L O Benton Banking Foundation
EIN 582568248 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$5.0M
145 grants · $622K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$14K
typical small grants · $1K–$50K
grant size
12%
transactional · 14/116 multi-year
repeat
$7.4M
Assets (2023)
116
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
GOD OF PEACE MINISTRIES
Phone
(706) 485-9941
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $413K | $12.6M | $3.1M | 10 |
| 2017 | $778K | $12.8M | $621K | 7 |
| 2019 | $841K | $13.8M | $-13K | 21 |
| 2020 | $836K | $14.8M | $-700K | 16 |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $16.9M | $1.1M | 29 |
| 2022 | $748K | $7.0M | $-3.4M | 38 |
| 2023 | $341K | $7.4M | $73K | 24 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 145 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$14K
Average
$34K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$500K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
12.4% of US grants
· Rank #2 of 8 states
$505K across
18 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Shackelford
- 2 Somervell
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (145 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford College | Oxford, GA | $500,000 | DONATION | 2017 |
| The Plaza | Eatonton, GA | $317,800 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Piedmont Academy | Monticello, GA | $175,000 | DONATION | 2016 |
| Temple Beth Israel | Macon, GA | $142,500 | DONATION | 2019 |
| The Plaza Arts Center | Eatonton, GA | $133,750 | CULTURAL | 2022 |
| Gatewood School | Eatonton, GA | $101,700 | EDUCATION | 2022 |
| St James AME | Monticello, GA | $100,000 | CONTRIBUTION | 2020 |
| God of Peace Ministries | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Hunts Chapel AME | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Union Baptist Church | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| The Plaza | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| St John AME Church | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Clements Chapel Methodist | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Ebenezer Baptist | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Mr Pleasant Baptist | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Kings Chapel | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Scyla Capital IMP Camp | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| Piedmont Academy | Monticello, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2017 |
| Gatewood Schools | Eatonton, GA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2017 |
| Monticello Methodist Church | Monticello, GA | $87,000 | DONATION | 2016 |
| Gatewood School | Eatonton, GA | $85,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2019 |
| Piedmont Academy | Monticello, GA | $82,048 | DONATION | 2019 |
| Prospect United Methodist Church | Rutledge, GA | $70,000 | DONATION | 2019 |
| Monticello First Baptist | Monticello, GA | $70,000 | DONATION | 2019 |
| Monticello First United Methodist C | Monticello, GA | $70,000 | DONATION | 2019 |
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