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The Lucyle Love Foundation

Accepts applications Simpsonville, South Carolina · EIN 570902382

The Lucyle Love Foundation is a private foundation in Simpsonville, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,191 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $85,699 the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$76,35011$2.6 million
2024$85,69917$2.8 million
2025$50,19114$3.0 million

How to apply

ContactDonald R McAlister
24 Spring Tree Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Phone or email(864) 451-7220
What to submitThe application should be submitted on the form designed by the lucyle s love foundation. The application should include the following information: parent/guardian names and number of children living in the home; extracurricular activities; special interest and talents; work experience; school planning to attend; and why they are applying for this scholarship. Applicants should include an official high school transcript.
RestrictionsIt must be used for educational purposes only.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lucyle Love Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina9$35,000
Georgia1$3,191
Arizona1$3,000
Kentucky1$3,000
North Dakota1$3,000
Texas1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greenville Chorale
Greenville, SC
To further exempt purpose$10,000
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$6,000
First Presbyterian Church
Simpsonville, SC
To further exempt purpose$5,000
Georgia State Univerisity
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$3,191
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Scholarship$3,000
Anderson University
Anderson, SC
Scholarship$3,000
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarship$3,000
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$3,000
University of Maryland
Bismarck, ND
Scholarship$3,000
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Scholarship$3,000
North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC
Scholarship$3,000
The Citadel
Charleston, SC
Scholarship$3,000
Crescent Music Club Scholarship Fun
Easley, SC
To further exempt programs$1,000
Operation Santa SC
Greenville, SC
To further expempt purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lucyle Love Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Lucyle Love Foundation give?

$50,191 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Lucyle Love Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Don R McAlister (Trustee) and David Vickery (Trustee).

What does The Lucyle Love Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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