Whitfield Family Charitable Trust
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Charleston, South Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $287,500, including support for organizations in South Carolina and other states.
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Whitfield Family Charitable Trust gave $288K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in South Carolina. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $287,500
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,132
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,428,412
- -6.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Whitfield Family Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6518-C Dorchester Road, Charleston, SC 29418
Phone: (843) 552-6615
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Whitfield Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Charleston Southern University ($125K). Together the top 10 received $255K.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 89 grants of 94 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 76% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina. Other recipient-state shares were Texas (8%), New York (7%), Illinois (3%), and Florida (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Whitfield Family Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 19 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 95% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 253% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $149K (2019) to $441K (2022). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $288K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern University North Charleston, SC | Endowment and New Construction | $125,000 |
| Grace on the Ashely (Lottie Moon) Charleston, SC | Religious Operations | $45,000 |
| Missions Around the World Decatur, TX | Worldwide Missions | $20,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers New York, NY | Operations | $20,000 |
| Star Gospel Mission Charleston, SC | Addiction Housing and Rehab | $10,000 |
| The Faith and Learning International Wheaton, IL | Missions | $10,000 |
| Wounded Warriors Jacksonville, FL | Program Funding | $10,000 |
| Charleston Christian School Chas, SC | Educataion | $5,000 |
| Connie Maxwell Childrens Home Greenwood, SC | Housing and Education for Children | $5,000 |
| Faith Home Greenwood, SC | Addiction Housing and Rehab | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,428,412 | $128,792 | $315,020 | $287,500 | 19 | $293,116 | $108,568 | $115,959 |
| 2024 | $2,605,641 | $139,060 | $273,402 | $246,000 | 19 | $250,950 | $118,347 | $120,937 |
| 2023 | $2,463,430 | $164,694 | $261,150 | $239,000 | 20 | $240,875 | $61,216 | $119,270 |
| 2022 | $2,585,707 | $331,066 | $467,897 | $440,500 | 17 | $463,774 | $299,894 | $127,297 |
| 2021 | $3,206,690 | $239,609 | $446,044 | $413,500 | 19 | — | $215,606 | $151,043 |
| 2020 | $3,074,747 | $222,114 | $262,711 | $239,000 | 25 | — | $147,778 | $139,071 |
| 2019 | $3,088,293 | $66,735 | $204,435 | $148,500 | 22 | — | $30,091 | $142,398 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Whitfield Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $116K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for Christian higher education, religious operations and missions, addiction recovery, housing and education for children, food distribution, and other causes. The grantees describe their own work in varied ways: Charleston Southern University says its mission is to promote academic excellence in a Christian environment; Star Gospel Mission describes providing resources to people experiencing hardship; and Lowcountry Food Bank says it works to advance equitable, dignified, and consistent access to food.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust gave $287,500 through 19 grants. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $125,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Notable awards included $125,000 to Charleston Southern University for endowment and new construction, $45,000 to Grace on the Ashley (Lottie Moon) for religious operations, and $20,000 each to Missions Around the World for worldwide missions and Tunnel to Towers for operations. Star Gospel Mission received $10,000 for addiction housing and rehabilitation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Shirley D Whitfield, Timothy W Whitfield, and William F Whitfield Jr as trustees.
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shirley D. Whitfield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy W. Whitfield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William F. Whitfield Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Whitfield Family Charitable Trust
How much does Whitfield Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust gave $288K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $246K across 19 grants.
What is Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $15,132, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Whitfield Family Charitable Trust that year got $3K on average.
Where does Whitfield Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in South Carolina: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (8%) and New York (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were North Charleston, SC (4 grants), Charleston, SC (4 grants) and Greenwood, SC (2 grants).
Does Whitfield Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Charleston Southern University ($125,000), Grace on the Ashely (Lottie Moon) ($45,000) and Missions Around the World ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Whitfield Family Charitable Trust?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $293K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $116K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Whitfield Family Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for Christian higher education, religious operations and missions, addiction recovery, housing and education for children, food distribution, and other causes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Whitfield Family Charitable Trust?
The trust states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Whitfield Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6107128. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Whitfield Family Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Whitfield Family Charitable Trust funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Whitfield Family Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/whitfield-family-charitable-trust-morg_1ac40d4c7fcd40efaffd9009a56c9b93
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