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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 57-6153679

Phiferjohnson Foundation

A private foundation in Spartanburg, SC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $858,821 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $858,821

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,164,986

  • Tax year 2023

    $791,501

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,360,224

  • Tax year 2022

    $261,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,683,901

  • Tax year 2021

    $534,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,191,467

  • Tax year 2020

    $446,107

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,071,387

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General support

    $500,000
  2. New Morning FoundationColumbia, SC

    General support

    $125,000
  3. Episcopal Church of the AscensionNorfolk, VA

    General support

    $75,000
  4. Episcopal Church of the AdventSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Episcopal Church of the AdventSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Sheppard Pratt Hospital SystemTowson, MD

    General support

    $20,000
  7. Episcopal Church of the AdventSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $10,320
  8. Oakbrook SchoolSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Spartanburg Science CenterSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $6,000
  10. Foothills Conservancy of North CarolinaMorganton, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Episcopal Church of the AscensionNorfolk, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $2,500
  13. From K-1 Zca Hedged Credit Strategy LPAkron, OH

    General support

    $1

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. New Morning FoundationColumbia, SC

    Pledge for payment

    $250,000
  2. Episcopal Church of TransfigurationVail, CO

    Pledge for payment

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $127,50096% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $500,000
  2. South Carolina7 grants $253,820
  3. Virginia2 grants $80,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $1

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • George Dean Johnson JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • George D Johnson IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan PjohnsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susanna J ShannonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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