Funding search · EIN 582292440 · Saint Simons Island, GA

The Benefield Foundation

Name: The Benefield Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

47
grants reported: $102,297
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $400
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Frederica Academy4 grants · $41,251
St Simons Presbyterian Church1 grant · $12,000
St Simons Presbyterian1 grant · $12,000
Hospice of the Golden Isles4 grants · $6,200
Universtiy of Georgia Law School2 grants · $6,200
Uga Foundation1 grant · $5,500
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities3 grants · $3,400
Golden Isles Youth Orchestra4 grants · $3,121
Morning Star Children & Family Ser1 grant · $3,100
Golden Isles Act2 grants · $2,700

Giving over time

$23,000

2022

$15,251

2023

$21,071

2024

$42,975

2025

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$30,550
Frederica Academy · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support
$12,000
St Simons Presbyterian · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General support
$12,000
St Simons Presbyterian Church · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General support
$5,500
Uga Foundation · Athens, GA · 2025
General support
$5,500
Frederica Academy · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General support
$5,200
Universtiy of Georgia Law School · Athens, GA · 2023
General support
$3,451
Frederica Academy · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
General support
$3,100
Morning Star Children & Family Ser · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$3,000
Hospice of the Golden Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Hospice of the Golden Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General support
$1,750
Frederica Academy · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General support
$1,700
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$1,600
Golden Isles Act · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General support
$1,600
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General support
$1,500
Centered for Life · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support
$1,100
Golden Isles Act · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support
$1,021
Golden Isles Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Abds Foundation · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Golden Isles Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Golden Isles Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General support
$1,000
The Gathering Place · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Universtiy of Georgia Law School · Athens, GA · 2022
General support
$500
Boy Scouts of America · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General support
$400
Casa Glynn · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General support
$300
Hope 1312 Collective · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$250
Frederica Academy Booster Club · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support
$250
Hope 1312 Collective · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$200
Boys and Girlsclub · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$200
Coastal Ga Historical Society · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General support
$100
Auxillary Hospic of Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$100
Coastal Ga Historical Society · Savannah, GA · 2025
General support
$100
Cobb Isles Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$100
Glynn Visual Arts · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support
$100
Star of Coastal Ga · Brunswick, GA · 2025
General support
$100
Boy Scouts of America · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General support
$100
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities · Brunswick, GA · 2024
General support
$100
Island Concert Assn · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
General support
$100
Bike Walk Golden Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$100
Boy Scouts of America · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$100
Coastal Ga Historical Society · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
General support
$100
Golden Isles Youth Orchestra · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$100
Hospice of the Golden Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2023
General support
$100
Hospice of the Golden Isles · Brunswick, GA · 2022
General support
$100
Island Concert Association · St Simons Island, GA · 2022
General support
$50
Ga Sheriffs Association · Madison, GA · 2025
General support
$50
St Simons Fire Department · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
General support
$25
Glynn County Vol Fire · St Simons Island, GA · 2025
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.