Funding search · EIN 571060737 · Barnwell, SC

The Sunshine Foundation

Name: The Sunshine 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.

268
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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

economic educational health environmental education

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Clemson Best Is Standard2 grants · $231,100
Allendale County Hospital1 grant · $165,126
Center for the Child3 grants · $140,000
Allendale County Schools1 grant · $130,000
Tri-County Community Foundation3 grants · $127,331
Clemson University3 grants · $124,100
Beemok Family Foundation2 grants · $117,117
Sc Appleseed Legal Justice Center3 grants · $97,167
Miscellaneous Families3 grants · $73,552
Fmu Center for the Child3 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$661,878

2022

$491,225

2023

$723,872

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 268 grants.

$165,126
Allendale County Hospital · Fairfax, SC · 2024
Health
$130,000
Allendale County Schools · Fairfax, SC · 2022
Economic
$120,100
Clemson Best Is Standard · Clemson, SC · 2023
Economic
$112,800
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022
Educational
$111,000
Clemson Best Is Standard · Clemson, SC · 2024
Economic
$94,102
Beemok Family Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Education
$91,667
Sc Appleseed Legal Justice Center · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$50,000
Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2024
Economic
$50,000
Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2023
Economic
$46,956
Tri-County Community Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
Economic
$40,225
Tri-County Community Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$40,150
Tri-County Community Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$40,000
Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2022
Economic
$33,333
Usc Matthew and Terry Endowment Scholarship · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$33,333
Usc Mtr Scholarship · Columbia, SC · 2023
Educational
$33,333
Mtr Endowment Scholarship · Columbia, SC · 2022
Educational
$31,000
Ter Endowed Scholarship Fund · Columbia, SC · 2023
Educational
$29,035
Miscellaneous Families · Barnwell, SC · 2023
Economic
$25,649
Miscellaneous Families · Barnwell, SC · 2022
Economic
$23,015
Beemok Family Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
Education
$20,000
Fmu Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2022
Economic
$20,000
The Nature Conservancy · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$18,868
Miscellaneous Families · Barnwell, SC · 2024
Economic
$15,500
Partners in Agriculture · Greenville, SC · 2023
Economic
$15,500
Partners in Agriculture-Haiti · Greenville, SC · 2022
Economic
$15,200
Nature Conservancy · Columbia, SC · 2024
Environmental
$15,000
The Nature Conservancy · Columbia, SC · 2023
Economic
$12,000
Usc School of Law · Columbia, SC · 2024
Educational
$12,000
Usc Education Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
Educational
$12,000
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Economic
$11,000
Tanya a Gee Warriors for Justice Fund · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$10,200
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Blumenthal Center of Performing Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Economic
$10,000
Fmu Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2024
Economic
$10,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Blumenthal Center of Performing Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Economic
$10,000
Fmu Center for the Child · Florence, SC · 2023
Economic
$9,500
Conservation Voters of Sc · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$8,136
Barnwell United Methodist Church · Barnwell, SC · 2022
Economic
$8,000
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2024
Educational
$8,000
The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Economic
$8,000
We Are Family Foundation · New York City, NY · 2024
Economic
$8,000
Presbyterian College · Clinton, SC · 2023
Educational
$8,000
The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Economic
$7,520
Barnwell United Methodist Church · Barnwell, SC · 2024
Economic
$7,500
Shinning Hope Farms · Mt Holly, NC · 2022
Economic
$7,500
The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Economic
$6,500
Sc Technical College System Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024
Educational
$6,304
Barnwell United Methodist Church · Barnwell, SC · 2023
Economic
$6,000
Carolina Honduras Health Foundation · Barnwell, SC · 2024
Health
$6,000
Conservation Voters of Sc · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$6,000
Carolina Honduras Health Foundation · Barnwell, SC · 2023
Health
$6,000
Carolina Honduras Health Foundation · Barnwell, SC · 2022
Health
$6,000
We Are Family Foundation · New York City, NY · 2022
Economic
$5,602
Barnwell County First Steps · Barnwell, SC · 2024
Economic
$5,300
Oliver Gospel Mission · Columbia, SC · 2023
Economic
$5,120
Heifer Interantional · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Big Bear Roofing · Charleston, SC · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Children'S Rights · New York City, NY · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Richland County Public Education Partners · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Sc Appleseed Legal Justice Center · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Sc Wren · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Shining Hope Farms · Mt Holly, NC · 2024
Economic
$5,000
Sc Wren · Columbia, SC · 2023
Economic
$5,000
Shinning Hope Farms · Mt Holly, NC · 2023
Economic
$5,000
World Affairs Council of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Economic
$5,000
Children'S Rights · New York City, NY · 2022
Economic
$5,000
The Charleston Forum · Charleston, SC · 2022
Economic
$4,000
We Are Family Foundation · New York City, NY · 2023
Economic
$3,250
Musc · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$3,000
Edisto Island Community Association · Edisto Island, SC · 2024
Economic
$3,000
Edisto Island Community Association · Edisto Island, SC · 2023
Economic
$3,000
Neverthirst · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Health
$3,000
Blumenthal Center of Performing Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Economic
$3,000
Sc Wren · Columbia, SC · 2022
Economic
$2,680
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Economic
$2,500
Aiken County Bar · Aiken, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,500
Indian Waters Council · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,500
Sc Environmental Law Project · Georgetown, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,500
Sc Environmental Law Project · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Economic
$2,500
Allendale Presbyterian Church · Allendale, SC · 2022
Economic
$2,500
Bishop England Scholarship Fund · Charleston, SC · 2022
Education
$2,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2022
Health
$2,500
Sc Enviromental Law Project · Pawleys Island, SC · 2022
Environmental
$2,400
Episcopal Church of Edisto · Edisto Island, SC · 2023
Economic
$2,120
Heifer Interantional · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Economic
$2,000
Charlotte Center for the Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Economic
$2,000
Dr John Riley · Williston, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,000
Etv Endowment · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,000
Lander University · Greenwood, SC · 2024
Educational
$2,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Plains, NY · 2024
Health
$2,000
Liberty Fellowship · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charleston, SC · 2024
Environmental
$2,000
Turn 90 · Columbia, SC · 2024
Economic
$2,000
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Economic
$2,000
McEntire Top 3 · Columbia, SC · 2023
Economic
$2,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Economic
$2,000
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Economic
$2,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
Economic
$2,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Economic

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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.