South Carolina · Public charity
Furman University
The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.
- $93M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $307k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,397
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $78,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 10% of the organizations Furman University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 12 | $307k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $301k | 10% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $324k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $194k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $456k | 45% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $354k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $445k | 22% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $384k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upcountry History Museum | $1,042,500 | 9 | 15% |
| Greenville Arena District | $528,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Greenville Drive LLC | $290,000 | 6 | n/a |
| M Judson LLC | $281,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce | $122,781 | 5 | 1% |
| Empire Mock Trial Association | $116,000 | 8 | 8% |
| Greenville Arts Festival | $70,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Fall for Greenville Inc | $52,500 | 8 | 5% |
| Our Upstate Sc | $40,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Venture Carolina | $35,000 | 2 | 14% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upcountry History Museum | $1,042,500 | 9 | 15% |
| Greenville Arena District | $528,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Greenville Drive LLC | $290,000 | 6 | n/a |
| M Judson LLC | $281,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce | $122,781 | 5 | 1% |
| Empire Mock Trial Association | $116,000 | 8 | 8% |
| Greenville Arts Festival | $70,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Fall for Greenville Inc | $52,500 | 8 | 5% |
| Our Upstate Sc | $40,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Venture Carolina | $35,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Upstate Sc Alliance Inc | $31,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Media Ventures LLC | $28,350 | 2 | n/a |
| South Carolina Charities Inc | $18,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Venturesouth Capital LLC | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Integrated Media Publishing | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Prisma Health-Upstate | $13,397 | 1 | 0% |
| United Ministries | $13,345 | 2 | 0% |
| Organization for Tropical Studies Inc | $11,535 | 1 | 0% |
| The Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Greenville | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Carolina Network | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Miracle Network | $5,437 | 1 | 0% |
| Clemson University Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Furman University supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: St Francis Hospital Inc · Hayne Hipp Foundation · Charles Timmons Foundation · Hollingsworth Funds Inc · Scsymmes Foundation · Daniel-Mickel Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Furman University
- How much does Furman University give?
- Furman University reported 12 itemized grants totaling $306,897, out of $92,973,746 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Furman University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Community Improvement (31%), Recreation & Sports (18%).
- Who are Furman University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Upcountry History Museum ($1.0M), Greenville Arena District ($528k), Greenville Drive LLC ($290k).
- Does Furman University fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Furman University?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Francis Hospital Inc, Hayne Hipp Foundation, Charles Timmons Foundation.
- Where is Furman University based?
- Furman University is based in SC.
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