Franklin School Facilities

Public charity · Grantmaker Spartanburg, SC EIN: 83-1053789

To assist and support northside development corporation, a South Carolina nonprofit corporation having received a determination of exemption from federal income taxation from the internal revenue service in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the code ("ndc") in furtherance of its exempt purposes by inter alia, acquiring, developing, selling, donating, contributing, owning, operating, leasing, managing, or granting rights of access, use or possession, of real property and improvements thereon in the area of the city of spartanburg, South Carolina (the "city") commonly referred to as "northside," including but not limited to, facilities used as early childhood educational facilities. Without limitation of the foregoing, the purposes of ndc to be supported by activities of the corporation include (I) purchasing or otherwise acquiring, (II) selling or otherwise transferring, (III) leasing, (IV) managing and/or developing or redeveloping real property and improvements thereon within the n

Franklin School Facilities at a glance

In short: Franklin School Facilities gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$7,933,893
-4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Franklin School Facilities funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Spartanburg County First Steps: $25KSpartanburg County First Steps$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Spartanburg County First Steps ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Spartanburg

How Franklin School Facilities gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Spartanburg County First Steps Spartanburg, SCSchool Readiness$25,000
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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$7,933,893$128,436$496,740$25,0001$909
2024$8,302,197$128,806$509,133$25,0001$1,789
2023$8,707,523$127,360$502,294$25,0001$850
2022$9,064,757$126,036$511,227$25,0001$31
2021$9,442,648$127,616$508,140$25,0001$114
2020$9,794,005$102,621$488,377——$2,621
2019$10,159,370$442,660$283,290——$11,221

About Franklin School Facilities

Based on IRS filings

Franklin School Facilities is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spartanburg, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $909.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Franklin School Facilities is led by William Barnet III, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Barnet III

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carey Rothschild

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammie Hoy Hawkins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Schmitz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Memmott

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Rochelle Williams (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Deborah McKetty (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Terril Bates (2019) — Trustee

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 Franklin School Facilities

How much does Franklin School Facilities give each year?

Franklin School Facilities gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Franklin School Facilities?

Franklin School Facilities reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $128K.

What is Franklin School Facilities?

Franklin School Facilities is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spartanburg, SC. It holds $7.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Franklin School Facilities operate?

Franklin School Facilities has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Franklin School Facilities's EIN?

Franklin School Facilities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1053789. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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