Carolina Diabetes and Kidney
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney is a private foundation focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Sumter, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $79K. Net investment income was $523K.
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney at a glance
In short: Carolina Diabetes and Kidney gave $79K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $78,952
- -17.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,317
- -72.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $2,015,806
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Carolina Diabetes and Kidney funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carolina Diabetes & Kidney Center ($38K). Together the top 3 received $79K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Carolina Diabetes and Kidney gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2022) to $96K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $79K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Diabetes & Kidney Center Sumter, SC | To Provide Equipment | $37,952 |
| Thai Physicians Associations of Ame Richardson, TX | To Provide Funds for Research & Educ | $30,000 |
| Musc Foundation Charleston, SC | Nephrology Research | $11,000 |
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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 | $2,015,806 | $523,869 | $94,252 | $78,952 | 3 | $89,538 | $523,369 | $88,126 |
| 2024 | $1,586,189 | $82,627 | $100,608 | $96,050 | 1 | $98,784 | $68,627 | $90,829 |
| 2023 | $1,604,170 | $88,870 | $97,810 | $62,500 | 4 | $66,900 | $70,020 | $82,290 |
| 2022 | $1,613,110 | $651,340 | $90,602 | $55,250 | 1 | $90,603 | $116,981 | $74,651 |
| 2021 | $1,052,372 | $236,247 | $91,218 | — | — | $87,217 | $85,069 | $125,322 |
| 2020 | $907,343 | $191,672 | $84,033 | — | — | — | $62,518 | $48,446 |
| 2019 | $799,704 | $431,363 | $218,395 | — | — | — | $48,312 | $41,150 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carolina Diabetes and Kidney reported a distributable amount of $88K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney is led by Usah Lilavivat, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Usah Lilavivat
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pusadee Suchinda
CFO & Treasurer
Vice President → CFO & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Deborah Turner (2019–2024) — Secretary
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 Carolina Diabetes and Kidney
How much does Carolina Diabetes and Kidney give each year?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney gave $79K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $96K across 1 grant.
What is Carolina Diabetes and Kidney's typical grant size?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $26,317, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Carolina Diabetes and Kidney give grants?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney gives mostly in South Carolina: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (38%).
Does Carolina Diabetes and Kidney give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Carolina Diabetes and Kidney's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Carolina Diabetes and Kidney?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $88K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Carolina Diabetes and Kidney?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney is a private foundation focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Sumter, SC. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Carolina Diabetes and Kidney's EIN?
Carolina Diabetes and Kidney's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3090543. 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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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