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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-1013959

Anna M Black Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Spartanburg, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 44 grants and $57,313 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

    $57,313

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $658,922

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,972

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $668,133

  • Tax year 2023

    $31,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $663,453

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,190

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $716,213

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $726,358

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $746,904

  • Tax year 2019

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $848,381

  • Tax year 2018

    $52,414

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $895,277

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Presbyterian ChurchSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $18,208
  2. Partners for Active LivingSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $3,000
  3. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $2,900
  4. Childrens Advocacy CenterSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $2,200
  5. Ballet SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $2,000
  6. Hatcher GardensSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $2,000
  7. Tamassee Dar SchoolTamassee, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,950
  8. Spartanburg Academic MovementSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,907
  9. Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,500
  10. Hand in HandSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,250
  11. Total MinistriesSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,228
  12. Warriors Once AgainSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,047
  13. Hope Center for ChildrenSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  14. Hub City Writers ProjectSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  15. Mobile Meals of SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives`

    $1,000
  16. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  17. USC UpstateSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  18. Kids UpstateSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  19. SC Battleground TrustCamden, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  20. Project RestSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  21. The Piedmont ClubSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  22. The Salvation ArmySpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $1,000
  23. Shriners HospitalGreenville, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $750
  24. Birth MattersSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $750
  25. The Art LoungeSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $627
  26. Upstate Warrior SolutionGreenville, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $621
  27. Thornwell HomeClinton, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $525
  28. Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $500
  29. New Day IncSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $500
  30. Childrens Cancer of SCSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $500
  31. IsiColorado Springs, CO

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $500
  32. Spartanburg Humane SocietySpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $450
  33. Charles Lea FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $450
  34. Sidewalk HopeSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $300
  35. Girl ScoutsSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $250
  36. Hub City Animal ProjectSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $250
  37. Red CrossGreenville, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $250
  38. Stratford HallStratford, VA

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $200
  39. NsdarWashington, DC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $200
  40. Healthy Smiles of SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $100
  41. SC Scheriffs AssociationColumbia, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $100
  42. Upstate ForeverSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $100
  43. Friends of the LibrariesSpartanburg, SC

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $100
  44. Mt Vernon Ladies AssociationMt Vernon, VA

    Fund community-based charitable initiatives

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $3,20017% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $3,12117% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $3,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,90016% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $2,40713% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $1,3007% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2,39713% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina38 grants $53,813
  2. Virginia3 grants $1,800
  3. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Paula BbakerPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stanley W BakerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Paul BaehrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Lamar BaehrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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