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Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Spartanburg, SC EIN: 57-0751500 Website

To develop and administer programs organized exclusively to receive and hold by bequest, gift, or purchase any property and to manage, invest, and use the property for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes for the advancement of spartanburg community college.

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $496K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,983,010
+71.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$495,753
+71.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$503,573
Total assets
$11,148,735
+1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

SCC-Public Institution of Higher: $1.6M across 2 grantsSCC-Public Institution ofHigher$1.6M · 2 grantsGTC- Public Institution of Higher: $351KGTC- Public Institution ofHigher$351KTCTC- Public Institution of Higher: $36KTCTC- Public Institution ofHigher$36K

The largest 2025 recipient was SCC-Public Institution of Higher ($1.6M across 2 grants). Together the top 3 received $2.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K6$100–250K3$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 19 (32%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

SpartanburgGreenvillePendletonGreenwood

How Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 103% from 2022 to 2025. 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$5M$10M$15M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $393K (2023) to $14.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2.0M.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
SCC-Public Institution of Higher Spartanburg, SCAdmin/College Suppor$940,104
SCC-Public Institution of Higher Spartanburg, SCScholarships$656,145
GTC- Public Institution of Higher Greenville, SCScholarships$351,000
TCTC- Public Institution of Higher Pendleton, SCScholarships$35,761
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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$11,148,735$1,719,746$2,311,946$1,983,0104$231,772
2024$10,943,320$1,087,572$1,534,658$1,156,6114$153,936
2023$11,001,386$633,179$714,835$393,4555$135,302
2022$11,170,876$802,893$1,341,371$977,4826$82,853
2021$12,427,648$621,513$788,414$413,761Total only$99,492
2020$11,290,673$11,153,436$15,151,879$14,174,3601$124,181
2019$21,019,203$1,407,069$1,376,984$476,3051$208,597

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spartanburg, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $232K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc is led by Joseph Landsverk, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Landsverk

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Board Vice C, 2023

    Board Vice C → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory M. Mikota Ii College Pres

    Ex-Officio & N

    Nonvoting Bo → Ex-Officio & N, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $40K (2022) → $39K (2025)

  • John Nelson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Sinclair

    Board Member

    Chair → Immediate Pa, 2023

    Immediate Pa → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loretta Grna

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Warren Snead

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrena Powell-Baker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natashia Jeter

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Gibson

    Immediate Pa

    Board Member → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Snead

    CFO

    On filings since 2022

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Jaraczewski

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Burroughs

    Non-Voting B

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Gill

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Rodrigues

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Albert Ciafre

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hart

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Boosz

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (40)
  • Former: John Robins (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jw Sanders Jr. (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Cook (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dana Wood-Huggins (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: John Bruens (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Al Ciafre (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Linda Hannon (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Pamela G. Sloss (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Cheryl Black (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dana Wood (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Heather Philo (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Claxton (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Honeycutt (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Jones (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara W. Smith (2022) — Director
  • Former: Emme Smith (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ottillia Scanlon-Dill (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Gene Jackson (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Nichole Morgan (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole Baker (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gregory M. Mikota II (2021) — College President
  • Former: Ottilai Scanlon (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Allan Shufelt (2019–2020) — CFO
  • Former: Bea Smith (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Henry Giles Jr College President (2020) — Nonvoting Bo
  • Former: Ottilia Scanlon (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sonny Anderson Commission Chair (2020) — Nonvoting Bo
  • Former: Carlotta Redish (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Cha Gee (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles Fogarty (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Clarence Batts (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Grant Burns (2019) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Joe Hines (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John McGinnis (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Maria Puckett (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Lehner (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter Moore (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sissy Brock (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tray Ballenger (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Wallace Johnson (2019) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Gregory M Mikota II College Pres — Ex-Officio/N: $39KGregory M Mikota II…Ex-Officio/N$39K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $39K, to Gregory M Mikota II College Pres (Ex-Officio/N).

Frequently asked questions about Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc

How much does Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc give each year?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 4 grants.

What is Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $503,573, and its average grant was $495,753, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc give grants?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Spartanburg, SC (2 grants).

Does Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (3 grants).

How large is Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc reported $11.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spartanburg, SC. It holds $11.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc's EIN?

Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0751500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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