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Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbia, SC EIN: 57-1003451 Website

To aid the Richland county sheriff's department by purchasing protective equipment and assisting families of officers either injured or killed in the line of duty.

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$256,697
+78.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$308,921
+15.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$208
+66.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$196,356
-20.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Columbia

How Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1535% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $135K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $135K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Department of Mental Health Columbia, SCMental Health Interv$135,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$256,697$308,921$196,356——$208
2024$144,132$267,396$247,166——$125
2023$123,902$211,086$160,993——$101
2022$73,809$191,393$348,277$135,0001$120
2021$230,693$460,432$373,637$65,0001$154
2020$143,898$127,345$175,725———
2019$192,278$200,321$198,394$8,2551$353

About Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $257K in total assets. Net investment income was $208.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc is led by Joni James, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joni James

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Britt Cobb

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Schroeder

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Chavis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Howell

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Rosbrugh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Powers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Pellicci

    Administrator Assistant

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Wayne Lynch (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Madison (2019–2022) — Board Member

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 Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc

How large is Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc?

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc reported $257K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $309K.

Where does Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc operate?

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc's EIN?

Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1003451. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)

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