The Balle Foundation

CLINTON, SC EIN: 30-0080317

The Balle Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CLINTON, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $30K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

+10.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$52K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

8

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+33.4% YoY

About The Balle Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Balle Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CLINTON, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $30K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

ClintonLaurensWaterloo

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$41K$82K$123K$164K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,300,431$1,181,077$1,069,490
Revenue$43,245$148,641$19,503
Expenses$69,095$62,774$64,499
Qualifying Distributions$53,497$50,233$52,150
Net Investment Income$30,180$136,773$8,576
Distributable Amount$60,687$53,519$50,763

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$13K$26K$39K$52K9 grants202110 grants202211 grants202310 grants20248 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE$10KFAMILY YMCA OF GREATER L…$8KYMCA OF GREATER CLINTON$7KFELLOWSHIP CAMP AND CONF…$7KLAURENS CO MUSEUM ASSOCI…$5KROTARY CLUB OF LAURENS$5KTHORNWELL$5KSTRAIGHT STREET$5K

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

DAVID E MARTINTRUSTEE$100LENI PATTERSONTRUSTEE$100VIRGINIA L CARTEETRUSTEE$100DIANE B ANDERSONTRUSTEE$100

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID E MARTINTRUSTEE$100
LENI PATTERSONTRUSTEE$100
VIRGINIA L CARTEETRUSTEE$100
DIANE B ANDERSONTRUSTEE$100

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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