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Grants paid by Fox and Monica Benton Foundation

EIN 20-2034030 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

Fox and Monica Benton Foundation of Houston, TX (EIN 20-2034030) reported 28 grants paid totaling $985,050 to 15 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$985,050

28 grants

Recipients

15

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2024

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20187$134,650
20207$205,000
20221$5,000
20234$280,000
20249$360,400

Top recipients

The 15 recipients receiving the most from Fox and Monica Benton Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Memorial Hermann Foundation 74-1653640BHouston, TX4$452,5002024
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation 65-0560456BLoxahatchee, FL4$229,5002024
National Outdoor Leadership School 83-0204184BLander, WY2$110,0002020
Houston Museum of Natural Science 74-1036131BHouston, TX3$60,9002024
Florida International UniversityUMiami, FL1$50,0002020
Commemorative Air Force 47-5282270BDallas, TX4$30,0002024
Venomx BiologicsUHouston, TX1$18,1502018
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena 81-0231797DHelena, MT1$10,0002024
Avondale House 74-1865489BHouston, TX2$8,0002022
San Diego Air and Space Museum 95-2253027BSan Diego, CA1$5,0002020
Medina Volunteer Fire Department 74-2883836CMedina, TX1$5,0002024
Catch-a-Dream Foundation 20-0487728BStarkville, MS1$2,0002024
Quail ForeverUSt Paul, MN1$2,0002024
Great Plains Foundation 82-2659716DJupiter, FL1$1,0002024
Rainard School 76-0169898BHouston, TX1$1,0002018

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 28 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Fox and Monica Benton Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXB$200,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Loxahatchee, FLB$104,500paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TXB$25,900paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena Helena, MTD$10,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Commemorative Air Force Dallas, TXB$10,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Medina Volunteer Fire Department Medina, TXC$5,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Catch-a-Dream Foundation Starkville, MSB$2,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Quail Forever St Paul, MNU$2,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2024Great Plains Foundation Jupiter, FLD$1,000paidCHARITABLE202503219349103365
2023Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXB$200,000paidCHARITABLE202443199349105869
2023Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Loxahatchee, FLB$50,000paidCHARITABLE202443199349105869
2023Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TXB$25,000paidCHARITABLE202443199349105869
2023Commemorative Air Force Dallas, TXB$5,000paidCHARITABLE202443199349105869
2022Avondale House Houston, TXB$5,000paidCHARITABLE202303199349108955
2020National Outdoor Leadership School Lander, WYB$60,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXC$50,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020Florida International University Miami, FLU$50,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Loxahatchee, FLB$20,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TXB$10,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020Commemorative Air Force Dallas, TXB$10,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2020San Diego Air and Space Museum San Diego, CAB$5,000paidCHARITABLE202143199349108969
2018Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Loxahatchee, FLB$55,000paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018National Outdoor Leadership School Lander, WYB$50,000paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018Venomx Biologics Houston, TXU$18,150paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018Commemorative Air Force Dallas, TXB$5,000paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018Avondale House Houston, TXB$3,000paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TXC$2,500paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606
2018Rainard School Houston, TXB$1,000paidCHARITABLE202010299349100606

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202503219349103365
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202443199349105869
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202303199349108955
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202143199349108969
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1202010299349100606

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/202034030.json.

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