John and Kathleen Rivers Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Charleston, SC · EIN 57-0907666 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John M Rivers Jr Foundation
151grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$671Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 151 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $79K 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
40 Calhoun St Ste 500
Charleston, SC 29401-3530
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Hall School SCHOLARSHIPS:GREEK/LATIN/ATHLETICS | Charleston, SC | $50,000 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art ENDOWMENT RIVERS COLLECTION | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art IN HONOR OF JONATHAN GREEN | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art ENDOWMENT RIVERS COLLECTION | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Ashley Hall School WELLNESS PLANS & TREE TRIMMING | Charleston, SC | $20,000 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd IN HONOR OF ROB WOOD | Cashiers, NC | $20,000 |
| Ashley Hall School WELLNESS PLANS & TREE TRIMMING | Charleston, SC | $20,000 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd IN HONOR OF ROB WOOD | Cashiers, NC | $20,000 |
| Camden Military Academy CAMDEN ATHLETICS-UNIFORMS/SOCCER EQ | Camden, SC | $15,000 |
| Camden Military Academy CAMDEN ATHLETICS-UNIFORMS/SOCCER EQ | Camden, SC | $15,000 |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift FD HONOR DAVID RAWLE'S MOTHER THEODORA | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| College of Chas Women's Basketball COACH'S DISCRETION | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| College of Chas Mens Basketball COACH'S DISCRETION/HONOR JOHN KRESSE | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Spoleto Festival USA ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET HONOR FOR | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Trident United Way ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy Hazel Parker Playground Champion - In honor of various people | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd HONOR ROB WOOD | Cashiers, NC | $10,000 |
| College of Chas Mens Basketball COACH'S DISCRETION/HONOR JOHN KRESSE | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Spoleto Festival USA ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Trident United Way ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift FD HONOR DAVID RAWLE'S MOTHER THEODORA | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| College of Chas Women's Basketball COACH'S DISCRETION | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| College of Chas Mens Basketball COACH'S DISCRETION/HONOR JOHN KRESSE | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Spoleto Festival USA ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET HONOR FOR | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Trident United Way ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy IMPROVEMENTS SUSIE JACKSON PARK | Charleston, SC | $7,132 |
| Camden Military Academy DISCRETIONARY FUND | Camden, SC | $7,000 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy COLONIAL LAKE CAP CAMPAIGN-HONOR BEN | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Emanuel Nine Memorial IN HONOR OF JOHN DARBY | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Preservation Society of Charleston HONOR BETSY CAHILL & BRIAN TURNER | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Second Presbyterian Church SOUTH SYSTEM UPGRADE | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Unc Business School HONOR MARTHA RIVERS & LUTHER COCHRAN | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Unc Arts & Sciences IN HONOR OF NELSON SCHWAB | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Unc Chapel Hill University Librarie HONOR BORDEN HANES,BILL WHITAKER | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Vision to Learn IN HONOR OF HENRY BLACKFORD | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Byn Mellon Charitable Gift Fund Honor David Rawle's Mother - Theodora Park | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Camden Military Academy Camden Athletics-Obstacle Course Upfit | Camden, SC | $5,000 |
| Charleston Library Society Honor of Laura Pelzer and Rutledge Young Jr. | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Charleston Museum 250th Anniversary Celebration | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra In Honor of John F. Maybank | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd In Honor of Rob Wood and Steve Hennessy | Cashiers, NC | $5,000 |
| Confederate Home and College Restoration Fund | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| First Tee of Greater Charleston In Honor of College of Charleston Women's Golf Team | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5,000 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation Russell House Support | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Preservation Society of Charleston Supplement ID of African/American graveyards in Charleston | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Vision to Lear - Charleston Student vision testing in Charleston area | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Emanuel Nine Memorial IN HONOR OF JOHN DARBY | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Vision to Learn IN HONOR OF HENRY BLACKFORD | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Yeamans Hall Foundation COUGAR CLASSIC | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy COLONIAL LAKE CAP CAMPAIGN-HONOR BEN | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Emanuel Nine Memorial IN HONOR OF JOHN DARBY | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Preservation Society of Charleston HONOR BETSY CAHILL & BRIAN TURNER | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Second Presbyterian Church SOUTH SYSTEM UPGRADE | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Unc Business School HONOR MARTHA RIVERS & LUTHER COCHRAN | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Unc Arts & Sciences IN HONOR OF NELSON SCHWAB | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Unc Chapel Hill University Librarie HONOR BORDEN HANES,BILL WHITAKER | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 |
| Vision to Learn IN HONOR OF HENRY BLACKFORD | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Drayton Hall Foundation To Honor Drayton Family | Charleston, SC | $2,750 |
| Charleston Library Society HONOR ANNE CLEVELAND & RUTLEDGE YOUN | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
| Charleston Promise Neighborhood IN HONOR OF TED LEGASEY | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
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