Private foundation · EIN 41-2023746 · Greenville, South Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Stronge Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $79K total, median $3,057. 36% of grants stayed in South Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$79K
Median grant
$3,057
Stays in SC
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.6M

How to apply

Contact: Elizabeth Poupore, 238 Merrifield Drive, Greenville, Sc, 8643139810, ELIZABETHPOUPORE@GMAIL.COM

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Partners in HealthGreenville, SCSocial services$13K
Greenvile Tech FoundationGreenville, SCSocial services$5,000
Fhs ScholarshipFreeport, MESocial services$5,000
Joyful HeartBrooklyn, NYSocial services$5,000
Heading HomeBoston, MASocial services$5,000
Jasmine RoadGreenville, SCSocial services$4,000
Rails to TrailsWashington, DCSocial services$4,000
Freedom to ReadChicago, ILSocial services$4,000
Twin Rivers Food PantryFranklin, NHSocial services$3,115
Ipswitch Refugee ProgramIpswich, MASocial services$3,115
International Institute of New EnglBoston, MASocial services$3,115
Children's HavenGreenville, SCSocial services$3,000
One GoalLos Angeles, CASocial services$3,000
Trustee of ReservationsBoston, MASocial services$3,000
ImadaNorthbrook, ILSocial services$3,000
DonorschoseNew York, NYSocial services$2,107
Service Dogs for VetsGreenville, SCSocial services$2,000
Harvest HopeGreenville, SCSocial services$2,000
Harvest HopeGreenville, SCSocial services$2,000
Crohn's FoundationNew York, NYSocial services$2,000
Izzie's PondLiberty, SCSocial services$1,115
Crohn's FoundationNew York, NYSocial services$1,000

By state: South Carolina 8 · Massachusetts 4 · New York 4 · Illinois 2 · Maine 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Stronge Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Greenville, South Carolina, administered in care of James J Stronge, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Stronge Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Stronge Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $79K across 22 grants, a median of $3,057.

Where does Stronge Family Foundation give?

South Carolina (8 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants), New York (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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