Funding search · EIN 853211603 · Spartanburg, SC
Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 295
- grants reported
- $5.9M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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32 grants matching “spartanburg” · $641,797
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Friends of the Spartanburg County Library · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $7,500
Spartanburg Art Museum · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $7,500
Ballet Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $1,700
Spartanburg Methodist College · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $1,055
Spartanburg Day School · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $514
Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $14
Spartanburg Humane Society · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $14
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $109,000
Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Ballet Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Art Museum · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $3,500
Spartanburg Methodist College · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $3,000
Spartanburg Day School · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
The Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Ballet Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $2,500
Spartanburg Methodist College · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $500
Spartanburg Day School · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
Top recipients
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- The Recycling Partnership3 grants · $1.5M
- Converse University3 grants · $502,014
- Converse University Milliken Center for the Arts1 grant · $500,000
- United Way of the Piedmont2 grants · $300,000
- Chapman Cultural Center3 grants · $270,100
- Scholarship America2 grants · $250,041
- Onespartanburg Inc Foundation2 grants · $250,000
- Spartanburg Academic Movement3 grants · $150,000
- Onespartanburg1 grant · $150,000
- Partners for Active Living3 grants · $150,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 295 grants.
- $750,000
The Recycling Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $500,000
Converse University Milliken Center for the Arts · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $500,000
The Recycling Partnership · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $250,500
Converse University · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $250,500
Converse University · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $250,000
The Recycling Partnership · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating support
- $151,231
Scholarship America · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
Onespartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
Onespartanburg Inc Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $150,000
United Way of the Piedmont · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $150,000
United Way of the Piedmont · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $110,575
United Way of the Piedmont · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $109,000
Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
Chapman Cultural Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $100,000
Onespartanburg Inc Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $100,000
The Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $98,810
Scholarship America · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating support
- $90,000
Chapman Cultural Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $80,100
Chapman Cultural Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $65,080
Womens Rights and Empowerment Network · Columbia, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $55,000
Northside Development Corporation · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
Partners for Active Living · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Partners for Active Living · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Partners for Active Living · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
Spartanburg Academic Movement · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
The Charles Lea Center Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $40,000
Northside Development Corporation · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $40,000
The Charles Lea Center Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Northside Development Corporation · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
American Red Cross Oconee County Chapter · Medford, MA · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Womens Rights and Empowerment Network · Columbia, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
American Red Cross Oconee County Chapter · Medford, MA · 2021
General operating support
- $25,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $23,850
Wofford College · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,675
Wofford College · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,510
The Charles Lea Center Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Jumpstart · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
864pride · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Greenville Symphony Association · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Area Conservancy · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $17,650
Wofford College · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Friends of the Spartanburg County Library · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Greenville Symphony Association · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Spartanburg Philharmonic · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
South Carolina Governors School for Sci Math Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Upstate Forever · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Upstate Forever · Greenville, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,103
American Cancer Society-South Carolina · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
864pride · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
American National Red Cross · Medford, MA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Angels Charge Ministry · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Community Works · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Conestee Foundation · Conestee, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Favor Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Illuminate Justice · West Point, GA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Minds Matter · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Roper Mountain Science Center Association · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Sc School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Soapstone Preservation Endowment · Marietta, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
South Carolina Governors School for Sci & Math Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Upstate Forever · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Upstate Warrior Solution · Greenville, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Warriors Once Again · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Wigan Boys and Girls Club · 2023
Treated as equivalent to a u.s. Public charity under reg. 53.4945-5(a)(5). Support for at risk children.
- $10,000
Angels Charge Ministry · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Ballet Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Childrens Museum of the Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Conestee Foundation · Conestee, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Hub City Farmers Market · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Hub City Writers Project · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Roper Mountain Science Center Association · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Art Museum · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Spartanburg Science Center · Spartanburg, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation · Columbia, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Upstate Warrior Solution · Greenville, SC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Ballet Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Gssm Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Hub City Farmers Market · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Hub City Writers Project · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $10,000
Upstate Warrior Solution · Greenville, SC · 2021
General operating support
- $8,348
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2023
General operating support
- $8,000
Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
General operating support
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