The Warne Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenville, SC EIN: 57-1025411

The Warne Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Greenville, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

The Warne Family Foundation Inc at a glance

Expenses (2025)
$4
-100.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who The Warne Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

GreenvilleOrlando

How The Warne Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 246% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $39K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
schwab charitable Foundation Orlando, FLGeneral charitable activities$31,107
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025——$4—————
2024$4$13,009$34,212$31,1071$32,582$11,379$1,230
2023$32,252$10,143$10,525$8,0002$9,250$8,868$1,598
2022$38,150$5,578$9,920$7,0591$9,819$2,977$2,123
2021$52,183$7,274$11,400$9,0002$11,400$7,274$2,354
2020$48,130$8,109$19,688$12,1002—$8,089$2,493
2019$57,071$11,843$46,427$39,1042—$11,842$3,600

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Warne Family Foundation Inc is led by Gillaine Warne, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gillaine Warne

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    $550 (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Charles Warne

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    $550 (2020) → $0 (2025)

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

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about The Warne Family Foundation Inc

Where does The Warne Family Foundation Inc operate?

The Warne Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, South Carolina.

What is The Warne Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Warne Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1025411. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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