Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in South Carolina

788
foundations
$424.9M
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
160
say they accept unsolicited
$5,375
median grant

Grantlas lists 788 foundations based in South Carolina — 719 private foundations and 69 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $424.9 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 160 of them (20%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Charleston (85), Greenville (82) and Columbia (58).

160 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in South Carolina.

Top 25 of 788 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 135 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in South Carolina
Beemok Family FoundationCharleston, SC$25,000$9.7M$802–$2.3MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Williams Brice Edwards CharitableSumter, SC$45,000$5.6M$500–$1.7MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Lb FoundationGreenville, SC$85,354$3.9M$987–$1.2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Milliken & Company Charitable FoundationSpartanburg, SC$1,500$2.8M$3–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Jolley FoundationGreenville, SC$30,000$2.7M$600–$185,000Down 21% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Mary Black Foundation IncSpartanburg, SC$30,000$2.6M$500–$411,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Springs Close Foundation IncFort Mill, SC$10,000$2M$500–$270,720No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Fullerton FoundationGaffney, SC$24,000$1.5M$1,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ecw Judith Atkins Wall FoundationConway, SC$1.5M$1.5M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John I Smith Charities IncGreer, SC$25,000$1.3M$5,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Self FoundationGreenwood, SC$1.2M$1.2M$1.2M–$1.2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Gleason Family Foundation IncHilton Head Island, SC$7,000$1.1M$1,000–$385,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Frank J & Lucy C Hartzog MemorialBlackville, SC$1.1M$1.1M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Kuznik Charitable FoundationCharleston, SC$25,000$1M$5,000–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Arkwright FoundationSpartanburg, SC$2,000$969,968$50–$273,700No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation IncCharleston, SC$5,000$845,200$1,000–$50,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Daniel-Mickel FoundationGreenville, SC$2,000$779,380$100–$117,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Post and Courier FoundationCharleston, SC$5,000$754,000$1,000–$99,378No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Chester FoundationChester, SC$15,000$730,000$2,000–$440,560No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
C P Legacy Foundation of Sumter Sc IncSumter, SC$97,750$720,500$15,000–$175,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Marlboro County General HospitalBennettsville, SC$103,734$687,932$6,000–$200,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Stephens Family FoundationPiedmont, SC$4,250$561,524$500–$324,024No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
John T Stevens FoundationKershaw, SC$10,000$532,600$1,500–$71,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Joseph J Schott FoundationMount Pleasant, SC$5,000$501,500$1,000–$115,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The McAlister FoundationLaurens, SC$7,250$481,222$1,000–$236,222No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.