🧪 A nonprofit R&D & innovation lab

Turning bold ideas into real‑world innovation.

Benny Labs Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing the public good through research & development, invention, and education — across science, technology, and the creative fields.

IRS‑recognized 501(c)(3) public charity
Donations are tax‑deductible
Benny Labs — mad scientist mascot holding a bubbling green flask
Projects we're backing

The Benny Labs innovation portfolio

Inventions we're currently sponsoring on their journey from idea to proof of concept.

ThermalCore module — a sealed computing core that heats water while it computes
Sponsored project

ThermalCore

One kilowatt-hour, two jobs. A sealed computing core that replaces a water heater's heating element — turning electricity into both computing power and hot water, so no energy is wasted.

Visit thermalcore.energy →
Newhab — adjustable strength from 0 to 5 lb: resists one way as you work the joint, unresisted on the return, and holds anywhere you stop
Sponsored project

Newhab

Not a brace that limits movement — a wearable exercise device that helps rebuild it. It works a recovering joint with adjustable tension instead of heavy weights, dialled to the exact load a therapist prescribes, and holds wherever the patient stops.

Visit newhab.life →
Voco — highlight text in any app and a human-sounding voice reads it aloud, generated on your own computer
Sponsored project

Voco

Anything on your screen, read aloud. Highlight text in any app — a browser, a PDF, an email — press one shortcut, and a human-sounding voice reads it back. The speech is generated on your own computer, which is why it is free and unlimited, and why nothing you read is ever sent anywhere.

Visit voco.talk →

Projects are advanced through sponsored research awards from Benny Labs Foundation. Inventors retain full ownership; any returns to the Foundation are recycled into its charitable mission.

Our mission

We exist to help ideas become real — inventing, developing, and proving new technologies, and sharing knowledge and opportunity so that progress benefits society as a whole.

Benny Labs Foundation conducts, supports, and funds innovation wherever it can move humanity forward — advancing concepts from an early spark all the way to a validated proof of concept, and promoting education and creativity for both adults and youth.

What we do

An engine for invention — and for the public good

We combine hands‑on R&D with education, so breakthroughs get built and the next generation learns to build them.

Invent & develop

We invent new ideas, technologies, and systems — and advance them from an early‑stage concept to a validated, working proof of concept.

Patent & protect

We conduct R&D and file patents to secure the intellectual property behind our work, so good ideas are protected, credited, and built to last.

License & scale

To reach the real world, we license or transfer proven technologies to partners positioned to manufacture, distribute, and bring innovations to people at scale.

Educate & inspire

We promote creativity for adults and youth — with educational materials, workshops, and grants and prizes that reward the next generation of inventors.

How it works

From a spark of an idea to real‑world impact

Every innovation we back travels the same path — invented in‑house, proven, protected, then released to benefit society.

1

Idea

A problem worth solving

2

R&D

Build & prototype

3

Proof of concept

Validate that it works

4

Patent

Secure the IP

5

License

Partners bring it to market

6

Public benefit

Knowledge & impact shared

How we fund innovation

We fund projects — we don't own them

We fund the risky first step — the prototype, the demonstration, the patent filing — so promising inventions get their chance to exist.

Inventors keep ownership

Every inventor we back keeps full ownership of their idea, their patent, and their product. We provide sponsored research awards — not investment, not control.

We de‑risk the first step

We pay for what traditional investors overlook: building the first working prototype, validating it through public demonstration, and sharing what's learned.

Returns recycle into the mission

When a project we've backed succeeds, a small, capped share of its sales flows back to the Foundation — and every dollar returned funds the next inventor.

"Your donation doesn't get spent once — it keeps working. Each success helps fund the next idea, the next prototype, the next inventor."

The Benny Labs team giving a thumbs up in front of the Benny Labs mascot
The team

The people behind Benny Labs

We're a hands‑on team of inventors, builders, and educators who love turning "what if?" into something you can hold. Curiosity is the job description.

Founded on a simple belief: a good idea shouldn't die on a napkin — it deserves the chance to become real and help people.

Founded & led by Benny Goldstein
Real & accountable

A registered public charity you can trust

Benny Labs Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit recognized by the IRS as a tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) public charity. Your gifts are tax‑deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and every dollar goes toward research, education, and proof‑of‑concept work.

  • IRS 501(c)(3) determination — public charity status
  • Contributions are tax‑deductible (IRC §170)
  • Sales‑tax exempt in New York and Florida
Mission‑first governance Transparency Independence Public benefit

Official record

Verify us anytime through the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.

Benny Labs Foundation Inc.Nonprofit public charity
EIN 41‑5363285Federal tax ID
Tax‑exempt since 2026501(c)(3) status effective April 2026
Get involved

Help us build what's next

Whether you give, share an idea, or partner with us — you help turn invention into real‑world good.

Give

Fuel R&D, education, and prototypes with a tax‑deductible donation. Every gift moves an idea closer to reality.

Bring an idea

Have an invention or a problem worth solving? Tell us — collaborating with inventors is what we live for.

Partner & license

Manufacturers and organizations: license our proven technologies and help bring innovations to market.

Learn & compete

Students and young makers: watch for our workshops, grants, and prizes that reward creative achievement.

Get in touch →
Prefer email? Reach us at bennygoldstein@msn.com