Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenville, SC EIN: 36-4828822

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Greenville, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38K in total assets.

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$38,267
+10.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$30,403
-14.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$26,838
-2.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

GreenvilleColumbiaOak BrookAndersonGreerHilton HeadPendletonRochester HillsWinnsboro

How Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 62% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K12 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 9 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $8K (2020). In 2023 it made 9 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SC Lions Vision Services Columbia, SCVision Services$1,000
2 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$750
Lions Club International Foundation Oak Brook, ILInternational Aid$250
Leader Dog for the Blind Greenville, SCDog Training$250
Camp Lions Den Greenville, SCBlind Fishing Activities$250
International Youth Exchange Hilton Head, SCStudent Education$200
Meals on Wheels Greenville, SCMeals for Needy$200
Blue Ridge History Club Greer, SCCommunity Service$100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$38,267$30,403$26,838————
2024$34,702$35,699$27,581————
2023—$36,220$16,528$3,0009$3,000—
2022—$32,643$4,150————
2021—$21,553$21,877————
2020$14,248$19,267$26,483$7,95812—$14,750

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc is led by Kathie Burgess, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathie Burgess

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Guy Carter

    Vice President

    Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2021

    2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Connor

    Vice President

    3rd Vice President & Director → 3rd Vice President, 2023

    3rd Vice President → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Burgess

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary → President, 2023

    President → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patsy Martin

    Vice President

    First Vice President → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Ann Coleman (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kathy Burgess (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Darrell Reese (2020–2022) — 1st Vo
  • Former: James Freeman (2020–2022) — President & Membership Chair
  • Former: James Harrill (2020–2022) — Tail Twister
  • Former: Neil Duncan (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Patsy Swygert (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mac Styles (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Devon Belcher (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Dorothy Freeman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Emory Jones (2020) — Lion Tamer
  • Former: Nancy Mace (2020) — Director
  • Former: Randall Wynn (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc

How large is Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc?

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc reported $38K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $30K.

What is Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc?

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Greenville, SC. It holds $38K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc operate?

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina.

What is Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN?

Berea Lions Club Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4828822. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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