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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6166962

Phicas Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Mt Pleasant, SC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $174,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $174,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,432,461

  • Tax year 2023

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,305,031

  • Tax year 2022

    $164,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,106,044

  • Tax year 2021

    $141,750

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,049,292

  • Tax year 2020

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,963,403

  • Tax year 2019

    $97,972

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,703,988

  • Tax year 2018

    $99,280

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,646,057

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC

    Education

    $33,000
  2. Charleston WaterkeepersCharleston, SC

    Environment

    $25,000
  3. Coastal Conservation LeagueCharleston, SC

    Environment

    $25,000
  4. Kenan Flagler Business SchoolChapel Hill, NC

    Education

    $10,000
  5. Deacon Club WfuWinstonsalem, NC

    Other

    $7,500
  6. Lowcountry Land TrustCharleston, SC

    Environment

    $7,500
  7. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    Community

    $7,500
  8. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Enviroment

    $7,500
  9. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Community

    $5,000
  10. Nature ConservancyMount Pleasant, SC

    Community

    $5,000
  11. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Community

    $3,000
  12. Arm in Armevery TownCharleston, SC

    Community

    $2,500
  13. Books for KeepsAthens, GA

    Education

    $2,500
  14. Communities in SchoolN Charleston, SC

    Education

    $2,500
  15. Conservation Voters of Sc-Education FundColumbia, SC

    Environment

    $2,500
  16. Etv EndowmentSpartanburg, SC

    Community

    $2,500
  17. Kids on PointCharleston, SC

    Community

    $2,500
  18. National Parks FoundationWashington, DC

    Environment

    $2,500
  19. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Community

    $2,500
  20. RvcampfirefamilyorgDenver, CO

    Environment

    $2,500
  21. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Environment

    $2,500
  22. American Foundation of Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    Health

    $1,500
  23. Lowcountry Food BankCharleston, SC

    Community

    $1,500
  24. Musc Children's HopstialCharleston, SC

    Health

    $1,500
  25. One-Eighty PlaceCharleston, SC

    Community

    $1,500
  26. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    Health

    $1,500
  27. Green Heart ProjectCharleston, SC

    Health

    $1,500
  28. Coastal Community FoundationCharleston, SC

    Community

    $500
  29. Gaillard CenterCharleston, SC

    Arts & culture

    $500
  30. Pure TheaterCharleston, SC

    Arts & culture

    $500
  31. St Johns River WaterkeeperJacksonville, FL

    Environment

    $500
  32. Footlight PlayersCharleston, SC

    Arts & culture

    $500
  33. Susan G Komen FoundationNorth Charleston, SC

    Health

    $500
  34. League of Women VotersCharleston, SC

    Community

    $500
  35. Friends of the Charleston County LibraryCharleston, SC

    Community

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $46,00062% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $11,50015% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $4,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina21 grants $92,000
  2. North Carolina4 grants $55,500
  3. New York3 grants $12,000
  4. Colorado2 grants $4,000
  5. Alabama1 grant $2,500
  6. California1 grant $2,500
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  8. Georgia1 grant $2,500
  9. Florida1 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.

  • Kent GriffinTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Coleen GriffinTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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