Mary Black Foundation Inc
Spartanburg, SC · EIN 57-0843135. Reported 225 grants totalling $10.8M to 100 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. Mary Black Foundation Inc 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 $21,950. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $68,792; the smallest was $500 and the largest $411,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $804,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg County First Steps | Spartanburg, SC | $570,312 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Active Living | Spartanburg, SC | $531,166 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Active Living Dba Play Advocate Live Well | Spartanburg, SC | $508,500 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Academic Movement | Spartanburg, SC | $481,938 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Center for Children | Spartanburg, SC | $480,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Piedmont | Spartanburg, SC | $434,968 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $423,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upstate Family Resource Center | Boiling Springs, SC | $414,838 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ruth's Gleanings | Spartanburg, SC | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pal | Spartanburg, SC | $366,997 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthmatters | Spartanburg, SC | $365,026 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg County School District Three | Spartanburg, SC | $363,125 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northside Development Group | Spartanburg, SC | $355,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Child Success | Greenville, SC | $351,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerge Family Therapy Center & Teaching Clinic | Spartanburg, SC | $301,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Area Mental Health | Spartanburg, SC | $217,050 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $200,430 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hub City Roots | Spartanburg, SC | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regenesis Organization Community Health Center | Spartanburg, SC | $135,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homes of Hope Inc | Greenville, SC | $126,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center | Spartanburg, SC | $118,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Children's Museum of the Upstate Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $118,645 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angels Charge Ministry | Spartanburg, SC | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hub City Farmers' Market | Spartanburg, SC | $107,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $105,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middle Tyger Community Center | Lyman, SC | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Regional Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goforth Recovery | Spartanburg, SC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harry Dallara Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart South Carolina | Spartanburg, SC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bloom Upstate Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $98,280 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hub City Roots (formerly Hub City Farmer's Market) | Spartanburg, SC | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communityworks | Greenville, SC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Alliance for a Healthier Generation | Portland, OR | $84,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Free Medical Clinic | Spartanburg, SC | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read - South Carolina | Central, SC | $68,900 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | $62,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Servants for Sight | Greenville, SC | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uplift and Outreach Center | Spartanburg, SC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Faces and Voices of Recovery Greenville | Greenville, SC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Homes - Rape Crisis Coalition | Spartanburg, SC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Carolina Infant Young Child Mental Health Association | Charleston, SC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $48,898 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Upstate Sc | Spartanburg, SC | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $41,325 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jumpstart Sc | Spartanburg, SC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $36,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regenesis Health Care | Spartanburg, SC | $33,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg, SC | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of South Carolina Upstate - Division of Student Affairs | Spartanburg, SC | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benjamin E Mays Family Resource Center | Pacolet, SC | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Impact America | Birmingham, AL | $28,725 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Spartanburg Foundation Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upstate Forever | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evans Training Center | Inman, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Rest (formerly Known As Safe Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition) | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Area Conservancy | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Roo Crew | Spartanburg, SC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council for a Strong America | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart Dba Jumpstart USA | Spartanburg, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Morning | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Hope Foundation Inc | Woodruff, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brothers Restoring Urban Hope Inc | Boiling Springs, SC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve | Spartanburg, SC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Light Unto My Path | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adult Learning Center Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beginning Sc | West Columbia, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forest Park Neighborhood Association | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hub City Writers Project | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onespartanburg Inc Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg Alliance for the Mentally Ill | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upstate-Carolina Adaptive Golf | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sc Association for the Education of Young Children | Drayton, SC | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballet Guild of Spartanburg Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $5,590 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grace Community Church of Sc | Greenville, SC | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Association of Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Association of Lions Clubs - Landrum Club | Landrum, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louvenia D Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Meeting Street Schools | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palmetto Council Inc Scouting America | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg County School District Two | Chesnee, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spartanburg Interfaith Hospitality Network | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Sc | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upstate Fatherhood Coalition | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upstate Warrior Solution Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Halter (healing and Learning Through Equine Relationships) | Spartanburg, SC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Greenville, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Trust of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Divine 9 | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Housing | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Charles Lea Center | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Spartanburg Science Center | Spartanburg, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cleveland Opportunity Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mental Health America of South Carolina | Spartanburg, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
44 of 100 (44%) 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 52%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Spartanburg Academic Movement
HELLO FAMILY; PANEL ON UNACCOMPANIED MINORS; BRIDGING PATHS TO RESILIENCE CONFERENCE - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation
LEADERSHIP AWARD; SRHS NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP; TO IMPROVE BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES - Partners for Active Living Dba Play Advocate Live Well
HEAL TRANSITION FUNDING; ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN; SPARTANBURG HEALTHY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE - City of Spartanburg
HELLO FAMILY FUND; JUNETEENTH ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP; MLK UNITY WEEK SCHOLARSHIP - Birthmatters
2021 ECD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Hope Center for Children
ECD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 124 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | $2,661,227 | $23,475 |
| 2022 | 49 | $2,569,192 | $21,750 |
| 2023 | 61 | $2,969,828 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $2,551,816 | $30,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mary Black Foundation Inc has 45 of them, worth $8,212,633. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg Academic Movement | Spartanburg, SC | $2,000,000 |
| City of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $600,000 |
| Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $477,000 |
| City of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $400,000 |
| Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center | Spartanburg, SC | $324,000 |
| Partners for Active Living Dba Play Advocate Live Well | Spartanburg, SC | $300,000 |
| United Way of the Piedmont | Spartanburg, SC | $288,683 |
| Spartanburg County School District Three | Glendale, SC | $228,875 |
| Spartanburg County First Steps | Spartanburg, SC | $227,625 |
| Partners for Active Living | Spartanburg, SC | $225,000 |
| City of Spartanburg | Spartanburg, SC | $200,000 |
| United Way of the Piedmont | Spartanburg, SC | $189,558 |
| Hub City Farmers' Market | Spartanburg, SC | $180,000 |
| Spartanburg Area Mental Health | Spartanburg, SC | $162,000 |
| Pal | Spartanburg, SC | $158,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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 $21,950. 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 Mary Black Foundation Inc'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: 349 East Main Street 100, Spartanburg, SC, 29302. 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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