Open Foundations · South Carolina

The Williams Brice Edwards Charitable Trust

Sumter, South Carolina · EIN 576105891. It paid $5.6M across 36 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$5.6M
paid in 2024
36
grants paid
$30K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$57.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
FRANK O EDWARDS
Address
5 BROAD STREET, SUMTER, SC, 29150
Phone
8037735407
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO REQUIRED FORM
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN SUMTER COUNTY, SC

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543219349102554. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

special

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 36 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1City of SumterSC$1,700,000OPERA HOUSE, VARIOUS CITY PROJECTS
2Sumter County MuseumSC$803,500SCULPTURE, AIR CONDITIONER, OPERATIONS
3Usc-sumterSC$500,000MATCHING SCHOLORSHIPS, GYM
4Camp ColeSC$300,000OPERATIONS
5Wilson HallSC$300,000OPERATIONS
6YmcaSC$275,000OPERATIONS
7South Carolina EtvSC$254,567BOBBY RICHARDSON PROJECT
8American Heart AssociationSC$216,000SPECIAL PROJECTS & MAIN STREET PRESERVATION PROJECT
9Liberty Steam Charter SchoolSC$200,000OPERATIONS
10Usc-columbiaSC$150,000OPERATIONS
11Thomas Sumter Educational FoundatioSC$145,000SPECIAL PROJECT
12Morris CollegeSC$100,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
13Sumter CountySC$100,000IMPROVEMENT TO PATRIOT PARK
14American Red CrossSC$75,000SPECIAL PROJECT
15United MinistriesSC$60,000OPERATIONS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202032$4.6M
202135$5.6M
202228$4.9M
202333$4.5M
202436$5.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
South Carolina94%
North Carolina6%

Who decides

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

Florence M ErvinTRUSTEE · 2024
Frank O EdwardsTRUSTEE · 2024
Lauren E BrennanTRUSTEE · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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