Dunbar Family Foundation
Dunbar Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $89K.
Dunbar Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Dunbar Family Foundation gave $80K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- -17.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,889
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,597,647
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (56% 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 Dunbar Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Turning Point USA ($15K). Together the top 9 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dunbar Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2020) to $100K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZ | Empowering Christians to Put Their Faith into Action. | $15,000 |
| Camp Cole Eastover, SC | Designed for children, teens and adults with illnesses, disabilities and life challenges | $10,000 |
| Mt Horeb Church Lexington, SC | Spreading the gospel by making disciples for jesus christ | $10,000 |
| Reconciliation Ministries Columbia, SC | Provide a platform for addiction to experience freedom, hope, healing and reconciliation to god. | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse - Israel Boone, NC | Brings physical relief and the hope of the gospel to hurting people around the world | $10,000 |
| Clemson University FCA Clemson, SC | Engage, equip and empower sports competitors as disciples who make disciples for jesus christ. | $10,000 |
| Oliver Gospel Mission Columbia, SC | Providing Shelter and Ministering to the Homeless | $5,000 |
| Proverbs 31 Ministries Mathews, NC | Seeks to lead women into a personal relationship with christ | $5,000 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN | To advance cures and means of prvention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,597,647 | $90,565 | $88,893 | $80,000 | 9 | $80,000 | $89,495 | $94,120 |
| 2024 | $1,590,842 | $79,966 | $101,342 | $97,500 | 10 | $97,500 | $78,913 | $92,040 |
| 2023 | $1,615,254 | $58,776 | $111,059 | $100,000 | 13 | $100,000 | $57,883 | $87,669 |
| 2022 | $1,671,894 | $388,289 | $49,867 | $48,140 | 1 | $48,140 | $300,833 | $83,760 |
| 2021 | $1,348,466 | $1,945,622 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 4 | $45,000 | $61,364 | $13,719 |
| 2020 | $84,093 | $136,067 | $17,000 | $17,000 | 2 | — | $55,608 | — |
| 2019 | $19,962 | $20,324 | $362 | — | — | — | $13 | $61 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dunbar Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $94K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dunbar Family Foundation is led by Laine Dunbar, President & Board of Directors on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laine Dunbar
President & Board of Directors
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Val Sawyer
Chairman of the Board
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Hancock
CFO & Board of Directors
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sawyer
Vice President & Board of Directors
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 Dunbar Family Foundation
How much does Dunbar Family Foundation give each year?
Dunbar Family Foundation gave $80K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $98K across 10 grants.
What is Dunbar Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Dunbar Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,889, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dunbar Family Foundation give grants?
Dunbar Family Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (19%) and Arizona (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (2 grants).
Does Dunbar Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Dunbar Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Dunbar Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Dunbar Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Turning Point USA ($15,000), Camp Cole ($10,000) and Mt Horeb Church ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dunbar Family Foundation?
Dunbar Family Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $94K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Dunbar Family Foundation's EIN?
Dunbar Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2016132. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 13, 2024)
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