Funding search · EIN 570806327 · Greer, SC

John I Smith Charities

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

125
grants reported
$4.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Columbia Seminary3 grants · $300,000
  • Presbyterian College3 grants · $275,000
  • Greenville Tech Foundation3 grants · $225,000
  • Furman University3 grants · $180,000
  • Davidson College2 grants · $150,000
  • The Riley Institute at Furman University1 grant · $150,000
  • Public Education Partners3 grants · $125,000
  • Thornwell3 grants · $120,000
  • Greer Relief3 grants · $105,000
  • United Ministries2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.3M
2022
$1.4M
2023
$1.3M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 125 grants.

  • $150,000

    The Riley Institute at Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support the riley institute at furman

  • $125,000

    Greenville Tech Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support their "student emergency needs fund" & caring corners food pantry

  • $120,000

    Columbia Seminary · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Funds for comprehensive campaign

  • $120,000

    Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2023

    Funds for unrestricted use

  • $105,000

    Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2022

    Funds for unrestricted use

  • $100,000

    Columbia Seminary · Decatur, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Pendleton Place · Greenville, SC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023

    Support student scholarships

  • $85,000

    Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Repurpose historic buildings as part of 2030 vision plan

  • $80,000

    Columbia Seminary · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Funds for unrestricted use

  • $80,000

    Davidson University · Davidson, NC · 2022

    Support student scholarships

  • $80,000

    Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support student scholarships

  • $50,000

    American Red Cross Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for disaster relief and military member support

  • $50,000

    Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024

    Support student scholarships

  • $50,000

    Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding riley institute

  • $50,000

    Greenville Tech Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for star center and caring corner food pantry

  • $50,000

    Heritage Institute · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Human resources support

  • $50,000

    Meyer Center for Special Children · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for an occupational therapist

  • $50,000

    Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2024

    Funds for unrestricted use

  • $50,000

    United Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for "the journey from scarcity to sufficiency" project

  • $50,000

    Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support student scholarships

  • $50,000

    Greer Relief · Greer, SC · 2023

    Support their relocation campaign

  • $50,000

    Public Education Partners · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support for strategic focus areas

  • $50,000

    United Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support their integrated support services

  • $50,000

    Compassion of Carolina · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Build organizational capacity and sustainability

  • $50,000

    Greenville Tech Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Dreisbach/anderson student success center

  • $50,000

    Public Education Partners · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support the elevate teachers program

  • $50,000

    St Francis Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support a surgical procedure suite

  • $50,000

    Thornwell · Clinton, SC · 2022

    Attachment based residential care program

  • $40,000

    Sc Governors School for the Arts & Humanities Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Support for meal plan needs

  • $40,000

    Thornwell · Clinton, SC · 2024

    Funding for attatchment-based residential care program

  • $40,000

    Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Smartarts program; funds to support smart arts program

  • $40,000

    The Salvation Army · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Construction of the "center of hope"

  • $35,000

    Institute for Child Success · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Hello family expansion

  • $35,000

    Prisma Health - Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support roger c. Peace rehabilitation welness center at unity park

  • $30,000

    Lead Collective · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for reach 60-day diversion program

  • $30,000

    Ymca of Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for transformative community programs

  • $30,000

    A Child'S Haven · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Matching grant for holiday brunch

  • $30,000

    Greenville Literacy Association · Greenville, SC · 2023

    College and career navigation program

  • $30,000

    South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health · Columbia, SC · 2023

    Funds to update their 2021 report and disseminate it to policymakers

  • $30,000

    Thornwell · Clinton, SC · 2023

    Mental health support for residential children

  • $30,000

    American Red Cross Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Disaster services program of upstate south carolina

  • $30,000

    Cancer Society of Greenville County · Greenville, SC · 2022

    New facility; eagle level sponsorship for cancer society ladies golf tournament

  • $30,000

    Greer Relief · Greer, SC · 2022

    Operational support for j. Verne smith center

  • $30,000

    Taylors Free Medical Clinic · Taylors, SC · 2022

    Operational support

  • $25,000

    A Child'S Haven · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Matching grant for holiday brunch

  • $25,000

    Center for Developmental Services · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Support presenting scholarship for 2025 eggs benefit for cds

  • $25,000

    Children'S Museum of the Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Support rebuilding the construction zone

  • $25,000

    Greer Relief · Greer, SC · 2024

    Support their relocation campaign

  • $25,000

    Legacy Early College · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Support for campus project

  • $25,000

    Meals On Wheels Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Emergency meal kit funding

  • $25,000

    Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Family ministry center funding

  • $25,000

    Prisma Health - Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funding for building new prisma health behavioral health hospital

  • $25,000

    Public Education Partners · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Support for strategic focus areas

  • $25,000

    Taylors Free Medical Clinic · Taylors, SC · 2024

    Operational support

  • $25,000

    Center for Developmental Services · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support presenting scholarship for 2024 eggs benefit for cds

  • $25,000

    Compassion of Carolina · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support for family and domestic violence intervention

  • $25,000

    Favor Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Provide community outreach and substance use disorder education and services to upstate sc

  • $25,000

    Greer Community Outreach Center · Greer, SC · 2023

    Support cummunity outreach summer program

  • $25,000

    Ymca of Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support childcare at five ymca branches in greenville county

  • $25,000

    A Child'S Haven · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support family therapy/education programs

  • $25,000

    Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Support the presbyterian leadership institute

  • $25,000

    Greer Community Ministries · Greer, SC · 2022

    Funds to replace roof

  • $25,000

    Greer Community Outreach Center · Greer, SC · 2022

    Support summer camp for disadvantaged children

  • $25,000

    Homes of Hope · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Men's workforce development program

  • $25,000

    Lead Collective · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support the eleos program

  • $25,000

    Prisma Health - Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support renovation and expansion of pediatric hematology and oncology inpatient unit

  • $25,000

    Senior Action · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Completion of center construction

  • $20,000

    Greenville Literacy Association · Greenville, SC · 2024

    General operations funding

  • $20,000

    Greer Community Outreach Center · Greer, SC · 2024

    Funding for summer camp program for disatvantaged children

  • $20,000

    Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Funds to support smart arts program

  • $20,000

    Senior Action · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Unrestricted grant

  • $20,000

    Upstate Mediation Center · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Mediation training program scholarships

  • $20,000

    Blue Ridge Council Inc Boy Scouts of America · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support scouting growth in upstate sc

  • $20,000

    Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Funds to support smart arts program

  • $20,000

    Period Project · Greenville, SC · 2023

    General operating fund

  • $20,000

    Taylors Free Medical Clinic · Taylors, SC · 2023

    Operational support

  • $20,000

    Upstate Mediation Center · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Mediation training program scholarships

  • $20,000

    Daily Bread Ministries · Greer, SC · 2022

    Support a new security system

  • $20,000

    Etv Endowment of Sc · Spartanburg, SC · 2022

    Support children's educational programming

  • $20,000

    Favor Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Provide community outreach and substance use disorder education and services to upstate sc

  • $20,000

    Next Church Co Village Presbyterian Church · Prairie Village, KS · 2022

    Support operating budget

  • $20,000

    Period Project · Greenville, SC · 2022

    General operating fund

  • $20,000

    Roper Mountain Science Center · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Sponsor of cretaceous creatures playground

  • $20,000

    United Way of Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support "how we win organizational strategy

  • $20,000

    Upstate Mediation Center · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Mediation training program scholarships

  • $15,000

    Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities · Decatur, GA · 2024

    Support the presbyterian leadership institute

  • $15,000

    Creative Advancement Centers · Greer, SC · 2024

    After school program

  • $15,000

    Etv Endowment of Sc · Spartanburg, SC · 2024

    Childrens educational programs funding

  • $15,000

    Safe Harbor · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Emergency shelter services for women support

  • $15,000

    Servants for Sight · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Free vision screening support

  • $15,000

    St Clares Home · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Mission support

  • $15,000

    Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Support the presbyterian leadership institute

  • $15,000

    Creative Advancement Centers · Greer, SC · 2023

    After school program

  • $15,000

    Greenville Symphony · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Elementary education programs

  • $15,000

    Lead Collective · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Support the eleos program

  • $15,000

    Blue Ridge Council Inc Boy Scouts of America · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support new youth recruitment & retention efforts

  • $15,000

    Center for Developmental Services · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Support 12th annual eggs benefit in october 2023

  • $15,000

    Creative Advancement Centers · Greer, SC · 2022

    After school program

  • $15,000

    Greer Middle College · Taylors, SC · 2022

    New weight room equipment

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