Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 57-1082872

The Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $31,500 to charitable organizations, with the largest share of grant dollars going to recipients in South Carolina.

Key facts about Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation

In short: Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation gave $32K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in South Carolina. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
57-1082872
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$31,500
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$2,423
Median grant
$2,000
New grantees (estimate)
33% first-time grantees (4 of 12, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$803,789
Primary geography
South Carolina (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$804K

+18.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$32K

+5.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

-13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+21.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation open to new grantees?

33%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 12 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The available grant records show support for organizations working in areas including youth and community programming, conservation, environmental protection, hunger relief, tree planting, and services for people experiencing homelessness. These are the grantees’ areas of work, not a stated mission for the foundation.

For example, the YMCA of Greenville describes its mission as building healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. Upstate Forever says it works to protect critical lands and waters in South Carolina’s Upstate, while the Southern Environmental Law Center describes work to protect clean air and water, a livable climate, and regional natural resources. Harvest Hope Food Bank says it works to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in South Carolina. Trees Greenville describes its work as planting, promoting, and protecting trees in the Upstate, and Triune Mercy Center says it ministers with and alongside people experiencing homelessness.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation awarded 13 grants totaling $31,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,000.

The largest award was $10,000 to YMCA of Greenville, for Caine Halter, Camp Gville, Judson, and the Foundation Gally Fund. Other notable grants included $2,500 each to Community Foundation of Greenville, Southern Environmental Law Center, and Upstate Forever; $2,000 each to Abundance Capital (for the Frank and Fielding Gallivan Fund and for general and unrestricted purposes), Harvest Hope Food Bank, and South Carolina Environmental Law Project; and $1,500 each to Trees Greenville and Triune Mercy Center.

How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina. The remaining grant dollars were distributed to recipients in Virginia (8%), New Hampshire (3%), New York (3%), and Minnesota (3%).

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

GreenvilleSan FranciscoPawleys ISLBrooklynBig SurCharlottesvilleMinneapolisStillwaterAshevilleColumbiaNew YorkNewmarketOakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K11 grants2019 10 grants2020 12 grants2021 14 grants2022 16 grants2023 15 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $32K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

YMCA of Greenville: $10KYMCA of Greenville$10KAbundance Capital: $4K across 2 grantsAbundance Capital$4K · 2 grantsCommunity Foundation of Greenville Inc: $3KCommunity Foundation ofGreenville Inc$3KSouthern Environmental Law Center: $3KSouthern Environmental LawCenter$3KUpstate Forever: $3KUpstate Forever$3KHarvest Hope Food Bank: $2KHarvest Hope Food Bank$2KSouth Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc: $2KSouth Carolina EnvironmentalLaw Project Inc$2KTrees Greenville Inc: $2KTrees Greenville Inc$2KTriune Mercy Center: $2KTriune Mercy Center$2KAryaloka Buddhist Center Inc: $1KAryaloka Buddhist Center Inc$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of Greenville ($10K). Together the top 10 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants across all recorded years

70<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 70 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
YMCA of Greenville Greenville, SCCaine Halter, Camp Gville, Judson, and Foundation Gally Fund$10,000
Community Foundation of Greenville Inc Greenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Southern Environmental Law Center Charlottesville, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Upstate Forever Greenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Abundance Capital Greenville, SCFrank and Fielding Gallivan Fund$2,000
Abundance Capital Greenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Harvest Hope Food Bank Columbia, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc Pawleys ISL, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Trees Greenville Inc Greenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
Triune Mercy Center Greenville, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $803,789 $171,558 $43,510 $31,500
2024 $675,741 $60,548 $39,683 $30,000
2023 $654,876 $34,473 $36,048 $27,500
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$803,789$675,741$654,876
Revenue$171,558$60,548$34,473
Expenses$43,510$39,683$36,048
Qualifying Distributions$39,615$36,581$33,250
Net Investment Income$68,468$57,892$32,106
Distributable Amount$44,805$38,203$34,200

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Henry M Gallivan, Ladson T Gallivan, and Mary Katherine Gallivan as trustees, and Harold F Gallivan III as trustee and president.

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation is led by Harold F Gallivan III, Trustee & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harold F Gallivan III

    Trustee & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry M Gallivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ladson T Gallivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Katherine Gallivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Gene M Gallivan (2019–2022) — 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.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation

How much does Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation give each year?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation gave $32K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 15 grants.

What is Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,423, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.

Where does Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation give grants?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Greenville, SC (7 grants).

Does Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 85% of Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of Greenville ($10,000), Abundance Capital ($4,000 across 2 grants) and Community Foundation of Greenville Inc ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation reported $804K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation fund?

The available grant records show support for organizations working in areas including youth and community programming, conservation, environmental protection, hunger relief, tree planting, and services for people experiencing homelessness. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's EIN?

Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1082872. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Harold F Gallivan Jr Family 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.

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