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Grant recipient EIN 57-0324915Education

Who funds Columbia College?

22 private foundations gave Columbia College in Columbia, SC $2.8 million across 38 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

38 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Brooks Family Foundation IncIrmo, SC 2025

    Support

    $6,000
  2. Peck Carol A Private FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2025

    General operating

    $5,500
  3. Chapman Foundation IncGreenville, SC 2025

    501(c)(3) educational institution contribution

    $500
  4. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    College Park UMC renovation.

    $625,000
  5. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    College Park UMC renovation.

    $625,000
  6. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2024

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  7. Michael J and Patricia Levitt Family Charitable Foundation IncCamden, NJ 2024

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  8. Om and Saraswati Bahethi Foundation USA IncVienna, VA 2024

    Charitable

    $2,500
  9. Sherman & Kara Wright FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Education support to Victoria and John Dozier Annual Scholarship Fund

    $1,000
  10. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    College Park UMC purchase.

    $500,000
  11. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Additional earnest money toward College Park UMC purchase.

    $100,000
  12. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    College Park UMC renovation.

    $25,000
  13. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2023

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $9,000
  14. Dick Smith Foundation IncColumbia, SC 2023

    Amount paid to be used for orangization's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  15. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $250
  16. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gifts

    $110
  17. Dr Danny R Blackwell Foundation IncKershaw, SC 2023

    Charitable

    $100
  18. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Educational institutions and related activities

    $100
  19. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2022

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $12,000
  20. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2022

    Columbia colleges 2022 alternative pathways for education certification

    $10,000
  21. Belle W Baruch FoundationGeorgetown, SC 2022

    Eddy visiting scholar award

    $1,600
  22. Saunders FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Education

    $500
  23. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 11/09/22

    $250
  24. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    McNair scholarship funds for deserving students - 2021 Spring Semester.

    $52,206
  25. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2021

    Awarded scholarship grants

    $10,000
  26. Brooks Family Foundation IncIrmo, SC 2021

    support

    $5,000
  27. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    McNair scholarship funds for deserving students - 2020 Spring Semester.

    $103,173
  28. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    McNair scholarship funds for deserving students - 2020 Fall Semester.

    $59,325
  29. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2020

    Awarded sholarship grants

    $10,000
  30. L Hubbard Onondaga Nation Scholarship TrustIthaca, NY 2020

    Scholarship

    $6,700
  31. Brooks Family Foundation IncIrmo, SC 2020

    support

    $5,000
  32. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $1,000
  33. King Family Foundation IncLake City, SC 2019

    Liberal arts education for men and women

    $10,000
  34. Watson-Brown Foundation IncThomson, GA 2019

    Awarded sholarship grants

    $5,000
  35. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    McNair scholarship funds for deserving students.

    $425,939
  36. The Robert and Janice McNair FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Support for the McNair Center for Entrepreneurism at Columbia College.

    $200,000
  37. Dick Horne FoundationOrangeburg, SC 2018

    Student scholarship assistance

    $500
  38. Cayce West Columbia Lions Club Sch FundAiken, SC 2018

    College scholarship

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Columbia, SC and are not among Columbia College’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 204 grants Preselected only $17,940 to similar organizations
  2. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 20 grants Accepts applications $82,733 to similar organizations
  3. Lipscomb Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 17 grants Accepts applications $131,300 to similar organizations
  4. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 12 grants Accepts applications $66,985 to similar organizations
  5. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 15 grants Accepts applications $63,500 to similar organizations
  6. M B Kahn Foundation IncColumbia, SC 8 grants Preselected only $6,700 to similar organizations
  7. Milliken & Company Charitable FoundationSpartanburg, SC 10 grants Accepts applications $57,507 to similar organizations
  8. The Sunshine Foundation IncBarnwell, SC 5 grants Preselected only $12,900 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 57-0324915 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.