Sanders Family Foundation
Private foundation · Greenville, SC · EIN 76-6227833 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Sanders Family Foundation
35grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $285K 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
210 Crescent Ave
Greenville, SC 29605-2815
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Episcopal School EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - ANNUAL FUND, DANIEL S. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP AND CELEBRATION OF READING PROGRAM | Greenville, SC | $170,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greenville CHARITABLE PURPOSE - HELLER HERITAGE ON THE GREEN | Greenville, SC | $100,000 |
| Furman University VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Greenville, SC | $94,760 |
| South Carolina Historical Society GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Charleston, SC | $55,000 |
| Prisma Health-Upstateuniv of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - SANDERS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP (FORMERLY PALADIN SCHOLARSHIP) | Greenville, SC | $50,000 |
| Prisma Health-Upstateuniv of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville HEALTH CARE PURPOSE - PALADIN SCHOLARSHIP | Greenville, SC | $50,000 |
| South Carolina Historical Society GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Charleston, SC | $50,000 |
| Furman University VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Greenville, SC | $40,649 |
| Caine Halter Family YMCA EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - BUILDING A BRIGHTER TOMORROW CAMPAIGN | Greenville, SC | $40,000 |
| Caine Halter Family YMCA GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $40,000 |
| Furman University EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - MARIAN STROBEL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR HISTORY | Greenville, SC | $25,000 |
| Christ Church Episcopal School GENERAL RELIGIOUS PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $25,000 |
| Christ Church Episcopal School RELIGIOUS PURPOSES - CAVALIER SCHOLARSHIP & ANNUAL FUND | Greenville, SC | $25,000 |
| United Ministries GENERAL RELIGIOUS PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $25,000 |
| South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities Inc GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Columbia, SC | $20,000 |
| United Ministries GENERAL RELIGIOUS PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $20,000 |
| United Ministries GENERAL RELIGIOUS PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $20,000 |
| University of South Carolina Engineering College EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - PROFESSOR HERTY SCHOLARSHIP | Columbia, SC | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Greenville GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $20,000 |
| South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities Inc GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Columbia, SC | $20,000 |
| University of South Carolina Engineering College EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - PROFESSOR HERTY SCHOLARSHIP | Columbia, SC | $20,000 |
| Humane Society of Greenville GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $15,000 |
| Humane Society of Greenville GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| University of South Carolina Engineering College EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - PROFESSOR HERTY SCHOLARSHIP | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Upcountry History Museum GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Greenville (verdae YMCA) EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE - YOU ARE Y ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| Humane Society of Greenville GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities Inc GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Caine Halter YMCA GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| Eastside Family YMCA GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Taylors, SC | $10,000 |
| Upcountry History Museum GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| University of Georgia GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Athens, GA | $10,000 |
| Upcountry History Museum GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Greenville (verdae YMCA) GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| University of Georgia GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE | Athens, GA | $5,000 |
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