Funding search · EIN 263494283 · Malvern, AR

Henson Benson Foundation

Name: Henson Benson Foundation grants, 2021–2025
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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.

40
grants reported: $107,246
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

backpack memoriam scholarships balcony condolences copsey karen memorial

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences4 grants · $20,936
Access5 grants · $15,000
Arkansas State University System Foundation3 grants · $11,100
Masonic Cemetery4 grants · $10,000
Perla Cemetery4 grants · $10,000
Harvest of Hope4 grants · $10,000
University of Arkansas1 grant · $5,000
Henderson State University1 grant · $5,000
University of Central Arkansas1 grant · $5,000
Ouachita Baptist University1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$16,500

2021

$20,000

2022

$16,600

2023

$18,046

2024

$36,100

2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Arkansas State University System Foundation · Jonesboro, AR · 2025
Donation to name ritz balcony
$7,500
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Operating support
$5,936
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Access · Fayetteville, AR · 2025
Operating support
$5,000
Henderson State University · Arkadelphia, AR · 2025
Operating support
$5,000
Ouachita Baptist University · Arkadelphia, AR · 2025
Operating support
$5,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2025
Operating support
$5,000
University of Central Arkansas · Conway, AR · 2025
Operating support
$5,000
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Scholarships
$2,500
Access · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Operating support
$2,500
Harvest of Hope · Morrilton, AR · 2024
Backpack program
$2,500
Masonic Cemetery · Pocahontas, AR · 2024
Operating support
$2,500
Perla Cemetery · Malvern, AR · 2024
Operating support
$2,500
Access · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Operating support
$2,500
Harvest of Hope · Morrilton, AR · 2023
Backpack program
$2,500
Masonic Cemetery · Pocahontas, AR · 2023
Operating support
$2,500
Perla Cemetery · Malvern, AR · 2023
Operating support
$2,500
Access · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Operating support
$2,500
Harvest of Hope · Morrilton, AR · 2022
Operating support
$2,500
Masonic Cemetery · Pocahontas, AR · 2022
Operating support
$2,500
Perla Cemetery · Malvern, AR · 2022
Operating support
$2,500
Access · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Operating support
$2,500
Harvest of Hope · Morrilton, AR · 2021
Operating support
$2,500
Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA · 2021
Operating support
$2,500
Masonic Cemetery · Pocahontas, AR · 2021
Operating support
$2,500
Perla Cemetery · Malvern, AR · 2021
Operating support
$2,500
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Operating support
$1,500
Malvern Hsc Friends of the Library · Malvern, AR · 2021
Operating support
$1,000
Feed the Needy · Memphis, TN · 2024
Operating support
$1,000
Community Foundation of the North State · Redding, CA · 2023
Karen copsey memorial fund
$1,000
Feed the Needy · Malvern, AR · 2022
Operating support
$1,000
Hot Spring County Homeless Coalition · Malvern, AR · 2022
Operating support
$800
Arkansas State University System Foundation · Jonesboro, AR · 2025
Operating support
$500
Family Farm · Malvern, AR · 2024
Memoriam
$500
Ouachita School District · Donaldson, AR · 2024
Memoriam
$500
Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Steak soiree sponsor
$500
Bethel Ame · Malvern, AR · 2022
Operating support
$300
Arkansas State University System Foundation · Jonesboro, AR · 2025
To support student retention
$110
Malvern Chamber of Commerce · Malvern, AR · 2024
Operating support
$100
Deborah Smith · Malvern, AR · 2023
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