Carl Meares Private Foundation
Private foundation · North Charleston, SC · EIN 56-1544084 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Carl W Meares Foundation Inc
94grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$163Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 94 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $28K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 41248
N Charleston, SC 29423-1248
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Bluff Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Fair Bluff, NC | $6,000 |
| Fair Bluff Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Fair Bluff, NC | $6,000 |
| Fair Bluff Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Fair Bluff, NC | $6,000 |
| Woodberry Forest School EDUCATIONAL | Woodberry Forest, VA | $5,000 |
| The First Tee of Greater Charleston EDUCATIONAL | Mt Pleasant, SC | $5,000 |
| Woodberry Forest School EDUCATIONAL | Woodberry Forest, VA | $5,000 |
| The First Tee of Greater Charleston EDUCATIONAL | Mt Pleasant, SC | $5,000 |
| Woodberry Forest School EDUCATIONAL | Woodberry Forest, VA | $5,000 |
| The First Tee of Greater Charleston EDUCATIONAL | Mt Pleasant, SC | $4,000 |
| Buist Academy Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Charleston, SC | $3,500 |
| Porter-Gaud School EDUCATIONAL | Charleston, SC | $3,500 |
| Buist Academy Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Charleston, SC | $3,500 |
| Virginia Episcopal School EDUCATIONAL | Lynchburg, VA | $3,000 |
| Buist Academy Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Charleston, SC | $3,000 |
| Still Worthy | Johns Island, SC | $3,000 |
| Southeastern Community College Fdn EDUCATIONAL | Whiteville, NC | $2,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital MEDICAL | Memphis, TN | $2,500 |
| Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL | Pembroke, NC | $2,500 |
| Southeastern Community College Fdn EDUCATIONAL | Whiteville, NC | $2,500 |
| Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL | Pembroke, NC | $2,500 |
| Life Resources - Seeds of Life Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | Mt Pleasant, SC | $2,500 |
| Southeastern Community College Fdn EDUCATIONAL | Whiteville, NC | $2,500 |
| Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL | Pembroke, NC | $2,500 |
| The Blake King Corp | Manhattan Beach, CA | $2,500 |
| Duke Cancer Institute MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 |
| Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Division of Athletics EDUCATIONAL | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| Duke Cancer Institute MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| Life Resources - Seeds of Life Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | Mt Pleasant, SC | $2,000 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation MEDICAL | Charleston, SC | $2,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital MEDICAL | Memphis, TN | $2,000 |
| Duke Cancer Institute MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital MEDICAL | Memphis, TN | $2,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 |
| Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Division of Athletics EDUCATIONAL | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| Ccc Employee Assistance Fund | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| Folds of Honor | Owasso, OK | $1,500 |
| Asheville School EDUCATIONAL | Asheville, NC | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $1,000 |
| Cape Fear Council Boy Scouts of America | Wilmington, NC | $1,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy Institute MEDICAL | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Foundation MEDICAL | Whiteville, NC | $1,000 |
| Mars Hill University Office for Institutional Advancement EDUCATIONAL | Mars Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation MEDICAL | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children MEDICAL | Tampa, FL | $1,000 |
| Spring Island Employee Fund | Okatie, SC | $1,000 |
| St Philip's Church RELIGIOUS | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| The Blake King Corp | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,000 |
| The Lilibet Snellings Kyte Foundation | Richmond, VA | $1,000 |
| The Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society | Fair Bluff, NC | $1,000 |
| Seeds of Life Inc MEDICAL | Mount Pleasant, SC | $1,000 |
| Asheville School EDUCATIONAL | Asheville, NC | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $1,000 |
| Cape Fear Council Boy Scouts of America | Wilmington, NC | $1,000 |
| Ccc Employee Assistance Fund | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy ENVIROMENTAL | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Foundation MEDICAL | Whiteville, NC | $1,000 |
| First Scots Presbyterian Church RELIGIOUS | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Mars Hill University EDUCATIONAL | Mars Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children MEDICAL | Tampa, FL | $1,000 |
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