The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,794,521 | $7,060,899 | $3,345,561 | $10,686,872 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 19% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO CITIZENS AGAINST SEXUAL ASSSAULTLANCASTER, SC | MENTORING | $2,233 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Novinger | Executive Dir. | 40.00 | $83,000 |
| Gregg Gause | Chairman | 1.00 | $0 |
| Walt Collins | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Tyson Blanton | Past Chair |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $10,305,028 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $5,243,348 | $6,957,591 | $2,813,783 | $14,220,506 | $13,531,638 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,143,073 | $3,031,862 | $1,250,941 | $15,817,527 | $15,334,343 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $12,254,201 | $397,640 | $146,395 | $16,184,049 | $16,155,325 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $430,017 | $384,810 | $216,633 | $4,298,988 | $4,261,858 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $661,490 | $569,924 | $43,952 | $4,267,105 | $4,265,138 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $600,590 | $580,701 | $465,581 | $4,100,539 | $4,098,595 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $854,471 | $676,407 | $560,525 | $4,121,806 | $4,118,398 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $754,134 | $680,352 | $576,355 | $3,946,243 | $3,931,386 |
| PLAY COSTUMES AND SET |
| $2,218 |
| 2016 |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| LIBERTY UNIVERSITYLYNCHBURG, VA | CRENSHAW BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2019 |
| Coker CollegeMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Hartsville, SC | Future Teacher Scholarship | $1,250 | 2021 |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | Future Teacher scholarship | $1,250 | 2020 |
| Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2020 |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYBOONE, NC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2018 |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYBOONE, NC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2019 |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | Future Teacher scholarship | $1,250 | 2023 |
| LANDER UNIVERSITYGREENWOOD, SC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2016 |
| COKER UNIVERSITYHARTSVILLE, SC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2019 |
| Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2021 |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2023 |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | Future Teacher scholarship | $1,250 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIA, SC | CRENSHAW BUSINESS/MARKETING AND FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2018 |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYBOONE, NC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2017 |
| Coker CollegeMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Hartsville, SC | Future Teacher Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| University of SC - LancasterLancaster, SC | Crenshaw Business/Marketing Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| USCCOLUMBIA, SC | FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 | 2016 |
| Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC | Future Teacher Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | Future Teacher scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | Future Teacher scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| Coker CollegeMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Hartsville, SC | Future Teacher Scholarship | $1,250 | 2020 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Steve Sherrill | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stephanie King | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mary Faile | Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Nick Ochoa | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Gail Gillis | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Raashad Fitzpatrick | Ex-Officio | 1.00 | $0 |
| Charlene Mcgriff | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Debbie Jaillette | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Silberio Francis | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Seth Graves | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mika Sinclair | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Benjamin Riggins | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Chris Clouden | Vice Chair | 1.00 | $0 |
| Porsha Mungo-Brown | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Anicia Stevenson | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hyatt | Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413119349101106
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202333199349105488
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202233199349109008
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103199349102795
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202041899349101114
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932689349100953
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201843189349101129
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201723199349100832
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201643079349100919
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.