The Rebecca C Parsons Foundation
Pawleys Island, SC · EIN 57-0990214. Reported 88 grants totalling $1,574,545 to 63 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Rebecca C Parsons Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $8,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $95 and the largest $193,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews High School | Andrews, SC | $260,100 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Coastal Carolina | Myrtle Beach, SC | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teach My People | Pawleys Island, SC | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Space Institute Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgetown County School District | Georgetown, SC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Smurfs Inc | Andrews, SC | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands of Georgetown Inc | Georgetown, SC | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Global Methodist Church | Andrews, SC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andrews Church of God | Andrews, SC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church | Andrews, SC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trinity United Methodist | Andrews, SC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthy Learners | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miss Ruby's Kids | Georgetown, SC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree, SC | $29,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laci Mercer | Clemson, SC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andrews Presbyterian | Andrews, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Williamsburg Techncial College | Kingstree, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amauri Gibson | Greensboro, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ansley Harrington | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dayton Maglich | Greenville, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hetvi Thakkar | Clemson, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kayla Gainey | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kyleigh Morris | Spartanburg, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Makeilla Jones | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shavonna Brown | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andrews First Presbyterian Church | Andrews, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blake Rimmer | Clemson, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Khaumari Gasque | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Markyreeio Mcknight | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Presbyterian | Union, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayne-Iesha Mccray | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier Linnen | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Andrews Community Development Corporation | Andrews, SC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands of Georgeton Inc | Georgetown, SC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Andrews | Andrews, SC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 69 | Andrews, SC | $5,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Andi Madarasz | Clemson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bradley Hernandez | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caitlyn Taylor | Statesboro, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carolina Human Reinvestment | Georgetown, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gwyneth Washburn | Hartsville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hetvi Solanla | Clemson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joseph Bailey | Clemson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joseph Blake | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kamora Reed | Rock Hill, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaylee White | Clemson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kevin Mcquay | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Khamari Gasque | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lindsay Phillips | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lydia Moore | Rock Hill, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madigan Berry | Clemson, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mar'kyreeio Mcknight | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mia Bernandez | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Citadel Military College | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Presbyterian Church | Salters, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier Linen | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andrews Town Hall Museum | Andrews, SC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Christmas Dinner | Myrtle Beach, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Grove Untied Methodist Church | Georgetown, SC | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Legion Ladies Auxiliary | Andrews, SC | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Legion Auxillary Post 69 | Andrews, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diamond Collection for Andrews High School | Georgetown, SC | $95 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
22 of 63 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 15 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $114,700 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 9 | $232,800 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $842,700 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $384,345 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,750. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in South Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Rebecca C Parsons Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1243, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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