Harper Family Foundation
Harper Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenville, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $138K. Net investment income was $4K.
Harper Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Harper Family Foundation gave $138K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $137,502
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $68,751
- Median grant
- $68,751
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Harper Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lane Legare Harper Foundation ($69K). Together the top 2 received $138K.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 54 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Harper Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 150% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2020) to $2.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $138K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lane Legare Harper Foundation Charleston, SC | Unrestricted | $68,751 |
| Greenville Community Foundation Greenville, SC | Unrestricted | $68,751 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $3,888 | $141,352 | $137,502 | 2 | $137,502 | $3,888 | $6,481 |
| 2024 | $137,464 | $6,478 | $1,567 | — | — | — | $6,478 | $6,563 |
| 2023 | $132,568 | $1,585,019 | $2,425,371 | $2,363,453 | 19 | $2,363,453 | $41,014 | $63,898 |
| 2022 | $967,986 | $-50,449 | $64,137 | $55,000 | 14 | $55,000 | $26,934 | $45,722 |
| 2021 | $1,063,912 | $9,300 | $70,445 | $62,500 | 19 | $62,500 | $11,980 | $54,348 |
| 2020 | $1,125,558 | $-154,210 | $54,437 | $52,500 | 23 | — | $19,453 | $57,650 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harper Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Don Bliss
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mason A. Goldsmith
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Harper Family Foundation
How much does Harper Family Foundation give each year?
Harper Family Foundation gave $138K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Harper Family Foundation operate?
Harper Family Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina.
How much is Harper Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Harper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Harper Family Foundation's EIN?
Harper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0406125. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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