The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Inc
Charleston, SC · EIN 27-0013752. Reported 165 grants totalling $762,900 to 66 recipients 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. The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Inc 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County Parks Foundation | Charleston, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lowcountry Food Bank | Charleston, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lowcountry Orphan Relief | N Charleston, SC | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pattison's Academy | Charleston, SC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Rise Above | Charleston, SC | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charleston Area Therapeutic | Johns Island, SC | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trident Technical College Foundation | Charleston, SC | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florence Crittenton Home | Charleston, SC | $28,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Service | Johns Island, SC | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Happy Days Inc | Charleston, SC | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Youth Developement Center | N Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teacher's Supply Closet | N Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Musuem of the Lowcountry | Charleston, SC | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Charleston | Charleston, SC | $18,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Charleston, SC | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uss Yorktown Foundation | Mt Pleasant, SC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sc Aquarium | Charleston, SC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dee Norton Lowcountry Center | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Children's Services Inc | Mt Pleasant, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Windwood Farm Home for Children | Awendaw, SC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yoart | Charleston, SC | $13,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carolina Studios Corp | Charleston, SC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Children's Services Inc | Birmington, AL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Going Places Inc | Mt Pleasant, SC | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charleston Stage Company Inc | Charleston, SC | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping and Lending Outreach Support | N Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids on Point | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sc Center for Birds of Prey | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uss Yorktwon Foundation | Mt Pleasant, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wings for Kids | Sullivans Island, SC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation | N Charleston, SC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children in Crisis in Dorchester County | Summerville, SC | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visions to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Charleston Parks Conservancy | Charleston, SC | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Angel Flight Soars Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sc Governors School for Sci & Math Fnd | Columbia, SC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston, SC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charleston Jazz | N Charleston, SC | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valiant Voyages | Redding, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Engaging Creative Minds | Charleston, SC | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carolina Art Association | Charleston, SC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, SC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charleston Hope | Charleston, SC | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry | N Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coastal Community Foundation | N Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridges for End-of-Life | N Charleston, SC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Lonon Foundation | Charleston, SC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ashley Hall Foundation | Charleston, SC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charleston Horticultural Society Mg | Charleston, SC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Lowcountry | Goose Creek, SC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charleston Promise Neighborhood | Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harry Re Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund | Columbia, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids on Point Inc (chucktown Squash) | Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medical University of Sc Foundation | Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Military Community Connection | Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighbors Together Inc | N Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Palmetto Project | N Charleston, SC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beyond Basics Life Skills | Summerville, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Security Blanket Project Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Sumter Fort Moultrie Historical Trust | Charleston, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Charleston National Parks | Charleston, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart Tutoring Inc | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Fields | Charleston, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Orton Gillingham Center of Charleston | Mt Pleasant, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
47 of 66 (71%) 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 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Camp Rise Above
IMPROVE DISABLED ADULT AND CHILDREN'S QUALITY OF LIFE - Trident Technical College Foundation
YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS - American College of the Building Arts
COLLEGE EDUCATION ASSISTANCECOLLEGE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE - Carolina Studios Corp
STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - Teacher's Supply Closet
PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN LOW INCOME SCHOOLS - Sc Center for Birds of Prey
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT BIRDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 79 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $177,200 | $4,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $195,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $190,700 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $200,000 | $2,500 |
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
96% of its giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1014, Charleston, SC, 29402. 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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