About Us

The Benton Telecommunications Foundation was founded by the Benton Cooperative Telephone Company in 2007.

Josh Anderson

General Manager

2220 125th Street NW
Rice, MN 56367-9701

Impact in Action

Recent Grants Awarded

We offer two types of grants: small grants and large grants. Small grants are awarded monthly, while large grants are awarded three times per year.

Board of Directors

Officers

Dan Lieser

President

Nancy Frerich

Vice President

Jim Young

Secretary

Josh Anderson

Treasurer

Directors

Roger Secord

Mike Kahl

Our Values

Guiding Philosophy

The guiding philosophy of Benton Telecommunications Foundation is to invest in values, ethics, and character formation; to support the efforts of those who are successfully making a difference in people’s lives, and to help build the communities in which we live. The Foundation believes in sharing the blessings which have been bestowed on its contributors and in celebrating the spiritual reciprocity between donors and receivers working collaboratively to make the world a better place.