Funding search · EIN 570834797 · Ridgeland, SC

Sylvia & William W Gretsch Memorial Foundation

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

24
grants reported
$1.1M
total given
2021–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212025. 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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Grant history

All 24 reported grants, largest first.

  • $250,000

    Legion of Christ Legionairies · Roswell, GA · 2022

    Music education

  • $150,000

    University of Sc School of Music · Columbia, SC · 2025

    Promote music education

  • $135,000

    Legion of Christ Sacred Heart · Rolling Prairie, IN · 2022

    To promote music education

  • $112,000

    University of Ga Foundation · Athens, GA · 2025

    To promotemusic enrichment

  • $100,000

    Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA · 2021

    To provide music education

  • $63,000

    Salvation Army · Savannah, GA · 2023

    To promote music education

  • $50,000

    Daddario Foundation · Farmingdale, NY · 2024

    To promote music education

  • $25,000

    Sisters of St Benedict · Ferdinand, IN · 2025

    Music practice

  • $20,000

    Loyola School · New York, NY · 2025

    To Promote Music Education

  • $20,000

    Loyola School · New York, NY · 2024

    To promote musiceducation

  • $20,000

    Loyola · New York, NY · 2023

    To promote music education

  • $20,000

    Loyola · New York, NY · 2022

    To promote music education

  • $20,000

    The Loyola School · New York, NY · 2021

    To provide music education

  • $17,500

    Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2025

    To Promote Music Education

  • $17,500

    Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2024

    To promote music education

  • $12,500

    Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2023

    To provide music education

  • $12,500

    Elmhurst College Jazz Ed · Elmhurst, IL · 2021

    Music education

  • $12,350

    Elmhurst College · Elmhurst Illinois, IL · 2021

    To promote educational programs

  • $8,000

    Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Provide Music Education

  • $5,000

    Elmhurst College · Elmhurst, IL · 2023

    To provide music education

  • $5,000

    Elmhurst College · Elmhurst, IL · 2022

    To provide music education

  • $5,000

    Elmhurst College · Elmhurst, IL · 2021

    To provide music education

  • $3,000

    National Ffa Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Add band to their state program

  • $3,000

    Cristo Rey St Martin Prep · Elmhurst, IL · 2024

    To provide music education

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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.