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Owenby Family Foundation

Accepts applications Sullivans Island, South Carolina · EIN 854347048

Owenby Family Foundation is a private foundation in Sullivans Island, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $57,950 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,375 and the largest $53,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $66,586 the year before.

50% 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
2022$60,5156$867,426
2023$66,5866$866,320
2024$57,9504$937,599

How to apply

ContactDarrell Owenby
PO Box 756, Sullivans Island, SC 29482
Phone or email(843) 830-0948, darrellowenby@gmail.com
What to submitInformation request should be in narrative form indicating the use of the requested funds, the amount requested, and the time line in which they will be spent. Also, the requesting entity should provide the name, address, other contact information, and certification of tax exempt status, if not known. The Foundation directors on their own may determine charities to be supported.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Owenby Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina3$57,750
Arizona1$200

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Life Park Church
Mt Pleasant, SC
To advance religous causes$53,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Rock Hill, SC
To advance the cause of young athletes and Christianity$3,000
Tiffany Wurk at LifePark
Mt Pleasant, SC
To advance Religious Purposes$1,750
Food for the Hungry
Phoenix, AZ
Charitable Assistance$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Owenby Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Owenby Family Foundation give?

$57,950 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,375.

Who runs Owenby Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Darrell Owenby (Chairman) and MIchelle Owenby (Vice Chair).

What does Owenby Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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