Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc
The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch provide advice to the city of aiken and raise funds for the preservation, improvement and use of the properties to be enjoyed by aiken's residents and visitors.consistent with the donors' written wishes, hopelands is to remain a quiet, peaceful garden of excellence and rye patch serve as a civic center of suitable dignity.
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc at a glance
In short: Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc gave $27K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $27K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $27,000
- -74.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $27,000
- -74.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $27,000
- Total assets
- $1,609,441
- +15.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was USC Aiken ($27K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $107K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| USC Aiken Aiken, SC | — | $27,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,609,441 | $115,559 | $41,436 | $27,000 | 1 | $36,557 |
| 2023 | $1,392,660 | $119,511 | $118,983 | $107,276 | 1 | $35,409 |
| 2022 | $1,286,961 | $69,443 | $45,118 | $32,081 | 1 | $20,648 |
| 2021 | $1,391,958 | $130,828 | $46,014 | $37,585 | 1 | $14,874 |
| 2020 | $1,168,876 | $38,209 | $28,186 | $24,099 | 1 | $19,251 |
| 2019 | $1,030,820 | $54,706 | $13,669 | $6,299 | 1 | $22,306 |
About Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc is a public charity, based in Aiken, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27K. Net investment income was $37K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc is led by Holly Woltz, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 49 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Holly Woltz
President
Trustee → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Catherine Bedenbaugh
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charlotte Wiedenman
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ed Mann
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elizabeth T. Newburn
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jane Crayton Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jane Hottensen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jim Kabel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Margaret Marion
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Newkirk Barnes
Trustee
Trustee → Record Secrtry, 2020
Record Secrtry → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Peggy Thome
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ruthanne McNair Lucius
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stuart Bedenbaugh
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Anna Dangerfield
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Tavernier
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jack Wetzel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John E. Korhonen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph Spencer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Marshall Cain
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Wilkins Byrd
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Allen Riddick
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kathy Wise
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kena Black
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Melencia Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Reggie Ebner
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Susan French
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Tommie Culligan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Bill Reynolds
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Chuck Foster
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Barry Bornstein
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Bob Fogle
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Cae Morgan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Charles Rudnick
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Christy Sloan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Fred Sturdivant
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jack Merritt
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jessica Stalker
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jim Tunison
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Karen Chandor
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kathy Cunningham
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Lynne Rhodes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Pam Kolb
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Sean Poppy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Susan Kleinbub
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tara Bostwick
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Joshua Booth
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Michael Cowen
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Heather Waddell
Correspond Secretary
Recording Secretary → Correspond Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Mary Smith
Recording Secretary
Corresp Secretary → Recording Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Cam Glenn (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Thomas Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Ebner (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: J. David Jameson (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jane Anne Royal (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jennie Groat (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Oakland (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Reynolds (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Knox McLean (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Martha Wolf (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Beckner (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Cunningham (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cici Goodyear (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Darrell Rains (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Hillery Head (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kathy Lee (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lil Brannon (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Kisner (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William Reynolds (2019–2021) — Executive Officio
- Former: Karen Poteat (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Claudia Adams (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel Zaloudek (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Janet Harkins (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Stewart (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lil Knoblaugh (2019–2020) — Corres Sectry
- Former: Peggy Dils (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Pete Sampson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Rich Watson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Waugh (2019–2020) — Executive Officio
- Former: Sandie Nicolaisen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sara Wood (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Taylor (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sue Hayes (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Bettye Raylon (2020) — Trustee
- Former: John Lindsay (2020) — Vice President
- Former: David Trachtenberg (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Dorothy Ridley (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Harry Weeks Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Marsh Burckhalter Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Goodyear (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Olivia C. Bland (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc
How much does Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc give each year?
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc gave $27K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $107K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc?
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $116K.
Where does Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc operate?
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc's EIN?
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0528620. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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