Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 85-2708790Community development

Who funds Lens Foundation?

6 private foundations gave Lens Foundation in Mt Pleasant, SC $239,306 across 15 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

15 grants

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

  1. S&R HeritagePlymouth, MI 2025

    Programming

    $15,000
  2. Reeth Family FoundationIsle of Palms, SC 2025

    General purpose

    $5,068
  3. Lanza Family FoundationHarrison, NY 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  4. Lanza Family FoundationHarrison, NY 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  5. Lanza Family FoundationHarrison, NY 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  6. S&R HeritagePlymouth, MI 2024

    Programming

    $29,000
  7. Reeth Family FoundationIsle of Palms, SC 2024

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Lanza Family FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $2,000
  9. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Community improvement, capacity building

    $300
  10. Reeth Family FoundationIsle of Palms, SC 2023

    General purpose

    $17,669
  11. Lanza Family FoundationHarrison, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $1,000
  12. Reeth Family FoundationIsle of Palms, SC 2022

    General Purpose

    $70,019
  13. Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation IncCharleston, SC 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  14. Reeth Family FoundationIsle of Palms, SC 2021

    General purpose

    $80,000
  15. United Community Bank FoundationGreenville, SC 2021

    This is an unrestricted donation. The organization can use the funds as needed in furtherance of its charitable purpose.

    $1,250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in South Carolina and are not among Lens Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 246 grants Preselected only $18,439 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 62 grants Accepts applications $854,934 to similar organizations
  3. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 30 grants Accepts applications $152,507 to similar organizations
  4. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 17 grants Accepts applications $285,000 to similar organizations
  5. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 23 grants Accepts applications $639,557 to similar organizations
  6. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 8 grants Accepts applications $350,000 to similar organizations
  7. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 16 grants Accepts applications $279,300 to similar organizations
  8. The Jolley FoundationGreenville, SC 19 grants Accepts applications $876,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-2708790 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.