Funding search · EIN 562225556 · Spruce Pine, NC

Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation

Name: Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

56
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

scholarship assistant campaign capital completion restaurant child construction

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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.

Ymca of Avery County3 grants · $700,000
Mayland Community College Fnd3 grants · $295,000
Appalachian State University2 grants · $272,000
Pisgah Legal Services3 grants · $110,000
Mitchell County Schools1 grant · $106,571
Duke University4 grants · $71,000
East Carolina University Medical &1 grant · $55,281
Mitchell County Animal Rescue2 grants · $50,500
Maryland Early College High School1 grant · $45,000
High Country Youth Ballet1 grant · $45,000

Giving over time

$686,781

2022

$641,500

2023

$640,371

2024

Grant history

All 56 reported grants, largest first.

$300,000
Ymca of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2022
Youth and child development
$252,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$250,000
Ymca of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2024
Capital campaign
$150,000
Ymca of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2023
Capital campaign
$115,000
Mayland Community College Fnd · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
Project costs except construction
$106,571
Mitchell County Schools · Bakersville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$105,000
Mayland Community College Fnd · Spruce Pine, NC · 2023
Restaurant completion
$75,000
Mayland Community College Fnd · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
Restaurant completion
$60,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Assistant scholarship
$55,281
East Carolina University Medical & · Greenville, NC · 2022
Dental scholarships
$50,000
Mitchell County Animal Rescue · Spruce Pine, NC · 2023
General purpose
$45,000
High Country Youth Ballet · Newland, NC · 2024
General purpose
$45,000
Maryland Early College High School · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
General purpose
$45,000
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$40,000
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$37,800
Buladean Community Center · Bakersville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Ecu Medical & Health Sciences · Greenville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Amy Wellness Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Mitchell County Historical Society · Bakersville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$21,000
Spruce Pine Montessori School · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
Roof gutter and drainage updates
$20,000
Go Global · Columbia, SC · 2024
General purpose
$20,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Childrens Cancer Partners of the · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
General purpose
$10,000
Mitchell Community Health Pship · Bakersville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$10,000
The Strawbridge and Martha Wilson · Burnsville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$5,000
Special Olympics · Morrisville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Special Olympics · Morrisville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Assistant scholarship
$4,000
Search · Burnsville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Toe River Arts Council · Burnsville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Lily Branch Baptist Church · Bakersville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Mitchell County Safe Place · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Mt Zion United Methodist Church · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Lily Branch Baptist Church · Bakersville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Mitchell County Safe Place · Spruce Pine, NC · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Mt Zion United Methodist Church · Spruce Pine, NC · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Mt Zion United Methodist Church · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Neighbors Feeding Neighbors · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General purpose
$500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General purpose
$500
The Salvation Army · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2024
General purpose
$500
Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General purpose
$500
The Salvation Army · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2023
General purpose
$500
Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$500
Lily Branch Baptist Church · Bakersville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General purpose
$500
Mitchell County Animal Rescue · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
General purpose
$500
Mitchell County Safe Place · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
General purpose
$500
The Salvation Army · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2022
General purpose

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