Foundations that fund organizations in Greenville, South Carolina
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Greenville nonprofits
622 private foundations gave $83M to Greenville organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
2,006 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Greenville around $45K. 39 of these funders are based in South Carolina; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 622
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Greenville
- $83M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 2,006
- Typical median grant
- $45K
- Based in SC
- 39%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Greenville organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 30 | $20M | $210K | Yes | To provide unrestricted operating support.; To continue to support strengthening and expanding the furm…; To expand a community network of care for the low-income, u… |
| Canal Charitable Foundation | Greenville, SC | 6 | $3.9M | $15K | Preselected only | General Charitable Support; Timmons Arena Renovations |
| Lb Foundation | Greenville, SC | 13 | $3.4M | $100K | Yes | Program; Capital |
| Betsy M Campbell Foundation | Greenville, SC | 2 | $3.4M | $1.7M | Preselected only | Contributions - Operating Funds |
| Robert S Campbell Foundation | Greenville, SC | 3 | $3.2M | $194K | Preselected only | Contributions - Operating Fund |
| The David and June Trone Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $2.5M | $1.2M | Yes | Trone family endowed fund for student mental health & wellb…; Contribution to various funds |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.3M | $2.3M | Preselected only | Sustainable forestry and african american land retention pr… |
| The Jolley Foundation | Greenville, SC | 59 | $2.0M | $30K | Yes | General operations; Providing medical support/education |
| The Graham Foundation | Greenville, SC | 10 | $1.7M | $15K | Preselected only | Operational Support |
| Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina Foundation | Columbia, SC | 4 | $1.5M | $371K | Preselected only | Improving Health Care Quality & Value; Access to Care; Investing in South Carolina Children |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 21 | $1.3M | $65K | Yes | General Support; Capital Campaign; Policy Research and Advocacy Support work in NC and SC |
| The Borch Foundation | Saratoga, CA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $1.2M | $227K | Preselected only | to support innovative financing solutions and drive investm…; To support Quantified Ventures Natural Infrastructure Inves…; To expand the availability of low-cost financing to design… |
| Don Waggoner & Zelma Waggoner Foundation | Naples, FL | 24 | $1.2M | $60K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the organization. |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 8 | $1.2M | $4,000 | Yes | Matching Grant; Promise of an Equitable Future; Early Care and Education |
| J E Sirrine High School Fund | St Louis, MO | 1 | $999K | $999K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Scsymmes Foundation | St Louis, MO | 16 | $978K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| John I Smith Charities Inc | Greer, SC | 32 | $882K | $25K | Yes | Matching grant for holiday brunch; Funding for disaster relief and military member support; Support presenting scholarship for 2025 eggs benefit for cds |
| The Hartness Foundation Robert G Hartness | Greer, SC | 1 | $846K | $846K | Preselected only | Donor advised fund - see attachment |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $725K | $100K | Yes | To provide Emergency Hurricane Helene Aid; To support general operations; To support the McClaren Institute for Health and Quality of… |
| Yeargin Foundation | Greenville, SC | 19 | $662K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charity; Yeargin family fund at the community foundation of greenvil… |
| Daniel-Mickel Foundation | Greenville, SC | 64 | $649K | $2,625 | Yes | General; Education; Arts |
| Harvest Charities | Detroit, MI | 9 | $645K | $25K | Yes | Support of daily operations |
| The Pennell Family Foundation | Greenville, SC | 4 | $625K | $113K | Preselected only | To provide general support; To support the hone greenville project; To support moyer's room for children's naming |
| Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 19 | $622K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Charitable Event; Blood Pressure Cuffs fund |
| Bill and Connie Timmons Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 29 | $591K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; 2024 Church activities Fund; Ministry Fund |
| The Simpson Foundation | Detroit, MI | 5 | $590K | $45K | Yes | Support of daily operations |
| Monroe-Brown Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General |
| The Sanders Family Foundation C/O Emilyn C Sanders | Greenville, SC | 9 | $435K | $25K | Preselected only | Educational purpose - building a brighter tomorrow campaign; Educational purpose - annual fund, daniel s. sanders schola…; Educational purpose - marian strobel endowment fund for his… |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | To support use of the impact measures tool and provide tech… |
| Hayne Hipp Foundation | Greenville, SC | 14 | $394K | $1,350 | Preselected only | General fund; Campaign for the arts |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 34 | $389K | $5,000 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| The Grant Family Foundation | Greenville, SC | 5 | $384K | $30K | Preselected only | General support; Build affordable housing; Fund operations |
| Dodie Anderson Charitable Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $375K | $25K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Ralph & Virginia Hendricks Foundati | Simpsonville, SC | 11 | $364K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Scholarships |
| Joseph W Houth Charitable Trust | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $353K | $353K | Preselected only | General support grant |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 13 | $353K | $10K | Yes | Bee sharp mid-level leadership and communication series; Building generational wealth through small business growth; Sib-link: relational health for foster youth initiative |
| No Chapman Zena Fbo Furman Ct 76 | St Louis, MO | 1 | $347K | $347K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Charles Timmons Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 27 | $346K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Annual Fund; Heller Heritage on the Green |
| Awt Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 15 | $345K | $6,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Build for the Future Campaign; Annual Cavalier Fund |
| Dawn Laurel Foundation | Clemson, SC | 9 | $335K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Helga Marston Foundation | Greenville, SC | 30 | $332K | $500 | Preselected only | Work force training program; Scholarships for students; Book reading program |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $327K | $327K | Yes | Research, general support & education |
| Neill M Timmons Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 26 | $316K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Timmons Arena FUND |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Early childhood development field-building initiative |
| Sargent Foundation 5621-14-48 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $297K | $20K | Yes | General charitable purpose; General charitable purposes |
| Ellison S and Noel P McKissick Foundation | Greenville, SC | 9 | $297K | $17K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purposes of the organization; To further the exempt purposes of the organizatioln |
| Fred Collins Foundation | Simpsonville, SC | 7 | $296K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Project launch |
| Trust Under Will of B J Wade C/O FIRST Horizon Bank | Memphis, TN | 2 | $279K | $140K | Preselected only | Care for vulnerable youth |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $271K | $271K | Yes | General Support |
| The Fullerton Foundation | Gaffney, SC | 11 | $269K | $10K | Yes | Medical student scholarship - jones; 2022 - medical student scholarship - watts; Expanding training for behavioral health providers |
| Sowing Circle | Greenville, SC | 2 | $269K | $135K | Preselected only | Missions |
| Ambassadors of Love Inc | Travelers Rest, SC | 1 | $260K | $260K | Preselected only | Operational Support |
| Clemens Family Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $256K | $256K | Preselected only | Supporting the business school |
| Georgia Health Initiative Inc | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $243K | $35K | Yes | To support an assessment of georgia's health policy and adv…; To support development of a community engagement and invest…; To support development of an advocacy investment strategy b… |
| J Arnet and Mildred M Lewis Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $225K | $225K | Yes | General operating |
| Scansource Charitable Foundation | Greenville, SC | 34 | $222K | $5,000 | Yes | Literacy tutoring support; Calming space project; Sc outreach youth program |
| Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $210K | $105K | Preselected only | Trone student center pledge; Marshall and vera lee rinker scholarship programs |
| The Mary Peace Sterling Foundation | Cranbury, NJ | 5 | $205K | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose; General [purpose |
| Delta Foundation | Greenville, SC | 14 | $202K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | 81599 general operating support for communityworks |
| George T Lewisjr 2001 Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Deus Spes Mea Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General use |
| The John R and M Margrite Davis Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 14 | $184K | $7,500 | Yes | General charitable; Medical; Medical research |
| Gibbs Charitable Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $184K | $12K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| O Perry Earle Jr & Louise Jordan Earle F Foundation C/O O Perry Earle III Truste | Fountain Inn, SC | 5 | $179K | $10K | Yes | To fulfill charitable, religious, scientific, literary, edu… |
| The Wlt Foundation | Greenville, SC | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | To further the organizations mission |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $155K | $25K | Preselected only | Capital and Coaching for Small Business Affordable Housing…; Capacity Building and Operations Support; Housing Counseling Program |
| Julia W Croft Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $152K | $152K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Susanna Iacovelli Charitable Foundation Inc Fka Peter and Karen | Greenville, SC | 13 | $150K | $12K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution to support gen operations |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Wevision systems level |
| Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation C/O Nancie Lynch | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $150K | $25K | Preselected only | Building a next-generation child care policy; The family policy lab |
| FIRST Lieutenant P F Cureton Jr Fdn | St Louis, MO | 5 | $148K | $33K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary Black Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | 2 | $147K | $73K | Yes | Equitable community development in spartanburg; Housing innovation - children's edition; spartanburg early… |
| Palmetto Farms Foundation | Greenville, SC | 3 | $145K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Pastor Support |
| Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 15 | $142K | $10K | Yes | Programs; Housing program; Food bank |
| The Fluor Foundation | Irving, TX | 9 | $142K | $15K | Yes | Environmental education; Scholarships; Workforce development program |
| Grace Cares Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | 2 | $140K | $70K | Yes | To help stop human trafficking; Cash contribution designated for general fund use |
| W W Burgiss Charities Inc | Las Vegas, NV | 10 | $136K | $11K | Preselected only | Building a Brighter Tomorrow Campaign & Fueling Healthy Kids; Furnishing Hope: ALP-Upstate Office Launch; Scaling to Address Food Insecurity |
| Bosch Community Fund | Farmington Hills, MI | 5 | $134K | $25K | Preselected only | Steam labs; After school scouting program; Elevate teachers program |
| The Brotherton Foundation | Easley, SC | 8 | $131K | $10K | Preselected only | Operational Support |
| Forrest Long and Jane Long Char Fdn | Orlando, FL | 4 | $130K | $15K | Yes | General support; General operating |
| Smith Pete and Sally Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $130K | $65K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Henry P & Susan C Crowell Trust | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | General fund |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Support to educate Mississippi corporations on child care |
| One Graycliff | Greenville, SC | 35 | $124K | $2,250 | Yes | To fulfill the charitable objectives of the charity. |
| Watson-Brown Foundation Inc | Thomson, GA | 3 | $123K | $24K | Yes | Awarded scholarship grants |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | To support the White-Riley-Peterson Policy Institute that w… |
| The Maddrey Foundation | Greenville, SC | 23 | $118K | $1,000 | Preselected only | To support general operations of the organization |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $116K | $116K | Preselected only | In support of ecosystem research on the u.s. reforestation… |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $115K | $23K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| The Four Bees Foundation | Greenville, SC | 17 | $107K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable giving |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $106K | $106K | Preselected only | Quantified Ventures Chicagoland SRF Watershed Coordinator |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $106K | $106K | Yes | General operations |
| Benzon Foundation Inc | Landrum, SC | 3 | $104K | $50K | Preselected only | To support the charitable activities of the organization. |
| The Birk Family Foundation Inc | Mount Pleasant, SC | 5 | $104K | $10K | Preselected only | General support; general support for Greenville, east cooper, charleston are… |
| Vermeer Charitable Foundation | Pella, IA | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Collins Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Support operations and programs for black, indigenous peopl… |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support Grantee's efforts to understand loneliness and u… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Greenville, South Carolina?
The Duke Endowment, Canal Charitable Foundation, Lb Foundation, Betsy M Campbell Foundation, Robert S Campbell Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Greenville organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Greenville. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.