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Taylor Foundation

Accepts applications Palm Beach, Florida · EIN 540555235

Taylor Foundation is a private foundation in Palm Beach, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $124,000 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $90,150 the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$90,15028$2.0 million
2024$124,00035$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactSusan T Kirkpatrick
120 Murray Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Phone or email(561) 628-5458
What to submitLetter
DeadlinesDecember 1
RestrictionsThere are no formal restrictions or limitations on awards, but as a matter of longstanding policy, the foundation generally limits its gifts to community and general charities including hospitals, religious and educational entities located within Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Taylor Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina16$61,000
Florida11$45,000
Virginia4$9,500
South Carolina1$3,000
Nebraska1$2,500
Texas1$2,000
Kansas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Integrated Car of Greater Hickory
Hickory, NC
Community$15,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Community$12,000
Boca Raton Champion Golf Charities
Boca Raton, FL
Community$8,000
Meals on Wheels Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, FL
Community$7,000
East Cateret High School
Beaufort, NC
Educational$6,000
Sea Level Beautification Comm
Sealevel, NC
Community$5,500
Els for Autism
Jupiter, FL
Community$5,000
St Clare Catholic School
North Palm Beach, FL
Educational$5,000
Big Dog Ranch Rescue
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Community$4,000
Stop Children's Cancer
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Community$4,000
Tabernacle Church of Norfolk
Norfolk, VA
Community$4,000
Bridge Down East
Harkers Island, NC
Community$3,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Wilson, NC
Community$3,500
Champions for Kids
Myrtle Beach, SC
Community$3,000
Friends of Scouting Down East
Smyrna, NC
Community$3,000
West Palm Beach Fishing Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Community$3,000
Hanley Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Community$2,500
Harkers Island Fire & Rescue Inc
Harkers Island, NC
Community$2,500
Kerus Global Education
Harrisonburg, VA
Educational$2,500
Norfolk Young Life
Norfolk, NE
Community$2,500
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
Community$2,500
Sea Level Cemetary Association
Sea Level, NC
Community$2,500
Urban Renewal Center
Norfolk, VA
Community$2,500
Chasin A Dream Foundation
Jupiter, FL
Community$2,000
Mount Olive College
Mt Olive, NC
Educational$2,000
Rose Transportation Service Inc
West Palm Beach, FL
Community$2,000
RTD Foundation
Dallas, TX
Community$2,000
East Cateret High School Food Pantry
Beaufort, NC
Community$1,500
Light House Community Church
Wichita, KS
Community$1,000
Sea Level Missionary Baptist Church
Sealevel, NC
Community$1,000
Sea Level United Methodist Church
Sealevel, NC
Community$1,000
Straitsharkers Island Meals on Wheels
Bayboro, NC
Community$1,000
Atlantic Meals on Wheels
Atlantic, NC
Community$500
Dream Center of Hampton Road
Virginia Beach, VA
Community$500
Hope Mission
Morehead City, NC
Community$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Taylor Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 1.

How much does Taylor Foundation give?

$124,000 in tax year 2024, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Taylor Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Harry Taylor (Trustee), Susan T Kirkpatrick Susan T Kirkpat (Chairman of the BRD), Barbara Creech (Trustee) and Grady Fulcher Jr (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Taylor Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and food and hunger.

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