Mitchell County Development
SPRUCE PINE, NC
$335.4KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General purpose
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Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 56-2225556 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Phone
- (800) 352-3705
- Deadlines
- Accepted year-round, but must be submitted by June 30 to be reviewed at the annual meeting.
- Application materials
- Www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/phillips
- Restrictions
- Grant must have a measurable impact within mitchell county, north carolina and upon special consideration, the surrounding areas of western north carolina.
Original filing text
- Contact
- WELLS FARGO BANK
- Address
- 100 NORTH MAIN ST 6TH FL D40 WINSON SALEM, NC, 271013818
- Phone
- 8003523705
- Deadlines
- ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND, BUT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 30 TO BE REVIEWED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
- Application materials
- WWW.WELLSFARGO.COM/PRIVATEFOUNDATIONGRANTS/PHILLIPS
- Restrictions
- GRANT MUST HAVE A MEASURABLE IMPACT WITHIN MITCHELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND UPON SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
Reported organization name: SAMUEL L PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | $600K |
| 2024 | 17 | $640.4K |
| 2023 | 17 | $641.5K |
Where Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Appalachian State University
BOONE, NC
$252KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Scholarship
Ymca of Avery County
LINVILLE, NC
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Capital campaign
Ymca of Avery County
LINVILLE, NC
$150KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Capital campaign
Penland School of Craft
PENLAND, NC
$115KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Essential water system upgrades
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (51 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (3 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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