Tri-County
PENDLETON, SC
$200KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Endowment scholarship
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Abney Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 57-6019445 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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- Contact
- Lisa McWherter
- Phone
- (864) 964-9201
- Deadlines
- November 15
- Application materials
- Applicants May submit a letter of intent briefly describing the project before submitting a proposal in order to find out if their ideas are potentially fundable by the foundation. The abney foundation's website provides a list of information that should be provided in applying for grants.
- Restrictions
- The general policy of the abney foundation is to make grants for innovative and creative projects, and to programs which are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of health, social service, education and cultural affairs. We generally do not fund requests for operating expenses. Agencies applying for funds should be serving the citizens of south carolina.
Original filing text
- Contact
- LISA MCWHERTER
- Address
- 100 VINE STREET ANDERSON, SC, 29621
- Phone
- 8649649201
- INFO@ABNEYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NOVEMBER 15
- Application materials
- APPLICANTS MAY SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT BRIEFLY DESCRIBING THE PROJECT BEFORE SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL IN ORDER TO FIND OUT IF THEIR IDEAS ARE POTENTIALLY FUNDABLE BY THE FOUNDATION. THE ABNEY FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE PROVIDES A LIST OF INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN APPLYING FOR GRANTS.
- Restrictions
- THE GENERAL POLICY OF THE ABNEY FOUNDATION IS TO MAKE GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND TO PROGRAMS WHICH ARE RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICE, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. WE GENERALLY DO NOT FUND REQUESTS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. AGENCIES APPLYING FOR FUNDS SHOULD BE SERVING THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Reported organization name: ABNEY FOUNDATION
Where Abney Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
South Carolina$1.9M
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Anderson University
ANDERSON, SC
$150KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Scholarship endowment
Second Chance Church
ANDERSON, SC
$150KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Muschollings Cancer Center
CHARLESTON, SC
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Scholarship endowment
Clemson University
CLEMSON, SC
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Scholarship endowment
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Figures are aggregated from Abney Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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