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Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund

Accepts applications Charleston, South Carolina · EIN 576019987

Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund is a private foundation in Charleston, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,785 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $11,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $18,074 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,6657$507,609
2024$18,0745$580,613
2025$29,7854$667,065

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactJeremy L Cook
PO Box 340, Charleston, SC 29402
Phone or email(843) 722-3366
What to submitVia questionnaire with the following information: name, address, e-mail address, phone number, date and place of birth, planned permanent residence location, scientific, cultural or artistic endeavors interested in, short statement of general education and planned use of grant, two references, amount requested, signature and date.
DeadlinesApril 15 (varies slightly year to year)
RestrictionsRecipient must be native born south carolinian

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina4$29,785

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
SC
Tuition & education assistance$11,000
Individual
SC
Tuition & education assistance$11,000
Individual
SC
Tuition & education assistance$4,000
Individual
SC
Reimbursement for expenses$3,785

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15 (varies slightly year to year).

How much does Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund give?

$29,785 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Hugh C Lane Jr (Director), Jeremy L Cook (Secretary), Barbara S Williams (Director) and William S Cogswell Jr (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Charleston Scientific & Cultural Educational Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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