501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$79K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $49K a year · 96% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
990-PF Pt VIII
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$73K
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$163K
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$73K
FY2025▲ +66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$73K
Expenses
$163K
FY2025▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$163K
Net assets
$303K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$303K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1958.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 36% · $59K Operating & administrative 64% · $104K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-PF; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$43,186Pt VII · Sec A
$35,583Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Lydia Bartholow$43,186$28,296
Elisabeth Gray$35,583$18,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Bluffton, SC.

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 23 grants · $59K · 2025–2025
Friends of the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy INCFY2025$10,410
Navy Seal MuseumFY2025$9,900
Individual RecipientFY2025$8,920
United Way of the LowcountryFY2025$8,000
Brillo De Mujer Home INCFY2025$5,400
The Trail ConservancyFY2025$4,100
Outside FoundationFY2025$2,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$1,720
One West 54th Street FoundationFY2025$1,300
The Trevor ProjectFY2025$1,034
Individual RecipientFY2025$1,029
The Madeira SchoolFY2025$1,000
Backpack Buddies of Hilton HeadFY2025$798
Twilight Theater CompanyFY2025$500
Court Street ArtsFY2025$500
Blood Cancer UnitedFY2025$500
Haverhill Library AssociationFY2025$500
Marlins for MasonFY2025$500
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$3K
Median grantPart XV$1K
Largest grantPart XV$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$73K
Investment income$73K
Money out
$163K
Grants paid$59K
Running costs$104K
Owns and owes
$303K
net assets
Cash and savings$2K
Total assets$303K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$73K
Total revenue$73K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$2K
Total assets$303K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$303K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $73K$163K−$91K$303K 990 PDF
FY2024 $44K$99K−$55K$394K 990 PDF
FY2023 $57K$85K−$28K$449K 990 PDF
FY2022 $24K$81K−$57K$477K 990 PDF
FY2021 $62K$89K−$26K$534K 990 PDF
FY2020 $47K$85K−$38K$560K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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