Santas Families
Santas Families is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $29K.
Santas Families at a glance
In short: Santas Families gave $29K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $29,000
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,000
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $29,000
- Total assets
- $6,106
- +70.2% 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 Santas Families funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ronald McDonald House ($29K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Santas Families gives
- 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2025) to $46K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $29K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald McDonald House Charleston, SC | Fund Operations | $29,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Santas Families?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,106 | $31,519 | $29,000 | $29,000 | 1 | $29,000 | $222 |
| 2024 | $3,587 | $26,988 | $29,794 | $29,100 | 1 | $29,100 | $177 |
| 2023 | $6,393 | $52,783 | $46,390 | $46,390 | Total only | $46,390 | $315 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Santas Families reported a distributable amount of $222 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Santas Families's only listed officer is Robert Hartin, Officer on every filing since 2023 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Hartin
Officer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Santas Families
How much does Santas Families give each year?
Santas Families gave $29K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $29K across 1 grant.
How large is Santas Families?
Santas Families reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $222 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Santas Families?
Santas Families is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Charleston, SC. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Santas Families operate?
Santas Families has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Santas Families's EIN?
Santas Families's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-3823496. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
Live grants for the work Santas Families funds
Health Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Santas Families's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
The Toporek Family Foundation Trust
Mt Pleasant, SC
Assets
$37K
Grants
1
Total Given
$2K
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Saint Louis, MO
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Assets
$594.3M
Grants
1
Total Given
$101.4M
Fan Talk Families Inc
Charleston, SC
Assets
—
Grants
1
Total Given
$12K
Melvin and Dollie Younts Foundation
Fountain Inn, SC
Assets
$774K
Grants
3
Total Given
$50K
Rowland Family Foundation
Mt Pleasant, SC
Assets
$182K
Grants
4
Total Given
$67K
O Perry Earle Jr & Louise Jordan Earle F
Fountain Inn, SC
Assets
$2.8M
Grants
6
Total Given
$199K
More similar funders
More Funders in South Carolina
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Santas Families's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Santas Families down — hundreds of funders to go?