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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-6125748

The Maddrey Foundation

A private foundation in Greenville, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 56 grants and $192,750 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

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

    $192,750

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,494
  • Tax year 2024

    $168,700

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $1,705,308
  • Tax year 2023

    $188,400

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $1,760,065
  • Tax year 2022

    $193,250

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $1,773,311
  • Tax year 2021

    $283,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $2,038,740
  • Tax year 2020

    $157,450

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $2,003,993

Grants paid in 2025

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of GreenvilleGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $50,000
  2. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $35,400
  3. Upstate ForeverGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $20,000
  4. International African American MuseumCharleston, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $10,000
  5. United WayGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $10,000
  6. SC Enviromental Law ProjectPawleys Island, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $6,000
  7. Conservation Voters of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  8. Institute for Child SuccessGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  9. Legacy AdvancementGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  10. Metropolitan Arts CouncilGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  11. United MinistriesGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  12. Greenville County Museum of ArtGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $2,500
  13. University of the SouthSewanee, TN

    To support general operations of the organization

    $2,500
  14. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $2,400
  15. PeacehavenGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $2,000
  16. Abundance CapitalGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  17. American Heart Assn - Mid-Atlantic AffiliateDallas, TX

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  18. American Red CrossGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  19. Bon Secours St Francis Health System IncGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  20. Christ Church Episcopal SchoolGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  21. Etv EndowmentSpartanburg, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  22. Flat Rock PlayhouseFlat Rock, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  23. Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  24. Greenville Chautauqua SocietyGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  25. Greenville Partnership for PhilanthropyGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  26. Greenville SymphonyGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  27. Homes of HopeGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  28. Lake Summit FoundationHendersonvlle, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  29. Meals on WheelsGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  30. Mill Village MinistriesGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  31. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  32. North Carolina Outward Bound SchoolAsheville, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  33. Palmetto ProjectMt Pleasant, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  34. PBS- North CarolinaResearch Triangle, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  35. SC Independent Colleges & UniversitiesColumbia, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  36. Trees UpstateGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  37. Urban League of the UpstateGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  38. South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $1,000
  39. ArtpopCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $500
  40. ApparoCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $300
  41. All-In to Fight CancerCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  42. Arts & Science Council Charlotte Mecklenburg IncCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  43. Bechtler Museum of Modern ArtCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  44. First Presbyterian ChurchGreenville, SC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  45. McColl Center for Art InnovationCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  46. Mint Museum of ArtCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  47. The Light FactoryCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  48. Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  49. Wild Acres Leadership InitiativeLittle Switzerland, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  50. Community Building InitiativeCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $200
  51. WfaeCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $200
  52. Charlotte Country Day SchoolCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $100
  53. Friends of Dupont ForestHendersonvlle, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $100
  54. National Alopecia Areata FoundationNovato, CA

    To support general operations of the organization

    $100
  55. WdavDavidson, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $100
  56. Women's Impact FundCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations of the organization

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $51,25035% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $45,25031% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $22,10015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture8 grants $13,5009% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $2,4002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina29 grants $141,750
  2. North Carolina21 grants $45,150
  3. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $2,000
  5. Texas1 grant $1,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $250
  7. California1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • E Erwin Maddrey IITRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Nancy B MaddreyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Edwin Erwin Maddrey IIITRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alexander Smith MaddreyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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