The South Carolina Bar Foundation

COLUMBIA, SC EIN: 23-7181552 Website

TO FUND THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUSTICE BY IMPROVING CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, LAW- RELATED EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AND LEGAL SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$34.1M

+23.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.8M

+44.1% YoY

Grant Count

40

+21.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$94K

+18.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$10M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$34,087,132$27,646,306$19,584,347
Revenue$8,261,267$9,079,829$7,760,512
Expenses$4,356,724$3,102,529$3,081,015
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$812,067$620,189$395,311
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$944K$2M$3M$4M0 grants202136 grants202234 grants202333 grants202440 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

SC LEGAL SERVICES$1.5MSC BAR LAW RELATED EDUCA…$201KSC ACCESS TO JUSTICE COM…$165KLOWCOUNTRY LEGAL VOLUNTE…$131KONE80 PLACE$125KSC COALITION AGAINST DOM…$121KEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS$112KPROJECT REST$109KCENTER FOR HEIRS PROPERTY$100KCATHOLIC CHARITIES OFFIC…$97K

Grant Size Distribution

143 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K39$50–100K20$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M2$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 2025 IRS filing

OLIVIA JONESEXECUTIVE DI$108K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS P GRESSETTE JRPRESIDENT1
JOHN ROXONPRESIDENT-EL1
MARGARET BLUESTEINSECRETARY-TR1
JOHN DELOACHEIMMED PAST P1
CHERIE BARTONDIRECTOR1
RYAN BEASLEYDIRECTOR1
MARYANN BLAKEDIRECTOR1
NASHIBA BOYDDIRECTOR1
STEPHEN COXDIRECTOR1
DOWARD HARVINDIRECTOR1
LAKESHA JEFFRIESDIRECTOR1
LINDSAY A JOYNERDIRECTOR1
GEORGE MORRISONDIRECTOR1
CYNTHIA SPIETH MORTONDIRECTOR1
NEKKI SHUTTDIRECTOR1
CARMEN HARPER THOMASDIRECTOR1
TRUC TRANDIRECTOR1
OLIVIA JONESEXECUTIVE DI40$108,333

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BeaufortBlufftonCharlestonColumbiaConwayDurhamGreenvilleMt PleasantN CharlestonPawleys IslandRenoRidgelandSpartanburgWashington

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

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