Independent Insurance Agents and

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbia, SC EIN: 57-0781364

Independent Insurance Agents and is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $669K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $27K.

Independent Insurance Agents and at a glance

In short: Independent Insurance Agents and gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$27,395
-26.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,132
+22.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$668,838
+4.6% vs 2024
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 Independent Insurance Agents and funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Fdn Scholarships: $16KFdn Scholarships$16KIiabsc: $10KIiabsc$10KCIC Scholarships - 465 Each: $1KCIC Scholarships - 465 Each$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fdn Scholarships ($16K). Together the top 3 received $27K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ColumbiaCharlestonClemson

How Independent Insurance Agents and gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2025) to $39K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fdn Scholarships - 2000 Each Columbia, SCEducation$16,000
Iiabsc Columbia, SCSupport Exempt Purpose$10,000
CIC Scholarships - 465 Each Columbia, SCEducation$1,395
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$668,838$78,653$49,224$27,3953$27,395—$37,737
2024$639,409$59,134$50,700$37,3505$37,350$512$35,742
2023$630,975$41,693$54,112$38,7956$38,795$17,044$32,678
2022$643,394$40,736$55,960$38,4565$38,456$23,407$34,358
2021$658,618$95,487$51,256$31,8464$31,846$74,930$38,456
2020$614,387$97,311$46,174$31,3357—$79,609$31,846
2019$563,250$41,419$46,133$31,1177—$23,504$31,335

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Independent Insurance Agents and reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Independent Insurance Agents and is led by Rebecca McCormack, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rebecca McCormack

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew N. Theodore

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ellis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Bryant

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Moseley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Bates

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. Victor Jowers Jr.

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Tom Bates (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Frank Sheppard (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Robert Moseley (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert N. McLellan Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John T. Cook (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: William Thomas (2019–2020) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Independent Insurance Agents and

How much does Independent Insurance Agents and give each year?

Independent Insurance Agents and gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 5 grants.

What is Independent Insurance Agents and's typical grant size?

Independent Insurance Agents and's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,132, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Independent Insurance Agents and give grants?

Independent Insurance Agents and gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (3 grants).

Does Independent Insurance Agents and give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Independent Insurance Agents and's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Independent Insurance Agents and?

Independent Insurance Agents and reported $669K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (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 is Independent Insurance Agents and?

Independent Insurance Agents and is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbia, SC. It holds $669K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Independent Insurance Agents and's EIN?

Independent Insurance Agents and's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0781364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)

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