Lipscomb Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 58-1368915. Reported 232 grants totalling $2,886,220 to 111 organizations 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. Lipscomb Family 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $12,900; the smallest was $440 and the largest $203,100. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | $307,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Fndtn of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | $203,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless No More | Columbia, SC | $107,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educational Advisory Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USC Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sistercare | Cayce, SC | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Carolina Community Foundation | Columbia, SC | $68,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Therapy Place | Columbia, SC | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bounty & Soul | Black Mountain, NC | $60,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Life | Asheville, NC | $59,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thornwell | Clinton, SC | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | Columbia, SC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Cooper Community Outreach | Mt Pleasant, SC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mirci-Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc | Columbia, SC | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Farm | Newberry, SC | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dyslexia Resource Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charleston Collegiate School | Johns Island, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Sc | Charleston, SC | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands | Columbia, SC | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| It-Ology | Columbia, SC | $33,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legacies Built | Columbia, SC | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Koinonia of Columbia | Columbia, SC | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts Indian Waters Council | Columbia, SC | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Attention Home | Rock Hill, SC | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ezekiel Ministries | Columbia, SC | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Pickens, SC | $31,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Columbia, SC | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Richland County Public Library Foundation | Columbia, SC | $30,870 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Etv Endowment of Sc | Spartanburg, SC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sc Governor's School for Science & Math | Hartsville, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healing Species | Orangeburg, SC | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Cole Foundation | Columbia, SC | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nuturing Center | Columbia, SC | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Power in Changing | Columbia, SC | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sc Governor's School for the Arts | Greenville, SC | $25,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palmetto Place Children's Shelter | Columbia, SC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Columbia | Columbia, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Period Project | Greenville, SC | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Grier | Old Fort, NC | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Growing Home Southeast | Cayce, SC | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palmetto Project | North Charleston, SC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Re-Source Solutions Foundation | Columbia, SC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Se Chapter - National Satefy Council | Irmo, SC | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nurturing Center | Columbia, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Learning Community School | Black Mountain, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life | Columbia, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Mountain Counseling Center | Black Mountain, NC | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rose Leaf Foundation | Columbia, SC | $17,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Trust of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $16,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sc First Steps to School Readiness | Columbia, SC | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Warrenton, MO | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child Advocates - Denver CASA | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Happy Days | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edventure | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | Greenville, SC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Learners | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sc Etv | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wings for Kids | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carolina Therapeutic Riding | Columbia, SC | $14,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Act Up Drama | Camden, SC | $14,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fostering Great Ideas | Greenville, SC | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midlands Fatherhood Coalition | Columbia, SC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sc Governor's School for the Arts Fdn | Greenville, SC | $12,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My Amigos Bilinqual Learning Center | West Columbia, SC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Universal Community Improvement Org | Irmo, SC | $12,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reformed Church in America | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,060 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Columbia, SC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childen's Trust of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Serve & Connect | Columbia, SC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Carolina Philharmonic | Columbia, SC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lowcountry Orphan Relief | North Charleston, SC | $10,440 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asheville Greenworks | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dream Catchers Foundation | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmaus Road Partners | Lexington, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Generation Group Homes of Greenville | Fountain Inn, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Key Changes Therapy Services | West Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palmetto Family Council | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prisma Midlands Health Foundation | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sight Savers America | Pelham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transitions Homeless Center | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Corps | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding | Johns Island, SC | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beautiful Gate Center | N Charleston, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Columbia | West Columbia, SC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Varna International Music Academy | Columbia, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vital Connections | Columbia, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Discovery at His Acres | Blythewood, SC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Columbia Foundation | Columbia, SC | $7,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Mtswannanoa Center for the Arts | Black Mountain, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calhoun County Economic Development Corp | Anniston, AL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Mt Swannanoa Center for the Arts | Black Mountain, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kim's Kids Foundation | Columbia, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Moment of Hope | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daystar Counseling Ministries | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Partners | N Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sc State Museum Foundation | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earn the Right | Columbia, SC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reformed University Ministries | Lawrenceville, GA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Under One Sky Village | Asheville, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Footsteps 2 Success | Columbia, SC | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share One Love | West Columbia, SC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reformed University Fellowship | Lawrenceville, GA | $2,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts & Sciences Center | Orangeburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beginnings for Parents of Children | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Courage Center the | Lexington, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richland County CASA | Columbia, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sc School for the Deaf & Blind Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in Philanthropy | Columbia, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
61 of 111 (55%) 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 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 130 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | $775,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $683,670 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $655,250 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $772,300 | $10,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 65% of this one's giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lipscomb Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5108 W 74TH Street Box 390024, Minneapolis, MN, 55439. 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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