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US nonprofit · EIN 581840739 · Benson, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581840739) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Benson Foundation for the Arts Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$55k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$59k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$94k
year to 30 June 2025
Net assets
$94k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
3.4 years on average
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
A20
Arts, culture and humanities
Filings on record
2
latest 2024
Exemption reinstated on 15 November 2021. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 November 2021 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Benson Foundation for the Arts Inc's network

15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Beth RogersBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Chris BarnesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Clay BoneyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
D H JohnsonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Diann ProctorBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jaymes ElloitBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Justine BlackmonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Keith LilesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Ken TartBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Loretta ByrdTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Michael LesterBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Patricia St JohnBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Stephen PfeifferBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Susan ParrishBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Teresa BlackmonCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Anita MasseyBoard Chairm5$0
Loretta ByrdTreasurer5$0
Teresa BlackmonSecretary5$0
Jaymes ElloitBoard Member2$0
Ken TartBoard Member2$0
Stephen PfeifferBoard Member2$0
Chris BarnesBoard Member2$0
Jerri Keith LilesBoard Member2$0
Diann ProctorBoard Member2$0
Justine BlackmonBoard Member2$0
Susan ParrishBoard Member2$0
Laura McKeonBoard Member2$0
Mohammad WilliamsBoard Member2$0
Shannon Plummer-WhiteBoard Member2$0
Carolyn LambertBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Benson Foundation for the Arts Inc
EIN
581840739
Address
Po Box 335, Benson, NC, 27504-0335
State
North Carolina
Activity (NTEE)
A20 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Loretta Byrd (Form 990-N, tax year 2017)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBeth Rogers
≥3years on the filingsChris Barnes
≥3years on the filingsClay Boney
≥3years on the filingsD H Johnson

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$94k
Net assets or fund balances
$94k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$76k$50k$26k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.