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Giving Ministry Foundation

Preselected recipients only Graniteville, South Carolina · EIN 830738448

Giving Ministry Foundation is a private foundation in Graniteville, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $611,450 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $14,000 and the largest $195,450. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $986,644 the year before.

73% 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$986,64412$10,379
2024$611,45015$128,540

How to apply

Giving Ministry Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Giving Ministry Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina11$526,450
Georgia3$60,000
North Carolina1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
May I Pray for You Ministry
Aiken, SC
Support of ministry services$195,450
Warren Baptist Church
North Augusta, SC
Support of ministry services$150,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Columbia, SC
Support of ministry services$105,000
Piedmont Augusta Foundation
Augusta, GA
Support of ministry services$45,000
Fruitland Baptist Bible College
Hendersonville, NC
Student financial assistance$25,000
St John's Methodist Church of Aiken
Aiken, SC
Support of ministry services$25,000
Newspring Church Inc
Anderson, SC
Support of ministry services$25,000
Megiddo Dream Station
Graniteville, SC
Support of ministry services$14,000
In Touch Ministries Inc
Atlanta, GA
Support of ministry services$10,000
USC Educational Foundation
Columbia, SC
Support of ministry services$5,000
Apparo Academy
Augusta, GA
Support of ministry services$5,000
GVW Community Services
Aiken, SC
Support of ministry services$2,500
Village Church
Blythewood, SC
Support of ministry services$2,000
Vaucluse Cemetery Association
Vaucluse, SC
Support of ministry services$1,500
Boy Scout Troop 601
North Augusta, SC
Support of ministry services$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Giving Ministry Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Giving Ministry Foundation give?

$611,450 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $14,000.

Who runs Giving Ministry Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas M Goforth II (Director), William Ray Massey (Director) and Thomas W Wyatt (Director).

What does Giving Ministry Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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