Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Director Unclassified | $25k $26k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at The Gilmer Bennett Family Foundation equaled 13% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.
Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$165k
Itemized grants
5
Median grant
$40k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchman Baptist Church | Fort Worth, TX | USE AS NEEDED | $64k |
| DANBURY INSTITUTE | DALLAS, TX | USE AS NEEDED | $50k |
| MSU BSU | MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS | USE AS NEEDED | $40k |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE FOUNDATION | MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS | MAROON FAMILY ALLIANCE | $10k |
| GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | NASHVILLE, TN | USE AS NEEDED | $1k |
Held steady
from 2023
From $25k in 2023 to $25k in 2024.
Estimated with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Education executives earn in Texas
Comparable education organizations in Texas pay their highest-earning executive a median of $71,667.
These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,557 organizations across 1,557 filings (2020 – 2024).
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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