Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Yemassee, SC EIN: 57-0985138

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Yemassee, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50.1M in total assets. In 2025, it made $948K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $578K.

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$50,055,748
+1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,926,740
-53.7% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$948,489
-59.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,288,242
-52.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ClemsonCharlestonColumbiaMemphisSheldonBarabooHadleyKiawah IslandWalterboroAndalusiaBaton RougeBeaufortBlufftonMississippi StateNewarkNorth CharlestonYemassee

How Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2019 to 2022. 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$100K$200K$300K$400K20 grants2018 9 grants2019 8 grants2020 11 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2018 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $321K (2018). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SCHousing Scholarship for Summer Students$5,000
Clemson University Clemson, SCWaterfowl Habitat Study$1,300
Friends of Garden's Corner Sheldon, SCTo Preserve Historical Preservation of Garden's Corner.$250
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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 Income
2025$50,055,748$1,926,740$1,288,242——$948,489$577,996
2024$49,454,627$4,163,060$2,703,141——$2,320,612$1,906,589
2023$47,999,778$5,594,113$2,342,785——$1,777,419$577,635
2022$41,935,723$755,647$2,306,719$6,5503$3,411,017$506,336
2021$36,867,136$2,756,319$2,022,958$121,62811$2,975,035$2,030,651
2020$35,497,016$1,428,806$1,831,248$259,6818—$631,830
2019$35,321,077$656,860$1,675,121$215,0749—$438,249
2018$35,984,830$832,527$1,611,695$320,69120—$404,418

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation is led by Andrew S. Bridges PhD, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew S. Bridges PhD

    President & CEO

    President & Ceo-Current → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2022) → $110K (2025)

  • Gerald H. Schultz

    Chairman

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colden R. Battey Jr.

    Board Member

    Chairman → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2018

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Shuford

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Good

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Waldrop PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Whitehead PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Mooney

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Linda A. Demmer (2018–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael G. McShane (2018–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Johnny Williamson (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Dukes (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ernie Wiggers (2018–2021) — President & Ceo-Former
  • Former: James A. Beard Jr. (2018–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: M. Lane Morrison (2018–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William R. Barrett Jr. (2018–2021) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Andrew S Bridges PHD — President & CEO: $110KAndrew S Bridges PHDPresident & CEO$110K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $110K, to Andrew S Bridges PHD (President & CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation

How large is Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation?

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation reported $50.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation?

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Yemassee, SC. It holds $50.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation operate?

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin.

What is Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation's EIN?

Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0985138. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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