John T Stevens Foundation
Kershaw, SC · EIN 57-6005554. Reported 183 grants totalling $1,987,473 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. John T Stevens Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $8,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $72,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Kershaw | Kershaw, SC | $231,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for the Soul | Abbeville, SC | $101,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abney Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $83,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mt Calvary Outreach Center | Kershaw, SC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of South Carolina School of Medicine | Columbia, SC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lancaster Children's Home Inc | Lancaster, SC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Rudolph | Kershaw, SC | $59,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lancaster SPCA | Lancaster, SC | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Horizon Community Church | Lancaster, SC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Valley Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $43,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kershaw Area Resource Exchange | Kershaw, SC | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Military Spousal Support Center | Lancaster, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Central High School | Kershaw, SC | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Council of the Arts | Lancaster, SC | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Center of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Childrens Home | Lancaster, SC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Baptist Church | Lancaster, SC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethany Westville Baptist Church | Westville, SC | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Medical Clinic (camden) | Camden, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kershaw Chamber of Commerce | Kershaw, SC | $26,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Services | Lancaster, SC | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kershaw Community Park Council | Camden, SC | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Serve | Kershaw, SC | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wateree Elementary School | Lugoff, SC | $25,075 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camden High School | Camden, SC | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cross Road Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kershaw Second Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kershaw County Housing Authority | Camden, SC | $21,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pleasant Grove #2 AME Zion Church | Kershaw, SC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Kershaw Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lancaster Dixie Baseball | Lancaster, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Central Elementary | Kershaw, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Andrew Jackson High School | Kershaw, SC | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Andrew Jackson Volunteer Regiment | Kershaw, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Kershaw County | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Meidcal Clinic of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kershaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Kershaw, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leslie M Stover Middle School | Elgin, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| USC Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All for One Ministries | Lancaster, SC | $14,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Belmont Baptist Church | Westville, SC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sistercare | Cayce, SC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sister Care | Cayce, SC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Kershaw, SC | $10,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Palmetto Council | Spartanburg, SC | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Barron Lodge #261 Afm | Heath Springs, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heath Springs Baptist Church | Heath Springs, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Camden Foundation | Camden, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kirkland Community Development Center | Camden, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lancaster County Council of Aging | Lancaster, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lancaster County School District | Lancaster, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mt Olive Baptist Church | Ridgeway, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Promise Enterprise | Heath Springs, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andrew Jackson High School Volunteer Regiment | Kershaw, SC | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camden Elementary School | Camden, SC | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camden Middle School | Camden, SC | $8,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jackson Elementary School | Camden, SC | $8,248 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ebenezer AME Zion Church | Camden, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lancaster County Council on Aging | Lancaster, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandhill Missionary Baptist Church | Kershaw, SC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lancaster County Community Center | Lancaster, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carolina Community Care | Rock Hill, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Frazier AME Zion Church | Lancaster, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Hearts Senior Servers | Florence, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Helping Hearts Senior Services Inc | Florence, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kershaw County Robotics Team | Camden, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Zion Baptist Church | Camden, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Central Middle School | Kershaw, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Heath Springs | Heath Springs, SC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Indian Waters Council | Columbia, SC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lancaster County First Steps | Lancaster, SC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Lancaster County | Lancaster, SC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kershaw County School District | Camden, SC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbus Parker Track Club | Lancaster, SC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Andrew Jackson High School FFA | Kershaw, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doby's Mill Elementary School | Lugoff, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gum Springs Holiness Church | Taylors, SC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kershaw Soil and Water Conservation District | Camden, SC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kershaw Lions Club | Kershaw, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 85 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Town of Kershaw
YMCA PROJECT, TAILGATE FESTIVAL, CEMETARY MAINTENANCE, CUB SCOUT TROOP SUPPORT - Second Baptist Church
SUPPORT LANCASTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Lancaster Children's Home Inc
FOOD, CLOTHING, SUPPLIES, AND REPAIRS - Mt Calvary Outreach Center
SANCTUARY A/C, SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP - Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church
PURCHASE REPLACEMENT STEEPLE / MISC. REPAIRS - Community Meidcal Clinic of Kershaw County
NURSE PRACTITIONER'S SALARY SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 44 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $514,475 | $8,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $412,198 | $7,250 |
| 2023 | 48 | $528,200 | $9,150 |
| 2024 | 46 | $532,600 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in South Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from John T Stevens Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Post Office Box 158, Kershaw, SC, 29067. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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