Funding search · EIN 576029007 · Anderson, SC

Thomson 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.

65
grants reported
$262,000
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$2,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Connie Maxwell Children'S Home3 grants · $43,000
  • The Dream Foundation2 grants · $26,500
  • Southern Guitar Festival3 grants · $15,665
  • Hospice of the Upstate4 grants · $15,000
  • Converse University School of Music2 grants · $14,500
  • Myriad USA2 grants · $14,000
  • Queens University of Charlotte2 grants · $12,665
  • First Baptist Belton2 grants · $12,000
  • Haywood Arts Regional Theater4 grants · $11,500
  • The York Disabilities Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$51,000
2021
$92,000
2022
$100,000
2023
$19,000
2024

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

  • $20,000

    Connie Maxwell Children'S Home · Greenwood, SC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Connie Maxwell Children'S Home · Greenwood, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $15,500

    The Dream Foundation · Incline Villagee, NV · 2022

    Charitable

  • $12,000

    Converse University School of Music · Spartanburg, SC · 2021

    Educational

  • $11,000

    The Dream Foundation · Incline Villagee, NV · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    First Baptist Belton · Belton, SC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    The York Disabilities Foundation · Rock Hill, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,670

    Appalachian State University Foundation · Boone, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $6,665

    Queens University of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $6,665

    Southern Guitar Festival · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    Hospice of the Upstate · Anderson, SC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022

    Educational

  • $6,000

    Queens University of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Educational

  • $6,000

    Southern Guitar Festival · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Hospice of the Upstate · Anderson, SC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Ticah - Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $4,500

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $4,000

    Haywood Arts Regional Theater · Waynesville, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $3,500

    Ticah - Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Montford Park Players · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Haywood Arts Regional Theater · Waynesville, NC · 2022

    Educational

  • $3,000

    Montford Park Players · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2021

    Educational

  • $3,000

    Belton Interfaith Ministries · Belton, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Connie Maxwell Children'S Home · Greenwood, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Haywood Arts Regional Theater · Waynesville, NC · 2021

    Educational

  • $3,000

    Meals On Wheels of Anderson · Anderson, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Montford Park Players · Asheville, NC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Southern Guitar Festival · Columbia, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Converse University School of Music · Spartanburg, SC · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,250

    Emory Office of Gift Accounting · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,250

    The Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Belton Center for the Arts · Belton, SC · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Belton Center for the Arts · Belton, SC · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Belton Interfaith Ministries · Belton, SC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Folkmoot USA · Waynesville, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Haywood County Arts Council · Waynesville, NC · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Belton Center for the Arts · Belton, SC · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    First Baptist Belton · Belton, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    First Baptist Church · Darlington, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Folkmoot USA · Waynesville, NC · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Haven of Rest · Anderson, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Haywood County Arts Council · Waynesville, NC · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Hospice of the Upstate · Anderson, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Meals On Wheels of Anderson · Anderson, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Miracle Park Rock Hill · Rock Hill, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    The Belton Museum Association · Belton, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Hospice of the Upstate · Anderson, SC · 2021

    Charitable

  • $1,500

    Haywood Arts Regional Theater · Waynesville, NC · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,500

    Helping Hands of Haywood · Waynesville, NC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,500

    Helping Hands of Haywood · Waynesville, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Belton Area Museum · Belton, SC · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Belton Interfaith Ministries · Belton, SC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Haywood County Arts Council · Waynesville, NC · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Asheville Community Theatre · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Belton Tennis Association · Belton, SC · 2022

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Camp Joy · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Folkmoot USA · Waynesville, NC · 2021

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Haywood County Arts Council · Waynesville, NC · 2021

    Educational

  • $500

    The Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Educational

  • $500

    The Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Educational

  • $500

    The Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Educational

  • $500

    The Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2021

    Educational

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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.