Owings Family Foundation
Owings Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Greer, South Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $104,000 to charitable organizations, mostly in South Carolina.
Owings Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Owings Family Foundation gave $104K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in South Carolina. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $104,000
- -26.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,455
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,465,835
- +9.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Owings Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 116 Tuscany Way, Greer, SC 29650
Phone: (864) 616-6761
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Owings Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Meals on Wheels ($15K). Together the top 10 received $103K.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 68 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina and 2% to recipients in North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Owings Family Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 11 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $104K (2025) to $155K (2021). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $104K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meals on Wheels Greenville, SC | Support | $15,000 |
| Harvest Hope Greenville, SC | Support | $15,000 |
| Meyers Center Greenville, SC | Support | $15,000 |
| Set Free Alliance Simpsonville, SC | Support | $15,000 |
| Jasmine Rd Greenville, SC | Support | $10,000 |
| Safe Harbor Greenville, SC | Support | $10,000 |
| Dream Center Easley, SC | Support | $8,000 |
| Emerson Rose Heart Foundation Clemson, SC | Support | $8,000 |
| Greenville Free Med Clinic Greenville, SC | Support | $5,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Support | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,465,835 | $241,812 | $120,986 | $104,000 | 11 | $104,900 | $176,608 | $93,398 |
| 2024 | $1,345,009 | $127,539 | $156,945 | $142,000 | 16 | $143,650 | $64,244 | $92,615 |
| 2023 | $1,397,084 | $152,184 | $153,813 | $140,000 | 15 | $141,670 | $26,081 | $84,769 |
| 2022 | $1,348,171 | $242,627 | $154,528 | $140,000 | 12 | $141,547 | $38,508 | $86,564 |
| 2021 | $1,261,185 | $150,285 | $173,921 | $155,000 | 14 | $156,520 | $48,893 | $97,769 |
| 2020 | $1,272,704 | $175,138 | $157,311 | $141,500 | 17 | — | $108,539 | $79,874 |
| 2019 | $1,251,201 | $133,203 | $159,147 | $142,500 | 20 | — | $59,801 | $79,598 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Owings Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $93K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose stated missions address areas such as meal delivery for seniors and people with disabilities, access to clean water and rescuing children from child slavery, support for people affected by domestic abuse, and assistance to children born with congenital heart defects and their parents. These are the grantees’ missions, not stated priorities of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $104,000 across 11 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Among the largest awards were $15,000 each to Meals on Wheels, Harvest Hope, Meyers Center, and Set Free Alliance; $10,000 each to Jasmine RD and Safe Harbor; $8,000 each to Dream Center and Emerson Rose Heart Foundation; and $5,000 to Greenville Free Med Clinic. Other listed grants were $2,000 to Samaritan’s Purse and $1,000 to Let There Be Mom.
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Owings Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Owings
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Steven H. Owings
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Owings Family Foundation
How much does Owings Family Foundation give each year?
Owings Family Foundation gave $104K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $142K across 16 grants.
What is Owings Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Owings Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,455, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Owings Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Owings Family Foundation give grants?
Owings Family Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Greenville, SC (7 grants).
Does Owings Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Owings Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (11 grants).
Who are Owings Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Owings Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Meals on Wheels ($15,000), Harvest Hope ($15,000) and Meyers Center ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Owings Family Foundation?
Owings Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $105K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $93K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Owings Family Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Owings Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Owings Family Foundation's EIN?
Owings Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0390789. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Owings 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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Owings Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/owings-family-foundation-morg_4c4380c8ac0e4f0498fd957ab2120fbd
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