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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2019005

The Pines Foundation

A private foundation in Charleston, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $16,500 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

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $108,326

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $104,645

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $110,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $116,088

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $115,246

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $118,277

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,850

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $123,706

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $108,296

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alzheimer's AssociatonWashington, DC

    Operations

    $2,000
  2. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    Operations

    $2,000
  3. Water Missions InternationalNorth Charleston, SC

    Operations

    $2,000
  4. World Gospel MissionMarion, IN

    Operations

    $2,000
  5. Lowcounty Food BankNorth Charleston, SC

    Operations

    $1,500
  6. St Johns Lutheran ChurchCharleston, SC

    Operations

    $1,000
  7. St Matthews Lutheran ChurchCharleston, SC

    Operations

    $1,000
  8. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Operations

    $500
  9. Antioch Christian ChurchOconee, GA

    Operations/cemetary

    $500
  10. Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY

    Operations

    $500
  11. Charleston Animal SocietyN Charleston, SC

    Operations

    $500
  12. Poulnot Catherine Michele Scholarship Fund Musc FoundationCharleston, SC

    Operations

    $500
  13. Ronald McDonald House Charities of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Operations

    $500
  14. St Matthews Community Outreach CenterCharleston, SC

    Operations

    $500
  15. Barrier Islands Free Medical ClinicJohns Island, SC

    Operations

    $500
  16. The Snow FoundationClayton, MO

    Operations

    $500
  17. Fort Valley United Methodist ChurchFort Valley, GA

    Operations

    $300
  18. Coastal Crisis ChaplaincyN Charleston, SC

    Operations

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $3,00045% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,00030% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5007% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $5007% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5007% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $2003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina9 grants $6,200
  2. New York2 grants $2,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  4. Indiana1 grant $2,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $2,000
  6. Georgia2 grants $800
  7. Missouri1 grant $500
  8. Texas1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Van D KinnettPRES/CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beth K RenkenSEC/TREAS/CFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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