South Carolina · Private foundation
The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $75k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $14,960
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 16
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $751k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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 | 16 | $75k | 19% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $75k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $75k | 13% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $77k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $72k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $71k | 7% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $70k | 47% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Gospel Mission | $93,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Spoleto Festival USA Inc | $77,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Amani Childrens Foundation | $45,000 | 9 | 2% |
| HopeWay Foundation | $33,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Mercy Corps | $22,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Brookgreen Gardens | $20,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | $15,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Charleston Parks Conservancy | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Gospel Mission | $93,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Spoleto Festival USA Inc | $77,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Amani Childrens Foundation | $45,000 | 9 | 2% |
| HopeWay Foundation | $33,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Mercy Corps | $22,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Brookgreen Gardens | $20,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | $15,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Charleston Parks Conservancy | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Conservation Voters of Sc | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Handshake Columbus Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cancer Commons | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tara Hall School Inc DBA Mingo Creek Academy | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bok Ranch Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($319k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation 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: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
Compare The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation with peer funders
About The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation
- How much does The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation give?
- The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $74,960 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 16 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (17%), Religion (14%), Health (14%).
- Who are The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Oliver Gospel Mission ($94k), Spoleto Festival USA Inc ($77k), Amani Childrens Foundation ($45k).
- Does The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas.
- Where is The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation based?
- The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation is based in SC.
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