Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
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
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC | Models Academy | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $933,929 | $148,103 | $127,452 | $2,500 | Total only | $16,903 |
| 2024 | $874,528 | $117,377 | $140,408 | — | — | $-14,694 |
| 2023 | $844,182 | $130,943 | $124,398 | $15,000 | 1 | $-9,263 |
| 2022 | $811,076 | $150,950 | $145,618 | $50,000 | 2 | $-1,368 |
| 2021 | $887,876 | $701,920 | $65,362 | $10,000 | 1 | $138 |
| 2020 | $276,317 | $70,127 | $89,187 | $30,000 | 2 | $127 |
| 2019 | $295,377 | $154,847 | $83,444 | $35,000 | 2 | $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.
Focus Areas
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
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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