Small Change Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Newberry, SC EIN: 57-6178622

Small Change Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Newberry, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $26K.

Key facts about Small Change Foundation

EIN: 57-6178622
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025): $26,025
Grants made (2025): 10
Average grant: $2,603
Median grant: $750
New grantees (estimate): 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025)
Primary geography: South Carolina (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Small Change Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Small Change Foundation's 10 itemized 2025 grants were South Carolina (96%). The most frequent recipient cities were Charleston, SC (4 grants) and Newberry, SC (2 grants). None of its 10 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (10 grants).

Is Small Change Foundation open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $375; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $375 first-time, $1K repeat.

70% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). 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.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$26K

+28.2% YoY

Grant Count

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+41.0% YoY

About Small Change Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Focus Areas

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

South Carolina $25K (96%)

Virginia $500 (2%)

Georgia $500 (2%)

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Georgia New York South Carolina Virginia

Cities

CharlestonNewberryColumbiaDecaturEdgefieldStauntonNorth CharlestonSullivans IslandMt PleasantRye Brook

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

September 26, 2026 Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 23, 2020)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
September 26, 2026 Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
March 1, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Kids on Point ($17,775), Good Friends of the Lowcountry ($3,000), Heathwood Hall Episcopal School ($1,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
KIDS ON POINT Charleston, SC	CHARITABLE	$17,775
GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY Charleston, SC	CHARITABLE	$3,000
HEATHWOOD HALL EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Columbia, SC	CHARITABLE	$1,000
PORTER GAUD SCHOOL Charleston, SC	CHARITABLE	$1,000
ST LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH Newberry, SC	CHARITABLE	$1,000
MARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY Staunton, VA	CHARITABLE	$500
YOUNG LIFE OF NEWBERRY Edgefield, SC	CHARITABLE	$500
THE WOODLANDS GARDEN Decatur, GA	CHARITABLE	$500
CREATE NEWBERRY INC Newberry, SC	CHARITABLE	$500
MUGS FOR MOMS Charleston, SC	CHARITABLE	$250

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Small Change Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

Adele J. Pope

Trustee

On filings since 2019

No compensation reported
Jane Pope Cooper

Trustee

On filings since 2020

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.

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Small Change Foundation?

Small Change Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Newberry, SC. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.