Benton Telecommunications Foundation
Rice, MN · EIN 26-1577232. Reported 108 grants totalling $833,403 to 65 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Benton Telecommunications Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Cancer Society- Relay for Life | Eagen, MN | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Great Strides | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Terebinth Refuge | Waite Park, MN | $74,295 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Employment Enterprises Inc | Little Falls, MN | $73,210 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buckman Ballpark Inc | Royalton, MN | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milaca Fire and Rescue | Milaca, MN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities | St Cloud, MN | $44,667 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wacosa | Waite Park, MN | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gilman Park & Rec | Foley, MN | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anna Marie's Alliance | St Cloud, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Neighbor Ems | Little Falls, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indy Foundation | Waite Park, MN | $23,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overcomers International Fellowship | St Cloud, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tanners Team Foundation | Sauk Rapids, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oif Dream Center St Cloud | St Cloud, MN | $15,848 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Outreach | Holdingford, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Soc Service - Crisis Nursery | St Cloud, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elevate Pregnancy and Family Resource Center | Waite Park, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mlmb First Response Team | Pierz, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Edina, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise Inc | Spring Lake Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice Area Food Shelf | Rice, MN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mn Adult and Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mille Lacs County Operation Com Connect | Milaca, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rice Legion Auxillary | Rice, MN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cross Center of Benton County | Foley, MN | $5,423 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Light the Legacy | St Cloud, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care - Community Action Respecting Elders | Foley, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Horizon Health Inc | Pierz, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mille Lacs County Community & Vet Services | Milaca, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nexus Family Healing (nexus-Mille Lacs) | Plymouth, MN | $3,748 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connectability of Minnesota | Waite Park, MN | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest | St Cloud, MN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Volleyball Bash for a Cure | Rice, MN | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benton County Sheriff's Department | Foley, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Ac Church | Rice, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rum River Life Choices | Milaca, MN | $2,099 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Benton County Economic Development | Foley, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bock | Bock, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Rice Police Department | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Rice Recreation Department | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross of Benton County | Foley, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gaits of Hope | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knights of Columbus Council 9138 | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Mn | St Paul, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milaca Area Pantry | Milaca, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morrison County Sheriff's Department | Little Falls, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice Boy Scout Troop 473 | Rice, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church | Milaca, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foreston Fire Department | Foreston, MN | $1,785 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morill Little Leage | Hillman, MN | $1,678 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice Women of Today | Rice, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morrison County Swat | Little Falls, MN | $1,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milaca Fine Art Council | Milaca, MN | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel Foundation | Mendota Heights, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Mn Child Advocacy Center | Sartell, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Graham Methodist Church Vbs Program | Rice, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Soc Service | St Cloud, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rice Community Vbs (shepherd of the Pines) | Rice, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Francis Music Center | Little Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Ag Church | Rice, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trinity Church (holiday Helping Hands) | Milaca, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beckys Troop Care Packages | St Cloud, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paramount Center for the Arts | St Cloud, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rice Community Vbs (shepard of the Pines) | Rice, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
28 of 65 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 47%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Cancer Society- Relay for Life
RELAY SUPPORT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY - Buckman Ballpark Inc
UPDATE AND REPAIRS TO THE BALL FIELD - Catholic Charities
CAMERAS & EQUIPMENT AND BOX TRUCK & FREEZER - Terebinth Refuge
EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAM - Employment Enterprises Inc
CUBE TRUCK FOR RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH DISABLED - Anna Marie's Alliance
CAPITAL FUNDS FOR EXPANSION AND REMODEL OF SHELTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 35 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $254,543 | $2,799 |
| 2022 | 27 | $240,350 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $211,135 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $127,375 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Benton Telecommunications Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2220 125TH St Nw, Rice, MN, 56367. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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