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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2292440

The Benefield Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Saint Simons Island, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $42,975 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Not stated

The return neither checks the preselected-only box nor gives application details.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $42,975

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $573,277

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,071

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $589,343

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,251

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $555,796

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $562,448

  • Tax year 2021

    $72,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $579,246

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,570

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $531,109

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,650

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $438,878

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,650

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $426,011

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Frederica AcademySt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $30,550
  2. Uga FoundationAthens, GA

    General support

    $5,500
  3. Hospice of the Golden IslesBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $3,000
  4. Centered for LifeSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $1,500
  5. Golden Isles ActSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $1,100
  6. Hope 1312 CollectiveBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $300
  7. Frederica Academy Booster ClubSt Simons Island, GA

    General support

    $250
  8. Boys and GirlsclubBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $200
  9. Individual

    General support

    $100
  10. Coastal Ga Historical SocietySavannah, GA

    General support

    $100
  11. Glynn Visual ArtsSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $100
  12. Individual

    General support

    $100
  13. Cobb Isles Youth OrchestraBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $100
  14. Ga Sheriffs AssociationMadison, GA

    General support

    $50
  15. Glynn County Vol FireSt Simons Island, GA

    General support

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,55084% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $3,3009% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,5004% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,1003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia13 grants $42,775

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • J Dewey Benefield JrDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • James D Benefield IIITreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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