Private foundation · EIN 57-1060737 · Barnwell, South Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Sunshine Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 104 grants paid, $724K total, median $1,000. 80% of grants stayed in South Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
104
$724K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in SC
80%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 104 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Allendale County HospitalFairfax, SCHealth$165K
Clemson Best Is StandardClemson, SCEconomic$111K
Beemok Family FoundationCharleston, SCEducation$94K
Center for the ChildFlorence, SCEconomic$50K
Tri-County Community FoundationColumbia, SCEconomic$40K
USC Matthew and Terry Endowment ScholarshipColumbia, SCEconomic$33K
Miscellaneous FamiliesBarnwell, SCEconomic$19K
Nature ConservancyColumbia, SCEnvironmental$15K
USC School of LawColumbia, SCEducational$12K
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCEducational$10K
Blumenthal Center of Performing ArtsCharlotte, NCEconomic$10K
Fmu Center for the ChildFlorence, SCEconomic$10K
Woodberry Forest SchoolWoodberry Forest, VAEducational$10K
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SCEducational$8,000
The Learning CollaborativeCharlotte, NCEconomic$8,000
We Are Family FoundationNew York, NYEconomic$8,000
Barnwell United Methodist ChurchBarnwell, SCEconomic$7,520
Sc Technical College System FoundationColumbia, SCEducational$6,500
Carolina Honduras Health FoundationBarnwell, SCHealth$6,000
Conservation Voters of ScColumbia, SCEconomic$6,000
Barnwell County FIRST StepsBarnwell, SCEconomic$5,602
Heifer InterantionalLittle Rock, AREconomic$5,120
Big Bear RoofingCharleston, SCEconomic$5,000
Children's RightsNew York, NYEconomic$5,000
Richland County Public Education PartnersColumbia, SCEconomic$5,000
Sc Appleseed Legal Justice CenterColumbia, SCEconomic$5,000
Sc WrenColumbia, SCEconomic$5,000
Shining Hope FarmsMount Holly, NCEconomic$5,000
Edisto Island Community AssociationEdisto Island, SCEconomic$3,000
Aiken County BarAiken, SCEconomic$2,500
Indian Waters CouncilColumbia, SCEconomic$2,500
Sc Environmental Law ProjectGeorgetown, SCEconomic$2,500
Charlotte Center for the ArtsCharlotte, NCEconomic$2,000
Dr John RileyWilliston, SCEconomic$2,000
Etv EndowmentSpartanburg, SCEconomic$2,000
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SCEducational$2,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWhite Plains, NYHealth$2,000
Liberty FellowshipSpartanburg, SCEconomic$2,000
Southern Environmental Law CenterCharleston, SCEnvironmental$2,000
Turn 90Columbia, SCEconomic$2,000
Star Academy KidsLexington, SCEconomic$1,700
Blackville FIRST Baptist ChurchBlackville, SCEconomic$1,600
Allendale Presbyterian ChurchAllendale, SCEconomic$1,500
Queen's UniversityCharlotte, NCEducational$1,500
Episcopal Church of EdistoEdisto Island, SCEconomic$1,200
Fistual & MusoSan Francisco, CAEconomic$1,119
Edisto Open Land TrustEdisto Island, SCEconomic$1,100
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYEconomic$1,000
Barnwell County Family YMCABarnwell, SCHealth$1,000
Barnwell County Help LineBarnwell, SCHealth$1,000
Clemson T-Edward Endowed SchloarshipClemson, SCEconomic$1,000
Rt Dr Aiko Thompson's LabCharleston, SCEconomic$1,000
NeverthirstBirmingham, ALHealth$1,000
Richalnd County BarColumbia, SCEconomic$1,000
The Nature ConservancyColumbia, SCEconomic$1,000
Allendale FIRST Baptist ChurchAllendale, SCEconomic$500
Character Restoration InitiativeAllendale, SCEconomic$500
Charleston Pro Bono Legal ServicesCharleston, SCEconomic$500
Emma's HouseAllendale, SCEconomic$500
Epworth Children's HomeColumbia, SCEconomic$500

By state: South Carolina 83 · North Carolina 6 · New York 5 · Virginia 1 · Arkansas 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Sunshine Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Barnwell, South Carolina, administered in care of Terry E Richardson Jr, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Sunshine Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Sunshine Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $724K across 104 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Sunshine Foundation Inc give?

South Carolina (83 grants), North Carolina (6 grants), New York (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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