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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-1111450

Gibbs Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Spartanburg, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $785,467 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

    $785,467

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $42,853

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,225,400

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $30,754

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,471,850

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $55,959

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,339,475

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $803,837

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,038,608

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $6,604

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,023,830

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,873

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,707,578

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,707

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,648,227

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $15,411

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist Church of SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $312,000
  2. Svji Sports FoundationGraniteville, SC

    Charitable

    $166,667
  3. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $60,500
  4. Spartanburg Regional FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $35,000
  6. Blood Cancer Unitedleukemia Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $27,750
  7. Payne Stewart Family Foundation - Endeavor AthleticsOrlando, FL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. His Radio Network-Wlfj& WGFJGreenville, SC

    Charitable

    $12,000
  9. Impact SportsSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $12,000
  10. Roebuck Baptist ChurchRoebuck, SC

    Charitable

    $12,000
  11. Cancer Association of Spartanburg and CherokeeSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Christ Central MinistriesColumbia, SC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  13. Elysian ImpactSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  14. May I Pray for YouGraniteville, SC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $7,500
  16. Middle Tyger Community CenterLyman, SC

    Charitable

    $6,000
  17. School Ministries of Spartanburg CountyBoiling SPGS, SC

    Charitable

    $6,000
  18. American Red CrossGreenville, SC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  19. SPTBG Cty Sheriffs Office Chaplain Benev FundSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $2,000
  20. Care Baptist ChurchSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $1,500
  21. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. Beaverdam BaptistWilliamston, SC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. SC Troopers AssociationColumbia, SC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  24. USC Upstate FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  25. Downtown Sertoma ClubSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $300
  26. New Day ClubhouseSpartanburg, SC

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation2 grants $172,66770% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $60,50024% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $13,5005% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina24 grants $732,717
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $27,750
  3. Florida1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jimmy I GibbsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marsha H GibbsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sidney H WalkerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Allen O ClarkTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Brian HoneycuttTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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