Private foundation · EIN 58-2568248 · Eatonton, Georgia · Philanthropy & grantmaking

L O Benton Banking Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $335K total, median $2,250. 83% of grants stayed in Georgia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$335K
Median grant
$2,250
Stays in GA
83%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.4M

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Albany TxAlbany, TXDonation$100K
Jasper Memorial HospitalMonticello, GADonation$100K
Plaza Arts CenterEatonton, GADonation$30K
Monticello FumcMonticello, GADonation$25K
Artisans VillageEatonton, GADonation$20K
Marshall Memorial ChurchEatonton, GADonation$20K
Ga Writers MuseumEatonton, GADonation$10K
Eatonton Putnam Chamber of CommerceEatonton, GADonatioin$5,500
Putnam General HospitalEatonton, GADonation$5,000
Old Jail Arts CenterEatonton, GADonation$3,600
Lake Oconee Wine FestEatonton, GADonation$2,750
Gatewood SchoolEatonton, GADonation$2,250
Habitat for HumanityEatonton, GADonation$2,000
Wild Jaeger Veterans AdventuresBrowns Mills, NJDonation$2,000
Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TNDonation$1,500
Pete Nance Boys ClubsGreensboro, GADonation$1,000
Lakeside BaptistMilledgeville, GADonation$1,000
Piedmont AcademyMonticello, GADonation$1,000
Lake Country ChorusGreensboro, GADonation$800
Putnam County High SchoolEatonton, GADonation$750
Pilot InternationalEatonton, GADonation$500
National Fire Safety CouncilMichigan Center, MIDonation$300
DcesEatonton, GADonation$250

By state: Georgia 19 · Texas 1 · New Jersey 1 · Tennessee 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

L O Benton Banking Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Eatonton, Georgia, administered in care of Lurner O Benton IV, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does L O Benton Banking Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does L O Benton Banking Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $335K across 23 grants, a median of $2,250.

Where does L O Benton Banking Foundation Inc give?

Georgia (19 grants), Texas (1 grants), New Jersey (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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