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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-6042059

Lucy Hampton Bostick Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Columbia, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $190,606 paid in grants.

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

    $190,606

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,440,452
  • Tax year 2024

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,256,501
  • Tax year 2023

    $174,280

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,117,015
  • Tax year 2022

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,105,199
  • Tax year 2021

    $157,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,097,606
  • Tax year 2020

    $156,819

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,067,970
  • Tax year 2019

    $156,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,129,087
  • Tax year 2018

    $150,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,114,300

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia Museum of ArtColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $38,000
  2. Historic Columbia FoundationColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $30,000
  3. Congaree Land TrustColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $28,000
  4. University S Caroliniana SocietyColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $25,000
  5. The Nature ConservancyColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $20,000
  6. The Town TheatreColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $17,000
  7. Hoof & Paw Benevolent SocietyBlythewood, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $10,606
  8. Columbia Film SocietyColumbia, SC

    Support exempt status

    $10,000
  9. Palmetto Conservation FoundationColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $5,000
  10. The Salvation ArmyColumbia, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $5,000
  11. The Animal Protection League of SCLexington, SC

    Support exempt purpose

    $2,000

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 $78,00064% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $33,00027% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,6069% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina11 grants $190,606

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Frank DoughertyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert Y KnowltonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • George RP Walker IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Chapman Family Charitable TrustColumbia, SC 18 grants Accepts applications $305,000 giving
  2. The David W and Susan G Robinson FoundationColumbia, SC 16 grants Preselected only $74,960 giving
  3. The Smith Family FoundationColumbia, SC 12 grants Accepts applications $55,000 giving
  4. The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation IncCharleston, SC 47 grants Accepts applications $200,000 giving
  5. Edgar T Cato Foundation IncAiken, SC 3 grants Preselected only $170,000 giving