Center for Scholarship
Center for Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Taylors, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $42K.
Center for Scholarship at a glance
In short: Center for Scholarship gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,800
- +260.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,800
- +260.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,800
- Total assets
- $2,854,133
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Center for Scholarship
Open Grants
27 open opportunities from Center for Scholarship
Albert W. and Helen C. Meserve Memorial Scholarship Grant
Center for Scholarship
Amount
Approximately US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Ausmus G. Wells Memorial Fund Scholarship Grant
Center for Scholarship
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Bessie Noble and Willie Lou Jordan Scholarship Grant
Center for Scholarship
Amount
Approximately US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Center for Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Prisma Foundation ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Center for Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Prisma Foundation Columbia, SC | Community Support | $1,800 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,854,133 | $1,425,536 | $1,254,873 | $1,800 | 1 | $1,800 | $42,447 |
| 2024 | $2,731,636 | $1,127,504 | $1,145,187 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $161 |
| 2023 | $3,010,303 | $1,312,397 | $1,019,599 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,000 | $1,581 |
| 2022 | $2,431,808 | $1,026,946 | $983,932 | $13,040 | 3 | $13,040 | $304 |
| 2021 | $2,005,670 | $1,011,085 | $1,014,957 | $2,460 | 3 | $2,460 | $3,265 |
| 2020 | $1,938,254 | $981,794 | $974,181 | $2,473 | 2 | — | $340 |
| 2019 | $2,192,431 | $1,008,295 | $895,233 | $1,512 | 3 | — | $3,283 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Scholarship is led by Allison Lee, President on every filing since 2020; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allison Lee
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $280K (2025)
Sandra Lee
Chairman
On filings since 2019
$90K (2019) → $116K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Lynn Allison Wagoner (2019) — President
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $280K, to Allison Lee (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Scholarship
How much does Center for Scholarship give each year?
Center for Scholarship gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $500 across 1 grant.
How large is Center for Scholarship?
Center for Scholarship reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Center for Scholarship?
Center for Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Taylors, SC. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Center for Scholarship operate?
Center for Scholarship has awarded grants in South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah.
What is Center for Scholarship's EIN?
Center for Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0678956. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 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 August 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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