Bonner Family Private Foundation
The Bonner Family Private Foundation is a private foundation based in Lexington, South Carolina. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including healthcare, child and family services, food assistance, education, and community support, as well as churches.
Bonner Family Private Foundation at a glance
In short: Bonner Family Private Foundation gave $292K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state South Carolina. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $292,000
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,733
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,909,706
- +7.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (3 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bonner Family Private Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Contact Sheila B. Kolb. An application should include a brief description of the organization, its mission statement, and the use of any grant funds. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- December 1.
- Deadline
- December 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Sheila B Kolb
Mailing address: 129 Morning Shore Court, Lexington, SC 29072
Phone: (803) 951-3033
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bonner Family Private Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Christ's Sanctified Holy Church ($85K across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $195K.
Grant Size Distribution
152 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 150 grants of 152 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina (42%), Georgia (21%), North Carolina (17%), New York (9%), and Florida (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Bonner Family Private Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 26 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $235K (2023) to $315K (2022). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $292K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Perry, GA | Cemetery Fund | $55,000 |
| Prisma Health Midlands Foundation Columbia, SC | High Intensity Ultrasound Unit | $20,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY | General Use | $15,000 |
| Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Raleigh, NC | General Use | $10,000 |
| Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
| Carolina Children's Home Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
| Epworth Children's Home Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
| United Way of the Midlands Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
| The Salvation Army Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
| Lexington Medical Center Fndtn West Columbia, SC | General Use | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,909,706 | $674,000 | $338,345 | $292,000 | 30 | $292,000 | $638,017 | $277,920 |
| 2024 | $4,576,771 | $690,395 | $317,790 | $267,000 | 30 | $267,000 | $650,203 | $256,036 |
| 2023 | $4,201,446 | $239,908 | $269,143 | $235,000 | 30 | $235,000 | $210,188 | $230,811 |
| 2022 | $4,234,869 | $697,337 | $354,843 | $315,000 | 27 | $315,000 | $668,232 | $232,991 |
| 2021 | $3,891,016 | $393,612 | $304,206 | $266,000 | 35 | $266,000 | $361,785 | $269,130 |
| 2020 | $3,798,781 | $183,887 | $286,569 | $255,500 | 35 | — | $158,277 | $238,909 |
| 2019 | $3,901,463 | $235,388 | $286,093 | $255,000 | 35 | — | $208,947 | $230,705 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bonner Family Private Foundation reported a distributable amount of $278K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for a range of organizations. For example, Prisma Health Midlands Foundation describes its mission as strengthening healthcare quality for the people served by Prisma Health; Epworth Children’s Home describes its work as supporting child and family well-being through residential, independent-living, family-care, and foster-care services. Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC says it works to nourish people, build solutions, and empower communities so no one goes hungry.
Grantmaking
The foundation awarded $292,000 across 30 grants in 2025, compared with $267,000 across 30 grants in 2024 and $235,000 across 30 grants in 2023. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,000 to $55,000, with a median of $10,000.
Among the larger 2025 awards were $55,000 to Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church in Perry, Georgia, for a cemetery fund; $20,000 to Prisma Health Midlands Foundation for a high-intensity ultrasound unit; and $15,000 to Breakthrough T1D for general use. Other $10,000 awards included grants to Carolina Children’s Home, Epworth Children’s Home, United Way of the Midlands, and North Raleigh Christian Academy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sheila B. Kolb as president and Janice B. Norman as trustee.
Bonner Family Private Foundation is led by Sheila B. Kolb, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sheila B. Kolb
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Janice B. Norman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Bonner Family Private Foundation
How much does Bonner Family Private Foundation give each year?
Bonner Family Private Foundation gave $292K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $267K across 30 grants.
What is Bonner Family Private Foundation's typical grant size?
Bonner Family Private Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,733, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bonner Family Private Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does Bonner Family Private Foundation give grants?
Bonner Family Private Foundation's top state is South Carolina, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Georgia (21%) and North Carolina (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (11 grants), Raleigh, NC (5 grants), Lexington, SC (3 grants) and Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does Bonner Family Private Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 90% of Bonner Family Private Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bonner Family Private Foundation's largest grantees?
Bonner Family Private Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Christ's Sanctified Holy Church ($85,000 across 4 grants), Prisma Health Midlands Foundation ($25,000 across 2 grants) and Breakthrough T1D ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bonner Family Private Foundation?
Bonner Family Private Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $292K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $278K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Bonner Family Private Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bonner Family Private Foundation?
The foundation states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bonner Family Private Foundation's EIN?
Bonner Family Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0844469. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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