Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
Bishop gadsden, a life care retirement community, embraces god's call to ministry. We affirm positive living for all who live and work here. We serve with integrity. We exercise wise stewardship. We reach out with a generous spirit.
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community at a glance
In short: Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community gave $300K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $75K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $75,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $387,512,892
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
Who Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint James Episcopal Church ($100K). Together the top 4 received $300K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 13 grants of 22 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community gives
- Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2020) to $463K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $300K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint James Episcopal Church Charleston, SC | General Community Support | $100,000 |
| Sea Island Habitat Johns Island, SC | General Community Support | $100,000 |
| Ferguson Village Community Charleston, SC | General Community Support | $50,000 |
| Richardson House Charleston, SC | General Community Support | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $387,512,892 | $83,465,142 | $76,730,877 | $300,000 | 4 | $8,502,832 |
| 2024 | $337,102,076 | $70,071,826 | $71,844,613 | $330,000 | 4 | $3,498,036 |
| 2023 | $309,485,590 | $63,216,970 | $67,172,375 | $425,000 | 4 | $2,539,402 |
| 2022 | $292,676,122 | $48,387,457 | $55,493,685 | $463,099 | 6 | $1,491,860 |
| 2021 | $293,506,409 | $50,827,097 | $43,478,904 | $316,620 | 4 | $3,407,799 |
| 2020 | $253,426,353 | $45,090,062 | $40,756,595 | $12,710 | Total only | $5,939,956 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
Based on IRS filings
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $8.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community is led by Sarah E. H. Tipton, CEO & President on every filing since 2020; 12 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah E. H. Tipton
CEO & President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$301K (2020) → $451K (2025)
Melinda Lucka Kelley Esquire
Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Fowler
Director & Information Technology
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Aaron D. Roop
Senior Vice President
Vice President & Operations → Senior Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$79K (2020) → $291K (2025)
Daniel F. Larrabee
Vice President Facility Operations
Director of Environmental Services → Vice President of Environmental Services, 2022
Vice President of Environmental Services → Vice President Facility Operations, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$135K (2020) → $196K (2025)
James A. Epper
Vice President of Culinary Services
Director of Culinary Services → Vice President of Culinary Services, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$143K (2020) → $202K (2025)
Jonna Cook
Vice President of Health Services
Director of Health Services → Vice President of Health Services, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$158K (2020) → $224K (2025)
Kimberly Borts
Vice President Mission & Committee
Vice President of Mission & Communications → Vice President Committee & Development, 2023
Vice President Committee & Development → Vice President Mission & Committee, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $144K (2025)
Lynne L. Kerrison
Executive Vice President & CFO
CFO → Executive Vice President & CFO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$284K (2020) → $399K (2025)
Katherine Jayne
Vice President of Community Life & Compliance
Director of Community Life Svcs. → Vice President of Community Life Services, 2022
Vice President of Community Life Services → Vice President of Community Life & Compliance, 2024
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$118K (2021) → $157K (2025)
Ryan Bentley
Assistant Director & Executive Chef Culinary
Ad of Culinary Services → Assistant Director & Executive Chef Culinary, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$115K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Ruth Evans
Medicare Analytics Manager
Mds Coordinator → Medicare Analytics Manager, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$133K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Theodore Lu
Vice President of Human Resources
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$198K (2023) → $215K (2025)
Brian Hussain
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory L. Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heyward Carter Jr. Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne M. Hill
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick J. Kelly MD
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Adams MD
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Baldwin
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rt Rev Ruth Woodliff-Stanley
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Robert Vingi (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Evan Roberts (2023–2024) — Director & Clinical Excellence
- Former: Barbara Christie (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melinda Lucka Kelley (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nadine Lomax (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Wilson (2021–2023) — Vice President of Marketing
- Former: S. Lewis Rice-Boyd (2021–2022) — Director of Nursing
- Former: C. William Trawick (2020–2021) — Consultant & Former President
- Former: Charles C. Geer (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Bennett (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Margaret P. Blackmer (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Edlund (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bernard C. Krafsig (2020) — It Director
- Former: Craig Asche (2020) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $451K, to Sarah E H Tipton (CEO/President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
How much does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community give each year?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community gave $300K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $330K across 4 grants.
What is Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community's typical grant size?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $75,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community give grants?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Charleston, SC (3 grants).
Does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community reported $387.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83.5M.
What is Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Charleston, SC. It holds $387.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community's EIN?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0337132. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 21, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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