Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation
Spartanburg, SC · EIN 85-3211603. Reported 362 grants totalling $6,812,761 to 204 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Milliken & Company Charitable 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $400 and $10,000; the smallest was $3 and the largest $750,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Recycling Partnership | Washington, DC | $1,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $502,014 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Converse University Milliken Center for the Arts | Spartanburg, SC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Piedmont | Spartanburg, SC | $410,575 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chapman Cultural Center Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $370,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $329,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $250,041 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Onespartanburg Inc Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners for Active Living | Spartanburg, SC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Academic Movement | Spartanburg, SC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Charles Lea Center Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $160,510 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Onespartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northside Development Corporation | Spartanburg, SC | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womens Rights and Empowerment Network | Columbia, SC | $90,080 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Area Conservancy Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | $76,525 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg, SC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Science Center | Spartanburg, SC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northside Development Group | Spartanburg, SC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Upstate Forever | Greenville, SC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Oconee County Chapter | Medford, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation | Charleston, SC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upstate Warrior Solution | Greenville, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ballet Spartanburg Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greenville Symphony Association | Greenville, SC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 864PRIDE | Greenville, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hub City Farmers Market | Spartanburg, SC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hub City Writers Project | Spartanburg, SC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc | Columbia, SC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Upstate Sc | Medford, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Carolina Governors School for Sci & Math Foundation Inc | Columbia, SC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton, SC | $20,598 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Angels Charge Ministry | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Conestee Foundation Inc | Conestee, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gssm Foundation | Columbia, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jumpstart | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roper Mountain Science Center Association | Greenville, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of the Upstate Inc | Greenville, SC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Art Museum | Spartanburg, SC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Benedict College | Columbia, SC | $16,907 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $16,170 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Spartanburg County Library Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society-South Carolina | Kennesaw, GA | $10,103 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Medford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brevard College | Brevard, NC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Charleston Southern University | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Works | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Favor Upstate | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girlup Gvl | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Illuminate Justice Inc | West Point, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minds Matter | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mobile Meals of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sc School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scicu | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Soapstone Preservation Endowment | Marietta, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation | Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warriors Once Again | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wigan Boys and Girls Club | Wigan | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg, SC | $9,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Day School | Spartanburg, SC | $8,055 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $7,880 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul's School | Brookland Ville, MD | $7,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hub City Roots | Spartanburg, SC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Virginia- Darden Foundation | Boone, IA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oakbrook Preparatory School | Spartanburg, SC | $5,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Homeless Period Project | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nc State University- Wilson College | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Newberry College | Newberry, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sewanee University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walts Waltz | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | New York, NY | $4,990 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lagrange College | Lagrange, GA | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Etv Endowment of Sc | Spartanburg, SC | $4,296 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgia Extension 4-H Foundation | Alma, GA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manhattan College | Riverdale, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anderson University | Anderson, SC | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Palmetto Christian Academy of Gaffn | Gaffney, SC | $2,570 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charlotte Christian School | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Converse College | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Erskine College | Due West, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lagrange Academy | Lagrange, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milligan College | Milligan, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USC Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $2,425 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coker College | Hartsville, SC | $2,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $2,220 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camperdown Academy | Greenville, SC | $2,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $2,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roanoke College | Salem, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Upstate International | Greenville, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodward Academy | College Park, GA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charlotte Latin School | Charlotte, NC | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, VA | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Steps to Hope Inc | Columbus, NC | $1,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro, NC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sherman College of Chriopractic | Spartanburg, SC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic School | Greenville, SC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cambridge Academy | Greenwood, SC | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Cloud State University | St Cloud, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Greenville, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richard, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xavier High School | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $950 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $914 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Linsly School | Wheeling, WV | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Joseph Academy | Cleveland, OH | $675 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $658 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Citadel Brigadier Foundation | Charleston, SC | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sc Womens Leadership Network | Columbia, SC | $533 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alk Positive Incorporated | Atlanta, GA | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Raritan Valley Chapter | Fairfield, NJ | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angels Baseball Inc | Woodruff, SC | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children International | Kansas City, MO | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gainesville Giving Garden in | Gainesville, FL | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gaston Day School Inc | Gastonia, NC | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| I Would Rather Be Reading | Louisville, KY | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc | Charleston, SC | $514 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alianza Hispana-Hispanic Alliance | Greenville, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Spartanburg, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Church Episcopal School | Greenville, SC | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Covenant Day School | Matthews, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cure Starts Now Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Center for Children | Spartanburg, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Langston Charter Middle School | Greenville, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Love Animal Rescue Inc | Savannah, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palmetto Curling Club | Taylors, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resilient Arrow Project | Mt Pleasant, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of the Holy Child | Rye, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School | Greenville, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's School | Raleigh, NC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upstate Family Resource Center | Boiling Spgs, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wardlaw Academy | Johnston, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Three Doors | Shipman, VA | $488 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Greenville Inc | Greenville, SC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowans for International Adoption Inc | Bettendorf, IA | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosies Place Inc | Boston, MA | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berry College | Mount Berry, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Germantown Academy | Fort Washington, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lafayette Christian School | Lagrange, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lifebanc | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pine Street School Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, MD | $250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Broome Band Booster Club | Spartanburg, SC | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Derby Academy | Hingham, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | Columbia, SC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of South Carolina | Spartanburg, SC | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Academy | Greenville, SC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy | Johnston, SC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA South Carolina Congress | Greenville, SC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portage Food Pantry Inc | Portage, WI | $140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $130 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Calvary Day School Foundation | Savannah, GA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverview Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Fort Mill, SC | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Academy | Maggie Valley, NC | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society-North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hammond School | Columbia, SC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mars Hill College | Mars Hill, NC | $100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital North Carolina (serving North & South | Charlotte, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dunham School | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xaiver High School | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA | $75 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Association of the Upstate | Greenville, SC | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gaston Christian School | Gastonia, NC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenville Humane Society Endowment | Greenville, SC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mitchell Road Christian Academy | Greenville, SC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dorman Band Boosters | Roebuck, SC | $41 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Gate Training and Consultation Network Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $14 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Humane Society Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $14 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $3 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
81 of 204 (40%) 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Wigan Boys and Girls Club
TREATED AS EQUIVALENT TO A U.S. PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER REG. 53.4945-5(A)(5). SUPPORT FOR AT RISK CHILDREN. - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 240 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67 | $939,288 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 73 | $1,444,803 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 81 | $2,201,248 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 141 | $2,227,422 | $1,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation has 7 of them, worth $8,450,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg Academic Movement | Spartanburg, SC | $1,950,000 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $1,750,000 |
| Nc State University- Wilson College | Raleigh, NC | $1,500,000 |
| The Recycling Partnership | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $1,000,000 |
| Onespartanburg Inc Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $650,000 |
| The Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 67% 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 $2,500. 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 Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 920 Milliken Road M-115, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. 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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