Gibbs Charitable Foundation

SPARTANBURG, SC EIN: 57-1111450

The Gibbs Charitable Foundation is a private foundation established in 2002 and located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It operates as a company-sponsored foundation with a primary purpose of providing income from the recovery of contributions paid in prior years.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$31K

-45.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-16.7% YoY

Grant Count

26

-13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

-3.9% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation supports organizations involved with:

  • Radio
  • Higher education
  • Health
  • Hunger
  • Sports
  • Human services
  • Christianity

Grantmaking

The foundation made 25 grants in 2023. Recent notable grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation gives primarily in South Carolina, with emphasis on Spartanburg.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlmaBeltonBoiling SpringsBooneCharlestonCharlotteDuncanFlorenceGlendaleGranitevilleGreensboroGreenvilleHartsvilleLymanNorth CharlestonRoebuckSimpsonvilleSpartanburgSwannanoaTryon

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2023:

  • Total Assets: $55,959
  • Total Revenues: $725,306
  • Total Expenses: $1,473,184
  • Number of Employees: 0
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$588K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$30,754$55,959$803,837
Revenue$1,200,199$725,306$2,136,709
Expenses$1,225,404$1,473,184$1,339,476
Qualifying Distributions$1,225,400$1,471,850$1,339,475
Net Investment Income$199$306$109
Distributable Amount$5,158$7,966$2,201

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$368K$736K$1M$1M25 grants202029 grants202121 grants202230 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WOFFORD COLLEGE$560KSPARTANBURG REGIONAL FOU…$175KCONVERSE UNIVERSITY$125KSVJI SPORTS FOUNDATION$100KALIGHT$94KSPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUND…$62KHARRY DALLARA MEMORIAL F…$15KFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF …$12KHIS RADIO NETWORK-WLFJ& …$12KIMPACT SPORTS$12K

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants across all recorded years

107<$50K8$50–100K7$100–250K5$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Marsha Gibbs — Director
  • Jimmy I. Gibbs — Trustee/Donor
  • Allen O. Clark — Trustee
  • J. Brian Honeycutt — Trustee
  • Joe Lesesne — Trustee
  • Sidney H. Walker — Trustee

Donors: Jimmy I. Gibbs, Marsha H. Gibbs, and Gibbs International, Inc.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIMMY I GIBBSTRUSTEE
MARSHA H GIBBSTRUSTEE
SIDNEY H WALKERTRUSTEE
ALLEN O CLARKTRUSTEE
J BRIAN HONEYCUTTTRUSTEE

Contact Information

Address: PO Box 1727, Spartanburg, SC 29304-1727

Phone: 864-439-8752

EIN: 57-1111450

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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