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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3494283

Henson Benson Foundation

A private foundation in Malvern, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $36,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $36,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,568,829

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,046

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,345,814

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $486,604

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $454,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $419,550

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $448,575

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $117,842

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $115,131

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $112,183

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arkansas State University System FoundationState Univ, AR

    Donation to name ritz balcony

    $10,000
  2. AccessFayetteville, AR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  3. University of Central ArkansasConway, AR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  4. Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  5. University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  6. Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  7. Arkansas State University System FoundationState Univ, AR

    Operating support

    $800
  8. Arkansas State University System FoundationState Univ, AR

    To support student retention

    $300

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $16,100100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas8 grants $36,100

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Marion GibsonDIRECTOR,PRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $7,000
  • Deborah SmithDIRECTOR & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Cecilia AshcraftDIRECTOR & BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COUNSEL Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Samuel BryantDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • John AdamsonDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alan McClainDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Clare GrahamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Vergina SmithDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Jonathan RedicDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000

The return

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