Fortify Foundation
Fortify Foundation is organized and operated to provide greater opportunity and wider accessibility to Christian education, as well as to improve and broaden the impact of existing Christian schools. The Foundation accomplishes its mission by helping Christian schools raise general and specific endowments and scholarships. The Foundation encourages and facilitates major and planned gifts benefiting each school's fund held and managed by the Foundation. Additionally, the Foundation has also taken on a capital campaign division to help schools utilize their immediate focus on current needs and build out a long-term financial strategy.
Fortify Foundation at a glance
In short: Fortify Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $4,723 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +2.3% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $6,670,949
- +58.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,899,754
- -15.2% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $369,343
- +148.1% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $503,794
- +31.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Fortify Foundation
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (FORTIFY Teacher of the Year Scholarship)
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Fortify Foundation
Who Fortify Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $37K (2022). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Midland Valley Christian Academy Graniteville, SC | General support | $14,958 |
| South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Columbia, SC | General support | $12,163 |
| Westgate Christian School Spartanburg, SC | General support | $9,932 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,670,949 | $1,899,754 | $503,794 | $4,723 | Total only | $369,343 |
| 2023 | $4,214,792 | $2,239,335 | $382,283 | $4,615 | Total only | $148,843 |
| 2022 | $1,868,376 | $1,216,296 | $482,597 | $37,053 | 3 | $-136,105 |
| 2021 | $1,124,060 | $1,227,041 | $107,392 | — | — | $2,673 |
| 2020 | $5,122 | $72,661 | $67,539 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fortify Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Fortify Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.7M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $369K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fortify Foundation is led by Brandon Allen, Executive Director on the 2024 filing; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Brandon Allen
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$83K (2024)
Edward Earwood
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Boehn
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wyman Shull
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maurice McCaney
Director -
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Handford
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
JD Rye
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $83K, to Brandon Allen (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Fortify Foundation
How much does Fortify Foundation give each year?
Fortify Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Fortify Foundation?
Fortify Foundation reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Fortify Foundation?
Fortify Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbia, SC. It holds $6.7M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Fortify Foundation operate?
Fortify Foundation has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Fortify Foundation's EIN?
Fortify Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3953586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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