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 2022–2024. 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
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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