Funding search · EIN 591750571 · Fort Mill, SC

The Paul and Margaret Porter

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

113
grants reported
$948,500
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,000
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.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Brevard College2 grants · $100,000
  • Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County3 grants · $70,000
  • Spread the Health3 grants · $47,000
  • Children'S Home of Cleveland County3 grants · $45,000
  • Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry5 grants · $45,000
  • Umcor4 grants · $40,000
  • Community Math Academy3 grants · $40,000
  • First United Methodist Church of Charlottesville3 grants · $36,500
  • The Salvation Army - Cleveland County3 grants · $35,000
  • Central United Methodist Church3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$321,000
2022
$320,000
2023
$307,500
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 113 grants.

  • $50,000

    Brevard College · Brevard, NC · 2024

    Maintenance endowment for the porter center

  • $50,000

    Brevard College · Brevard, NC · 2023

    Maintenance endowment for the porter center

  • $30,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    New program sites and operational support

  • $30,000

    Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Installation of security system and replacing cracked baseboards

  • $20,000

    Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Repair of cracked and broken concrete patio and walkways

  • $20,000

    Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Repair/replace appliances, communication devices, updated program supplies, rolling recliners (geri-chairs)

  • $20,000

    Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Enhance educational opportunities through signature programs and extended week smart camps

  • $20,000

    Spread the Health · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Salary of nurse midwife, school supplies for medical student, and solar power system

  • $15,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Children'S Home of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Providing food to families in need

  • $15,000

    The Salvation Army - Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Rent and utility assistance for families in need

  • $15,000

    Children'S Home of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Renovations to aaron's house residence

  • $15,000

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Providing food to families in need

  • $15,000

    Spread the Health · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Funding a clinical nurse midwife, operation of solar systems powering clinics and labs

  • $15,000

    Children'S Home of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Towards purchase of a new van to provide expanded visitation and transportation services

  • $15,000

    Cleveland County Family Ymca · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Low cost/free access to riverbend ymca gold course, life skills and character development

  • $14,500

    First United Methodist Church of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Pre-school, weekly meals to needy, rise against hunger program, appalachian services project

  • $12,000

    Spread the Health · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Funding a clinical nurse midwife,

  • $12,000

    First United Methodist Church of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Pre-school, weekly meals to needy, rise against hunger program

  • $10,000

    Blowing Rock Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Assistance to families in need

  • $10,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Shelby, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Charlotte Latin School · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Student and faculty support

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Family Ymca Inc (Fka Foothills Jr Golf Association) · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Youth clinics, equipment, mentoriships

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Schools Educational Foundation · Shelby, NC · 2024

    College l scholarships

  • $10,000

    Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Enhance educational opportunities through signature programs and extended week smart camps

  • $10,000

    Umcor · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Hurrican helene disaster assistance

  • $10,000

    Washington Outreach Ministry · Waco, NC · 2024

    Support emergency food pantry

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Shelby, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Charlotte Latin School · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Professional development and supplies for teaching staff

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Services to children exposed to domestic violence

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Family Ymca Inc (Fka Foothills Jr Golf Association) · Shelby, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Schools Educational Foundation · Shelby, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Enhance educational opportunities through signature programs and extended week smart camps

  • $10,000

    Mental Health Association of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Family school readiness programs

  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army - Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Rent and utility assistance for families in need

  • $10,000

    Umcor · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Disaster assistance

  • $10,000

    Washington Outreach Ministry · Waco, NC · 2023

    Disaster assistance

  • $10,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Cleveland County Schools Educational Foundation · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Seniors scholar awards program

  • $10,000

    First United Methodist Church of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Rise for hunger, preschool and bread & blessings soup kitchen

  • $10,000

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Additional outreach staff

  • $10,000

    Mental Health Association of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $10,000

    The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Family school readiness programs

  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army - Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Umcor · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    International disaster relief - ukraine

  • $10,000

    Umcor · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Us disaster response for western ky tornado relief

  • $10,000

    Washington Outreach Ministry · Waco, NC · 2022

    Emergency feeding program and addition of p-t staff member

  • $8,000

    Feeding Kids Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2023

    Provision of food and books to children in need

  • $8,000

    Feeding Kids Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $7,500

    Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Services to women and children exposed to domestic violence

  • $7,500

    Mental Health Association of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $7,500

    Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $7,300

    Danville Christian Academy · Danville, KY · 2024

    Growth and assistance scholarships

  • $7,000

    Haiti Rescue Mission · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Duke Divinity School · Durham, NC · 2024

    Need based scholarships

  • $5,000

    Haiti Mission Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Lync8 Project Corp · Harrodsburg, KY · 2024

    Send mission teams to provide repairs and maintenance to school buildings in need in puerto rico

  • $5,000

    Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $5,000

    The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Early education intervention for at risk community

  • $5,000

    Blowing Rock Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Danville Christian Academy · Danville, KY · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Duke Divinity School · Durham, NC · 2023

    Need based scholarships

  • $5,000

    Haiti Mission Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Lync8 Project Corp · Harrodsburg, KY · 2023

    Send mission teams to provide repairs and maintenance to school buildings in need in puerto rico

  • $5,000

    Charlotte Latin School · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Services and support of domestic violence victims

  • $5,000

    Cleveland County Potato Project · Kings Mountain, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Cure Jm Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2022

    Series of educational town halls to improve care and outcomes for children with jm

  • $5,000

    Danville Christian Academy · Danville, KY · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland County · Shelby, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Lync8 Project Corp · Harrodsburg, KY · 2022

    Plane tickets to puerto rico and materials for building supplies

  • $5,000

    Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $4,000

    Cleveland County Potato Project · Kings Mountain, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $4,000

    South Mountain Christian Youth Camp · Bostic, NC · 2022

    Camp scholarshps

  • $3,500

    Cure Jm Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2023

    Town halls, family conferences and education

  • $3,500

    The Madison Childhood Cancer Foundation · Dallas, GA · 2023

    Support various holiday programs for children undergoing cancer treatment

  • $3,500

    The Madison Childhood Cancer Foundation · Dallas, GA · 2022

    Operations

  • $3,500

    Wilderness Trace Child Development Center · Danville, KY · 2022

    Operations

  • $3,000

    Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General assistance to senior citizens in need

  • $3,000

    Freedom School Partners · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $3,000

    Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Operations

  • $3,000

    The Uva Fund · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Children's heart family fund

  • $2,500

    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum · Blowing Rock, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $2,500

    Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2024

    General operations

  • $2,500

    Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Assistance to families in need with housing and basic needs

  • $2,500

    Freedom School Partners · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Support summer learning and enrichment programs

  • $2,500

    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum · Blowing Rock, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $2,500

    Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2023

    General operations

  • $2,500

    Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    General assistance to families

  • $2,500

    Freedom School Partners · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Support summer learning and enrichment programs

  • $2,500

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Program support

  • $2,500

    Blowing Rock Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $2,500

    Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $2,500

    Duke Divinity School · Durham, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $2,500

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $2,200

    The Madison Childhood Cancer Foundation · Dallas, GA · 2024

    Support various holiday programs for children undergoing cancer treatment

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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.