Giving Ministry Foundation
Giving Ministry Foundation is a private foundation based in Graniteville, South Carolina. Its 2024 filing reports grants primarily to organizations in South Carolina, with additional grants to organizations in Georgia and North Carolina. The listed grant purposes include support of ministry services and student financial assistance.
Giving Ministry Foundation at a glance
In short: Giving Ministry Foundation gave $611K across 15 grants in 2024 (avg $41K), mostly in South Carolina. 60% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $611,450
- -38.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 15
- +25.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $40,763
- -50.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $14,000
- Total assets
- $128,540
- +1138.5% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 60% first-time grantees (9 of 15, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (86% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Giving Ministry Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2240 Sage Valley Drive, Graniteville, SC 29829
Phone: (803) 634-1305
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Giving Ministry Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was May I Pray for You Ministry ($195K). Together the top 10 received $579K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($25,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 60 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina, 10% to Georgia, and 4% to North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Giving Ministry Foundation open to new grantees?
60%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 9 of 15 grantees (60%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $81K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $65K repeat.
- 27% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+17%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $485K (2022) to $987K (2023). In 2024 it made 15 grants totaling $611K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May I Pray for You Ministry Aiken, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $195,450 |
| Warren Baptist Church North Augusta, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $150,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Columbia, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $105,000 |
| Piedmont Augusta Foundation Augusta, GA | Support of Ministry Services | $45,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $25,000 |
| St John's Methodist Church of Aiken Aiken, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $25,000 |
| Newspring Church Inc Anderson, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $25,000 |
| Megiddo Dream Station Graniteville, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $14,000 |
| In Touch Ministries Inc Atlanta, GA | Support of Ministry Services | $10,000 |
| USC Educational Foundation Columbia, SC | Support of Ministry Services | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 grantmaking comprised 15 grants.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $128,540 | $729,632 | $611,471 | $611,450 | 15 | $611,450 | $506 | $4,023 |
| 2023 | $10,379 | $607,286 | $988,158 | $986,644 | 12 | $988,156 | $519 | $5,736 |
| 2022 | $391,251 | $868,326 | $487,154 | $485,202 | 16 | $487,144 | $161 | $3,971 |
| 2021 | $10,079 | $501,067 | $526,052 | $522,279 | 11 | $526,049 | $727 | $3,638 |
| 2020 | $35,064 | $633,383 | $599,244 | $597,003 | 6 | — | $251 | $4,881 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Giving Ministry Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants include support for religious and ministry organizations, as well as student financial assistance. Among its grantees, May I Pray for You Ministry says its mission is to provide for the spiritual and physical needs of people hurting in the community. Megiddo Dream Station describes its work as supporting family self-sufficiency and children’s spiritual, physical, academic, and social development. In Touch Ministries says it aims to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and strengthen the local church. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $611,450. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $195,450, with a median grant of $14,000. Its largest grants included $195,450 to May I Pray for You Ministry in Aiken, South Carolina; $150,000 to Warren Baptist Church in North Augusta, South Carolina; and $105,000 to Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Columbia, South Carolina. Other grants included $45,000 to Piedmont Augusta Foundation, $25,000 each to an individual recipient Bible College, St John’s Methodist Church of Aiken, and NewSpring Church, and $14,000 to Megiddo Dream Station.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Thomas M Goforth II, William Ray Massey, and Thomas W Wyatt as directors.
Giving Ministry Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Thomas M. Goforth II
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas W. Wyatt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Ray Massey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Giving Ministry Foundation
How much does Giving Ministry Foundation give each year?
Giving Ministry Foundation gave $611K across 15 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $987K across 12 grants.
What is Giving Ministry Foundation's typical grant size?
Giving Ministry Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $14,000, and its average grant was $40,763, across 15 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Giving Ministry Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Giving Ministry Foundation give grants?
Giving Ministry Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Aiken, SC (3 grants), North Augusta, SC (2 grants), Columbia, SC (2 grants) and Augusta, GA (2 grants).
Does Giving Ministry Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Giving Ministry Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support of Ministry Services" (14 grants).
Who are Giving Ministry Foundation's largest grantees?
Giving Ministry Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include May I Pray for You Ministry ($195,450), Warren Baptist Church ($150,000) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ($105,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($25,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Giving Ministry Foundation?
Giving Ministry Foundation reported $129K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $611K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Giving Ministry Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants include support for religious and ministry organizations, as well as student financial assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Giving Ministry Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Giving Ministry Foundation's EIN?
Giving Ministry Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0738448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Giving Ministry Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Giving Ministry Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/giving-ministry-foundation-morg_78d805a580224440bf981544b7028058
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