Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Greenwood, SC EIN: 57-1083411

Providing leadership to enhance the quality of life in greenwood through strategic long-term vision and collaborative community development initiatives.

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc at a glance

In short: Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$933,929
+6.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$148,103
+26.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$16,903
-215.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$127,452
-9.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

GreenwoodColumbia

How Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2020 to 2023. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $50K (2022). In 2025 it reported $3K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SCModels Academy$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$933,929$148,103$127,452$2,500Total only$16,903
2024$874,528$117,377$140,408——$-14,694
2023$844,182$130,943$124,398$15,0001$-9,263
2022$811,076$150,950$145,618$50,0002$-1,368
2021$887,876$701,920$65,362$10,0001$138
2020$276,317$70,127$89,187$30,0002$127
2019$295,377$154,847$83,444$35,0002$35,783

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc

Based on IRS filings

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc is a public charity, based in Greenwood, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $934K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc is led by Brandon Smith, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brandon Smith

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Wideman III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Cosentino

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Martins

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Green

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Logan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Holloway

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Skinner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Self

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $19K (2020) → $55K (2025)

  • Thornwell Dunlap III

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Meredith

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Art Bush (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: James Pfeiffer (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Adam Taylor (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Hope Rivers (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Malone (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristin Manske (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Henry Watts (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mamie Nicholson (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tim Burke (2021) — Director
  • Former: Heather Simmons Jones (2019–2020) — Executive Di
  • Former: Ray Brooks (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Robbie Templeton (2019–2020) — Director

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

Kay Self — Executive Di: $55KKay SelfExecutive Di$55K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $55K, to Kay Self (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc

How much does Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc give each year?

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc?

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc reported $934K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $148K.

Where does Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc operate?

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc's EIN?

Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1083411. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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