The Fullerton Foundation

GAFFNEY, SC EIN: 57-0847444

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$35.2M

+1.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

38

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$41K

+10.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$35,214,964$34,696,450$35,593,928
Revenue$2,714,198$1,161,878$2,818,904
Expenses$2,122,358$1,981,433$2,308,880
Qualifying Distributions$1,840,472$1,706,019$1,974,492
Net Investment Income$2,469,776$1,464,577$2,544,279
Distributable Amount$1,856,855$1,816,744$1,703,374

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$421K$842K$1M$2M46 grants202037 grants202151 grants202238 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER$100KLIMESTONE UNIVERSITY$100KPROJECT HOPE FOUNDATION$100KUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO…$100KGARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY$84KUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO…$80KMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SC$78KCLEMSON UNIVERISTY (ICAR)$76KCITY OF GAFFNEY$75KUNIVERSITY OF SC FOUNDAT…$66K

Grant Size Distribution

210 grants across all recorded years

135<$50K60$50–100K15$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRIS M STEEDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$160KHELEN B ATWOODDIRECTOR$4KA WARDLAW HAMRICKDIRECTOR$4KELAINE H SHIELDSDIRECTOR$4KTHOMAS J BADENDIRECTOR$4KANSLEY H CHEATHAMDIRECTOR$4KCATHERINE H HAMPTONDIRECTOR$4KCHARLES F HAMRICK IIIDIRECTOR$4KCHARLES F HAMRICK IICHAIRMAN$4KLYMAN W HAMRICKSECRETARY$4KW CARLISLE HAMRICKTREASURER$4KCAMERON HAMRICKDIRECTOR$4KSARAH KIRSCHDIRECTOR$4KMARY CARLISLE BENSONDIRECTOR$3K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHRIS M STEEDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$159,523
HELEN B ATWOODDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
A WARDLAW HAMRICKDIRECTOR1$4,000
ELAINE H SHIELDSDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
THOMAS J BADENDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
MARY CARLISLE BENSONDIRECTOR0.25$3,000
ANSLEY H CHEATHAMDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
CATHERINE H HAMPTONDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
CHARLES F HAMRICK IIIDIRECTOR0.25$4,000
CHARLES F HAMRICK IICHAIRMAN1$4,000
LYMAN W HAMRICKSECRETARY1$4,000
W CARLISLE HAMRICKTREASURER1$4,000
CAMERON HAMRICKDIRECTOR1$4,000
SARAH KIRSCHDIRECTOR1$4,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AndersonAshevilleAventuraBlacksburgBoiling SpringsCampobelloCaryCentralChapel HillCharlestonCharlottesvilleClemsonClintonColumbiaDecaturDurhamGaffneyGreenvilleGreenwoodJenkintown

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

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