Center for Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Taylors, SC EIN: 01-0678956

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.

Key facts about Center for Scholarship

In short: Center for Scholarship gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
01-0678956
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,800
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,800
Median grant
$1,800
Total assets
$2,854,133
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.9M

+4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2K

+260.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+260.0% YoY

How Center for Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

GreenvilleColumbiaSalt Lake CityNashville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Prisma Foundation: $2KPrisma Foundation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Prisma Foundation ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Prisma Foundation Columbia, SCCommunity Support$1,800

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,854,133$2,731,636$3,010,303
Revenue$1,425,536$1,127,504$1,312,397
Expenses$1,254,873$1,145,187$1,019,599
Qualifying Distributions$1,800$500$6,000
Net Investment Income$42,447$161$1,581

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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

Allison Lee — President: $280KAllison LeePresident$280KSandra Lee — Chairman: $116KSandra LeeChairman$116K

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.

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