The Bentson Family Scholars at New York University, College of Arts and Science

Support of Nursing education

The Bentson Foundation Healthy Communities Innovation Center (a simulation lab) at the University of Minnesota
Augustana College, Sven G. Froiland Science Center.

Public Health

University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Center for Infection Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

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.