Open Foundations · South Carolina

The Fullerton Foundation Inc

Gaffney, South Carolina · EIN 570847444. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.4M across 42 grants in 2024, a median of $24K each.

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$1.4M
paid in 2024
42
grants paid
$24K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$35.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CHRISTOPHER M STEED
Address
PO BOX 2208, GAFFNEY, SC, 293422208
Phone
8644896678
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
INITIAL LETTER OF APPLICATION SHOULD BE BRIEF AND CONTAIN BACKGROUND OF GRANT REQUESTOR, PURPOSE OF THE GRANT, GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF SECTION 501(C)(3) FEDERAL TAX EXEMPT STATUS.
Submission deadline
GRANT REQUESTS: APRIL 1, AUGUST 1, DECEMBER 1
Restrictions on awards
GEOGRAPHICAL: PRIMARILY UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PRIMARY FIELD OF INTEREST IS HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202621059349100437. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

nurse practitionerpractitioner scholarshipemergency reliefmedical scholarshipmedical studentstudent scholarshipequipment

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 42 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Greenwood Genetic CenterSC$100,000FUNDING FOR PACBIO LONG-READ SEQUENCING SYSTEM
2Medical University of ScSC$100,000FUNDING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FOR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, THERAPEUTIC TARGETS, AND PHYSICIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
3University of North Carolina School of Medicine (chapel Hill)NC$99,919DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALABLE DIGITAL PROGRAM TO TREAT YOUTH ANXIETY
4Anderson UniversitySC$99,558FUNDING FOR INSTALLATION OF STATE OF THE ART CLINICAL LEARNING EQUIPMENT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AND KINESIOLOGY PROGRAMS
5Spartanburg Community College FoundationSC$98,528FUNDING TO UPFIT SCC'S SCHOOL OF NURSING
6Gardner-webb UniversityNC$83,500CAPITAL FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT
7Prisma Health Upstate FoundationSC$80,099FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR RURAL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
8University of Sc FoundationSC$65,590RESEARCH PROJECT AT USC'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & COMPUTING
9Greenville Tech FoundationSC$63,975PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAMS
10Next Step RecoveryNC$60,000RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM
11Presbyterian CollegeSC$56,250EQUIPMENT FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS
12DecisionsorgFL$50,000THE WINGMAN INITIATIVE
13Healthy LearnersSC$50,000EXPANING PROGRAMS IN THE UPSTATE
14Kids UpstateSC$50,000KIDS CLUB IN CHEROKEE COUNTY
15Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System FoundationSC$50,000SURGICAL TRAINING LAB

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201947$1.5M
202037$1.6M
202138$1.6M
202234$1.3M
202337$1.5M
202442$1.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
South Carolina74%
North Carolina21%
Florida2%
Alabama2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

A Wardlaw HamrickDIRECTOR · 2024
Ansley H CheathamDIRECTOR · 2024
Cameron HamrickDIRECTOR · 2024
Catherine H HamptonDIRECTOR · 2024
Charles F Hamrick IiCHAIRMAN · 2024
Charles F Hamrick IiiDIRECTOR · 2024
Christopher M SteedEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Elaine H ShieldsDIRECTOR · 2024
Helen B AtwoodDIRECTOR · 2024
Lyman W HamrickSECRETARY · 2024
Mary Carlisle BensonDIRECTOR · 2024
Sarah KirschDIRECTOR · 2024
Thomas J BadenDIRECTOR · 2024
W Carlisle HamrickTREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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