Flowers Family Foundation
Flowers Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Lexington, South Carolina. In 2025, it reported 58 grants totaling $59,925 to charitable organizations in several states.
Flowers Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Flowers Family Foundation gave $60K across 58 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state New Jersey. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $59,925
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 58
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,033
- +26.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $580,415
- -5.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (20 of 58, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Flowers Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 151 Rose Lake Road, Lexington, SC 29072
Phone: (803) 920-2746
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Flowers Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Church of the Ascension ($4K). Together the top 10 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
302 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 302 grants of 302 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey (22%), Texas (20%), Florida (19%), South Carolina (18%), and New York (8%). The foundation also made grants to recipients in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 58 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Flowers Family Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 20 of 58 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $705; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $800 repeat.
- 57% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 140% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2022) to $86K (2021). In 2025 it made 58 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Ascension Gloucester, NJ | Operating and Building Fund | $4,000 |
| Feast Food Pantry Palm Harbor, FL | Food Pantry Palm Harbor | $4,000 |
| Darren Daulton Foundation Philadelhpia, PA | Honor Birthday for Brain Cancer; Right On Fight On Services | $2,500 |
| Sewell Baseball and Softball Sewell, NJ | Fix Francis Flowers Sr. softball field | $2,500 |
| South Carolina Historical Society Charleston, SC | Preserve and make accessible historic documents | $2,500 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | Provides mortgage free homes to heroes and families | $2,500 |
| Univ of South Carolina Foundation Darla Moore School of Business Columbia, SC | Support school of business at Univ. South Carolina | $2,500 |
| Arlington Livestock FFA Booster Club Dalworthington Gardens, TX | Spring Fundraiser/Booster Club | $2,000 |
| Gloucester City Sail Glouster City, NJ | Educate youth on Delaware river history and attributes | $2,000 |
| GMHC New York, NY | AIDS relief assistance | $2,000 |
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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 | $580,415 | $38,494 | $70,201 | $59,925 | 58 | — | $13,966 | — |
| 2024 | $612,122 | $79,975 | $62,876 | $54,565 | 67 | $53,365 | $72,814 | $37,983 |
| 2023 | $595,023 | $65,530 | $63,553 | $52,650 | 61 | $52,650 | $54,627 | $34,269 |
| 2022 | $593,046 | $55,508 | $57,931 | $45,033 | 49 | $45,033 | $42,610 | $36,741 |
| 2021 | $595,469 | $128,082 | $98,757 | $86,475 | 67 | $86,475 | $115,800 | $36,231 |
| 2020 | $566,144 | $57,615 | $62,147 | $54,700 | 57 | — | $50,168 | $36,014 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for a food pantry, a historical society, youth and community organizations, and organizations assisting people affected by brain tumors, homelessness, or AIDS.
The South Carolina Historical Society describes its mission as expanding, preserving, and making accessible its collection and encouraging interest and pride in the state’s history. The Darren Daulton Foundation says it provides financial assistance to people with malignant primary brain tumors. Hope Farm describes serving the spiritual, educational, and social needs of at-risk boys in neighborhoods in Fort Worth and Dallas. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not statements of the foundation’s own mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 58 grants totaling $59,925. Grants ranged from $100 to $4,000, with a median of $500.
Among its larger 2025 grants were $4,000 to Church of the Ascension for its operating and building fund and $4,000 to Feast Food Pantry for its food pantry. It also gave $2,500 each to the South Carolina Historical Society to preserve and make accessible historic documents, the Darren Daulton Foundation for assistance related to brain cancer, and Sewell Baseball and Softball to fix the Francis Flowers Sr. softball field. Hope Villages of America received $2,000 for hurricane relief, food, shelter, and outreach.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joanne Flowers Duncan as trustee and CFO, and Francis W Flowers, Michael J Flowers, Steven W Flowers, and Carol Flowers Carmasino as trustees.
Flowers Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Flowers Carmasino
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Francis W. Flowers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joanne Flowers Duncan
Trustee & CFO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Flowers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steven W. Flowers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Flowers Family Foundation
How much does Flowers Family Foundation give each year?
Flowers Family Foundation gave $60K across 58 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 67 grants.
What is Flowers Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Flowers Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,033, across 58 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Flowers Family Foundation that year got $705 on average.
Where does Flowers Family Foundation give grants?
Flowers Family Foundation's top state is New Jersey, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Texas (20%) and Florida (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (5 grants), Tampa, FL (4 grants), Lexington, SC (3 grants) and Arlington, TX (3 grants).
Does Flowers Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Flowers Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 58) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Flowers Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Flowers Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Church of the Ascension ($4,000), Feast Food Pantry ($4,000) and Darren Daulton Foundation ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Flowers Family Foundation?
Flowers Family Foundation reported $580K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $38K.
What does Flowers Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for a food pantry, a historical society, youth and community organizations, and organizations assisting people affected by brain tumors, homelessness, or AIDS. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Flowers Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Flowers Family Foundation's EIN?
Flowers Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6036225. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Flowers Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Flowers Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/flowers-family-foundation-morg_20c0260d13c141bfa1ebc2d32721055c
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