Funding search · EIN 570907666 · Charleston, SC

John M Rivers Jr Foundation

Name: John M Rivers Jr Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

189
grants reported: $803,482
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

honor john anne discretion matching music rutledge young

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ashley Hall School7 grants · $128,500
Gibbes Museum of Art4 grants · $77,500
Church of the Good Shepherd4 grants · $55,000
Camden Military Academy4 grants · $42,000
Spoleto Festival USA4 grants · $40,000
College of Chas Mens Basketball4 grants · $40,000
Trident United Way4 grants · $40,000
College of Chas Women'S Basketball4 grants · $31,000
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fd2 grants · $20,000
Charleston Parks Conservancy3 grants · $17,132

Giving over time

$132,300

2022

$170,482

2023

$406,700

2024

$94,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 189 grants.

$50,000
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2023
Scholarships:greek/latin/athletics
$35,000
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2022
Scholarships:greek/latin/athletics
$25,000
Gibbes Museum of Art · Charleston, SC · 2024
Endowment rivers collection
$25,000
Gibbes Museum of Art · Charleston, SC · 2024
Endowment rivers collection
$25,000
Gibbes Museum of Art · Charleston, SC · 2023
In honor of jonathan green
$20,000
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2024
Wellness plans & tree trimming
$20,000
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2024
Wellness plans & tree trimming
$20,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Cashiers, NC · 2024
In honor of rob wood
$20,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Cashiers, NC · 2024
In honor of rob wood
$15,000
Camden Military Academy · Camden, SC · 2024
Camden athletics-uniforms/soccer eq
$15,000
Camden Military Academy · Camden, SC · 2024
Camden athletics-uniforms/soccer eq
$10,000
Charleston Parks Conservancy · Charleston, SC · 2025
Hazel Parker Playground Champion - In honor of various people
$10,000
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fd · Boston, MA · 2024
Honor david rawle's mother theodora
$10,000
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fd · Boston, MA · 2024
Honor david rawle's mother theodora
$10,000
College of Chas Mens Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2024
Coach's discretion/honor john kresse
$10,000
College of Chas Mens Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2024
Coach's discretion/honor john kresse
$10,000
College of Chas Women'S Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2024
Coach's discretion
$10,000
College of Chas Women'S Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2024
Coach's discretion
$10,000
Spoleto Festival USA · Charleston, SC · 2024
Annual operating budget honor for
$10,000
Spoleto Festival USA · Charleston, SC · 2024
Annual operating budget honor for
$10,000
Trident United Way · North Charleston, SC · 2024
Annual community campaign
$10,000
Trident United Way · North Charleston, SC · 2024
Annual community campaign
$10,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Cashiers, NC · 2023
Honor rob wood
$10,000
College of Chas Mens Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2023
Coach's discretion/honor john kresse
$10,000
Spoleto Festival USA · Charleston, SC · 2023
Annual operating budget
$10,000
Trident United Way · North Charleston, SC · 2023
Annual community campaign
$10,000
College of Chas Mens Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2022
Coach's discretion/honor john kresse
$10,000
College of Chas Tennis Facility · Charleston, SC · 2022
In honor of billy silcox
$10,000
College of Chas Women'S Basketball · Charleston, SC · 2022
Coach's discretion
$10,000
Spoleto Festival USA · Charleston, SC · 2022
Annual operating budget
$10,000
Trident United Way · North Charleston, SC · 2022
Annual community campaign
$7,132
Charleston Parks Conservancy · Charleston, SC · 2023
Improvements susie jackson park
$7,000
Camden Military Academy · Camden, SC · 2023
Discretionary fund
$5,000
Byn Mellon Charitable Gift Fund - · Boston, MA · 2025
honor David Rawle's Mother - Theodora Park
$5,000
Camden Military Academy · Camden, SC · 2025
Camden Athletics-Obstacle Course Upfit
$5,000
Charleston Library Society · Charleston, SC · 2025
Honor of Laura Pelzer and Rutledge Young Jr.
$5,000
Charleston Museum · Charleston, SC · 2025
250th Anniversary Celebration
$5,000
Charleston Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, SC · 2025
In Honor of John F. Maybank
$5,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Cashiers, NC · 2025
In Honor of Rob Wood and Steve Hennessy
$5,000
Confederate Home and College · Charleston, SC · 2025
Restoration Fund
$5,000
First Tee of Greater Charleston · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2025
In Honor of College of Charleston Women's Golf Team
$5,000
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
Russell House Support
$5,000
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2025
Supplement ID of African/American graveyards in Charleston
$5,000
Vision To Lear - Charleston · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Student vision testing in Charleston area
$5,000
Charleston Parks Conservancy · Charleston, SC · 2024
Colonial lake cap campaign-honor ben
$5,000
Charleston Parks Conservancy · Charleston, SC · 2024
Colonial lake cap campaign-honor ben
$5,000
Emanuel Nine Memorial · Charleston, SC · 2024
In honor of john darby
$5,000
Emanuel Nine Memorial · Charleston, SC · 2024
In honor of john darby
$5,000
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor betsy cahill & brian turner
$5,000
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor betsy cahill & brian turner
$5,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Charleston, SC · 2024
South system upgrade
$5,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Charleston, SC · 2024
South system upgrade
$5,000
Unc Arts & Sciences · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
In honor of nelson schwab
$5,000
Unc Arts & Sciences · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
In honor of nelson schwab
$5,000
Unc Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Honor martha rivers & luther cochran
$5,000
Unc Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Honor martha rivers & luther cochran
$5,000
Unc Chapel Hill University Librarie · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Honor borden hanes,bill whitaker
$5,000
Unc Chapel Hill University Librarie · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Honor borden hanes,bill whitaker
$5,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
In honor of henry blackford
$5,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
In honor of henry blackford
$5,000
Emanuel Nine Memorial · Charleston, SC · 2023
In honor of john darby
$5,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
In honor of henry blackford
$5,000
Yeamans Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
Cougar classic
$5,000
Camden Military Academy · Camden, SC · 2022
Discretionary fund
$5,000
Church of the Good Shepherd · Cashiers, NC · 2022
Honor rob wood
$5,000
Sc Historical Society · Charleston, SC · 2022
Mid-year annual appeal
$2,750
Drayton Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
To Honor Drayton Family
$2,500
Charleston Gaillard Center - Student Access Fund · Charleston, SC · 2025
10th Anniversary of the Perforance Hall opening-Education Purposes
$2,500
Charleston Stage · Charleston, SC · 2025
Creativity Fund
$2,500
Middleton Place Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
Honor of Charles H.P. Duel and Rutledge Young Jr.
$2,500
Charleston Library Society · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor anne cleveland & rutledge youn
$2,500
Charleston Library Society · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor anne cleveland & rutledge youn
$2,500
Charleston Promise Neighborhood · Charleston, SC · 2024
In honor of ted legasey
$2,500
Charleston Promise Neighborhood · Charleston, SC · 2024
In honor of ted legasey
$2,500
Charleston Stage · Charleston, SC · 2024
Operating budget
$2,500
Charleston Stage · Charleston, SC · 2024
Operating budget
$2,500
College of Chas School of the Arts · Charleston, SC · 2024
Charleston music fest
$2,500
College of Chas School of the Arts · Charleston, SC · 2024
Charleston music fest
$2,500
Drayton Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
To honor drayton family
$2,500
Drayton Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
To honor drayton family
$2,500
Middleton Place Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor charles h.p. Duell & rut young
$2,500
Middleton Place Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Honor charles h.p. Duell & rut young
$2,500
Charleston Promise Neighborhood · Charleston, SC · 2023
In honor of ted legasey
$2,500
Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2023
In honor of tom yankus
$2,500
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
In honor of anne blessing
$2,500
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2023
Honor betsy cahill & brian turner
$2,500
Charleston Promise Neighborhood · Charleston, SC · 2022
In honor of ted legasey
$2,500
Charleston Stage · Charleston, SC · 2022
General
$2,500
Gibbes Museum of Art · Charleston, SC · 2022
In honor of jonathan green
$2,500
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
In honor of anne blessing
$2,500
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2022
Honor betsy cahill & brian turner
$2,000
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2025
Head of School's Discretion
$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2025
Given in honor of Paul Robshaw/Linda Benge
$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2024
In honor of paul robshaw/linda benge
$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2024
In honor of paul robshaw/linda benge
$1,500
Sc Historical Society · Charleston, SC · 2025
In Honor of Dan Ravenel
$1,500
Unc Arts & Sciences · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
50 Year Campaign - Dean's Circle Level
$1,500
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2024
Ecrl greco/roman endowed scholarship
$1,500
Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2024
Ecrl greco/roman endowed scholarship
$1,500
College of Chas Cougar Classic · Charleston, SC · 2024
Supporing women's golf

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.