South Carolina · Private foundation
The First Bank 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.
- $29k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 34
- Grants FY2025
- 35
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 34 to 38
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $837k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 9% of the organizations The First Bank Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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 | 34 | $29k | 9% |
| FY2024 | 35 | $27k | 9% |
| FY2023 | 34 | $32k | 9% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $26k | 49% |
| FY2021 | 38 | $32k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| McArn Community Ministry Inc | $13,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Northeastern Technical Colleg | $10,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Pee Dee Land Trust | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| E4e Relief LLC | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St David's Cemetery Association Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Pathfinders United | $4,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Compassionate Care of Chesterfield | $3,500 | 4 | 0% |
| United Way of Florence County | $3,000 | 4 | 0% |
| All 4 Autism | $2,500 | 4 | 1% |
| United Way of Chesterfield County Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 1% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| McArn Community Ministry Inc | $13,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Northeastern Technical Colleg | $10,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Pee Dee Land Trust | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| E4e Relief LLC | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St David's Cemetery Association Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Pathfinders United | $4,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Compassionate Care of Chesterfield | $3,500 | 4 | 0% |
| United Way of Florence County | $3,000 | 4 | 0% |
| All 4 Autism | $2,500 | 4 | 1% |
| United Way of Chesterfield County Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Lighthouse Ministries Florence | $2,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Care House of the Pee Dee Inc | $2,250 | 5 | 0% |
| Purple Crusaders | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Snac | $2,000 | 4 | 6% |
| The School Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Florence County Disabilities Foundation | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Help 4 Kids | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Pursuit Christian Academy | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| McLeod Health Foundation | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Potter House Recovery | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($76k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The First Bank Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Duke Energy Foundation · Betty S Campbell Charitable Foundation · Malloy Foundation · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Assurant Foundation · Hm and Pearl Kyle Foundation Inc · Equitable Foundation Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Eastern Carolina Community Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The First Bank Foundation
- How much does The First Bank Foundation give?
- The First Bank Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $29,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 38 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The First Bank Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (11%), Food & Nutrition (9%), Education (9%).
- Who are The First Bank Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: McArn Community Ministry Inc ($13k), Northeastern Technical Colleg ($10k), Pee Dee Land Trust ($5k).
- Does The First Bank Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The First Bank 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 First Bank Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duke Energy Foundation, Betty S Campbell Charitable Foundation, Malloy Foundation.
- Where is The First Bank Foundation based?
- The First Bank Foundation is based in SC.
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