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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-0928657

Black & Phillips Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Spartanburg, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $204,395 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $204,395

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $1,158,290
  • Tax year 2024

    $255,894

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $1,062,095
  • Tax year 2023

    $201,587

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $1,264,802
  • Tax year 2022

    $224,816

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,625
  • Tax year 2021

    $204,300

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $1,096,085
  • Tax year 2020

    $172,159

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $1,193,581
  • Tax year 2019

    $164,690

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $1,291,784

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Spartanburg PhilharmonicSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $12,636
  2. St Luke's Free Medical ClinicSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $12,150
  3. Cancer Association of SPTBG & Cherokee CtySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $11,800
  4. Charles Lea FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $11,000
  5. SpaceSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $9,500
  6. Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $9,500
  7. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $9,000
  8. Children's Advocacy CenterSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  9. First Presbyterian ChurchSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  10. Healthy SmilesSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  11. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  12. Salvation ArmySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  13. Chapman Cultural CenterSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Warriors Once AgainSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $4,759
  15. Young Americans FoundationReston, VA

    Unrestricted

    $4,750
  16. SC School for the Deaf & Blind FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  17. Mobile MealsSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  18. Spartanburg Soup KitchenSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  19. USC Upstate FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  20. Ballet SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  21. Spartanburg Day SchoolSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  22. Upstate ForeverGreenville, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  23. YMCA of Greater SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,350
  24. Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC

    Restricted for the carlos moseley series

    $3,000
  25. Habitat for HumanitySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  26. Hand in HandSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  27. Sidewalk HopeSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  28. Maranatha Free ChurchSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  29. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Restricted for hand in hand ministry

    $2,000
  30. Spartanburg County Historical AssociationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  31. Spartanburg Humane SocietySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  32. The Group of 100Spartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  33. Rare VillageMcKinney, TX

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  34. Angels Charge MinistrySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  35. Go Forth RecoverySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  36. LD Barksdale Sickle Cell FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  37. United Way of the PiedmontSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  38. Miracle Hill Rescue MissionSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,250
  39. Friends of the Spartanburg County LibrarySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestircted

    $1,000
  40. HalterSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. Hatcher GardensSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  43. Jump Start South CarolinaSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Mental Health of America of Spartanburg CountySpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. Palmetto Promise InstituteColumbia, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. Partners for Active LivingSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Thornwell Home for ChildrenClinton, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  48. Total MinistriesSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Tyger River FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. Adult Learning Center IncSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  52. Nat'l Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted

    $750
  53. Spartanburg Art MuseumSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $650
  54. Bobby Chapman Junior InvitationalSpartanburg, SC

    Unrestricted

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $14,50026% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $11,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $8,50015% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $4,7599% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $4,5008% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $8,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina50 grants $195,645
  2. Virginia1 grant $4,750
  3. Texas1 grant $2,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $1,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marianna HabisreutingerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paula B BakerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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