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The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation

Accepts applications Columbia, South Carolina · EIN 271218152

The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation is a private foundation in Columbia, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $256,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $256,500 and the largest $256,500. 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 $209,800 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$194,0261$5.0 million
2023$209,8002$5.4 million
2024$256,5001$5.8 million

How to apply

ContactAnn Gluse South State Bank
520 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone or email(803) 540-3941
What to submitFoundation has an application form which will be provided upon request
DeadlinesApril 1
RestrictionsPersons of color and/or lower income male or female high school students who are students in following school districts in sc: allendale, dillon 2, fairfield, florence 4, hampton 2, jasper, lee, kershaw, marion 7, orangeburg, richland 1, & richland 2. Scholarships are to defray cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board to two or four year colleges in the us.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina1$256,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Solomon Jackson Jr Scholarship
Various, SC
These education grants will be used to defray the cost of tuition and fees for qualified persons (students) of color and/or low income students to two and four year educational institutions.$256,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation give?

$256,500 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $256,500.

Who runs The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Solomon Jackson Jr (President/Director), Robert Squirewell (Treasurer/Director), Edna Delbridge (Director) and Audrey Ryans (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Solomon Jackson Jr Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and human services.

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