Private foundation · EIN 46-1111892 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Neill M Timmons 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: 46 grants paid, $499K total, median $7,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
46
$499K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$12M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Furman UniversityGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$75K
Furman UniversityGreenville, SCTimmons Arena FUND$50K
Cota Childrens Organ Transplant Association IncBloomington, INGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Pivotpoint WncAsheville, NCArch to freedom access fund and Pivotpoint$25K
The Salvation ArmyGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
American Heart AssociationSt Petersburg, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Faces and Voices of Recovery GreenvilleGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
United Way of Greenville County IncorporatedGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
American Cancer SocietyAlbuquerque, NMGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Christ Church Episcopal SchoolGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
FIRST Baptist Church of Greenville S CarolinaGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Greenville Family PartnershipGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Hanley Center Foundation IncMangonia Park, FLLifesavor Scholarship Fund$10K
Mary Sunshine HouseCentral, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Meyer Center for Special ChildrenGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
NAMI Greenville ScGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Peace Center FoundationGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenAtlanta, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
South Carolina Childrens TheatreGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
United MinistriesGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
University of South Carolina Educational FoundatioColumbia, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Cancer Survivors Park AllianceGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Charleston Recovery Center IncCharleston, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Compass of Carolina IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Cota Childrens Organ Transplant Association IncBloomington, INGet Well Soon FUND$5,000
Gateway House IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Greenville Center for Creative ArtsGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Greenville TheatreGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Heritage FoundationWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Morgans HopeMauldin, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Neighborhood FocusGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Pendleton Place IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Project Hope Foundation IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Project Host IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Safe Harbor IncGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Sigma Alpha Epsilon FoundationEvanston, ILGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
St Michael Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
The Warehouse TheatreGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
University of South Carolina Alumni AssociationColumbia, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
University of South Carolina Business PartnershipColumbia, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Pivotpoint WncAsheville, NCArch To Freedom FUND$2,500
Centre Stage South CarolinaGreenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: South Carolina 33 · Florida 3 · Indiana 2 · North Carolina 2 · New Mexico 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Neill M Timmons Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2013. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Neill M Timmons 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 Neill M Timmons Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $499K across 46 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does Neill M Timmons Foundation give?

South Carolina (33 grants), Florida (3 grants), Indiana (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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