Historic Charleston Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Charleston, SC EIN 57-6000599

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$1.9M

Foundation funders

57

Grants recorded

159

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Historic Charleston Foundation?

Historic Charleston Foundation is funded by 57 grantmakers, led by 1772 Foundation Inc ($275K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($267K), Pathfinder Foundation Inc ($220K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to Historic Charleston Foundation between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
1772 Foundation Inc$275,00032021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$267,00032022–2024
Pathfinder Foundation Inc$220,00082020–2023
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation$170,00042020–2024
Hillenbrand Family Foundation$97,600122020–2025
Delaware Community Foundation Inc$90,00042020–2023
Coastal Community Foundation of South$79,96752020–2024
The Charles a Dana Foundation$50,00022024
Messler Family Foundation$50,00052020–2024
The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation$50,00042021–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$50,00032020–2022
The Community Foundation of Middle$40,00022020–2021
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$34,00052020–2024
Almeida Family Foundation$32,50042020–2023
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$29,00022023–2024
Charleston Harbor Benefactors Society$25,00012022
South Carolina Humanities Council$25,00022020–2021
Magnolia Plantation Foundation$24,50032020–2024
Post and Courier Foundation$22,00042020–2023
National Philanthropic Trust$21,00022023–2024
Guffey Family Foundation$20,00022022–2024
The Cravens Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Elbridge & Evelyn Stuart Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Wilbur S Smith and Sally J Smith$17,50052020–2024
Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial$16,50042023–2025
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$118K$235K$353K$470K33 grants202029 grants202132 grants202232 grants202330 grants20243 grants2025

What grants has Historic Charleston Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Hillenbrand Family FoundationGeneral Operating$10,000
2025Hillenbrand Family FoundationGeneral Operating$10,000
2025Charles a Weyerhaeuser MemorialGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$102,000
20241772 Foundation IncCOMMON CAUSE LOAN FUND TO HELP LONG TERM HOMEOWNERS WITH HOME REPAIRS$100,000
2024E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$40,000
2024Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationNATHANIEL RUSSELL HOUSE MUSEUM CONCEPTUAL INTERPRETATIVE PLAN$26,000
2024The Charles a Dana FoundationDIRECTOR RECOMMENDED - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Charles a Dana FoundationDIRECTOR RECOMMENDED - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Coastal Community Foundation of SouthENVIRONMENT$18,500
2024Hillenbrand Family FoundationGeneral Operating$12,500
2024Hillenbrand Family FoundationGeneral Operating$12,500
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$10,000
2024Messler Family Foundationunrestricted$10,000
2024Guffey Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$8,000
2024Charles a Weyerhaeuser MemorialCOMMON CAUSE LOAN FUND$7,500
2024Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$6,000
2024The Meier and Linnartz Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024The Cline Family Fdn IncGENERAL$5,000
2024The Campbell's Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024David Wallace Smith and Joan Stowell SmithGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
2024Magnolia Plantation FoundationSUPPORT AND FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION$3,000
2024Charles a Weyerhaeuser MemorialGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2,500
2024Wilbur S Smith and Sally J SmithSOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES$2,500
2024Winfield FoundationGENERAL$2,000
2024John M Rivers Jr FoundationIN HONOR OF ANNE BLESSING$1,500
2024Davis Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024Dudley and Constance GodfreyHISTORICAL$1,000
2024Fugitive FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$1,000

Showing 30 most recent of 159 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Historic Charleston Foundation?

Historic Charleston Foundation is funded by 57 grantmakers, led by 1772 Foundation Inc ($275K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($267K), Pathfinder Foundation Inc ($220K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to Historic Charleston Foundation between 2020–2025.

Who is Historic Charleston Foundation's largest funder?

1772 Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Historic Charleston Foundation, with $275K across 3 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Historic Charleston Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to Historic Charleston Foundation across 159 grants from 57 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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