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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2523015

The Toby Cassels Foundation

A private foundation in Lexington, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $879,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $879,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $24,686,092

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,441,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $21,952,363

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,623,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $21,484,571

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,777,333

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $23,045,623

  • Tax year 2021

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $24,209,587

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,067,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $23,881,229

  • Tax year 2019

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,665,227

  • Tax year 2018

    $124,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $18,760,933

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC

    General support

    $221,250
  2. United Way of the MidlandsColumbia, SC

    Campaign for good

    $200,000
  3. Ezekiel CenterWinchester, CA

    General support

    $166,000
  4. Haggai InternationalPeachtree Cor, GA

    General support

    $150,000
  5. Compassion International IncColorado SPGS, CO

    General support

    $75,000
  6. Emmaus Road PartnersColumbia, SC

    General support

    $37,000
  7. Child Evangelism Fellowship of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Kingsmen Baseball IncRock Hill, SC

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion3 grants $321,00039% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $221,25027% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $200,00024% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $75,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina5 grants $488,250
  2. California1 grant $166,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $150,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • W Tobin Cassels IIIPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pat Hook CasselsVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • WT Cassels JrASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • J Russell Burleson JrASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rustin Rae CasselsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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