South Carolina · Nonprofit
SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION
SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $7,500 to it, the largest being DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($7,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $393k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $8k
- Net assets
- $8k
What Southern Palmetto Foundation does
Mission
The Southern Palmetto Foundation works to drive positive economic Impact foster regional talent and improve overall quality of life throughout the CSRA with a focus on Barnwell and Allendale Counties.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Propel Business Lab: 12-week business accelerator program for emerging entrepreneurs of various experience levels focused on the particular challenges of doing business in the region developed by the Palmetto Innovation Center in partnership with USC Salkehatchies Leadership Institute. The program hosts business development lessons alongside technology centric workshops with a focus on businesses that have impact on Barnwell and Allendale Counties.
$77,957 spent$73,730 earned by the program61% of program spendingCoding Career Connect: Meeting on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month participants are mentored by Edward Wald a Barnwell native computer programmer with 20 years of experience in the field. Students are able to receive assistance while they work on learning code while participating in a fun code-based activity every meeting.
$40,265 spent$12,900 earned by the program31% of program spendingBBQ Blues & Boos: This program combines live music barbecue cook-offs and family-friendly fun to highlight the culture and spirit of the region. Proceeds from this program directly support free and low-cost programs for emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses in Barnwell and neighboring Allendale counties helping to strengthen local economic development and business growth.
$0 spent$26,822 earned by the program0% of program spendingEmpowHER: The initiative specifically supports planning marketing financing and growth of women-led businesses while promoting broader economic independence and business success for women in the region.
$7,179 spent6% of program spendingHomegrown Leadership: 6-month leadership-development initiative designed to equip emerging and mid-level leaders in the region with practical skills strategies and a stronger sense of community-oriented leadership. Participants engage in monthly sessions that focus on visioning team building conflict management communication especially public speaking and authentic leadership. Upon completion graduates are celebrated at the Homegrown Leadership Summit and are better prepared to lead in their workplaces civic organizations and local government.
$1,128 spent$3,000 earned by the program1% of program spendingFarmers Market: Strengthens the local food economy by providing a direct-to-consumer marketplace that supports farmers producers artisans and the community. It aims to foster a more sustainable and equitable local food system enhance access to fresh locally grown foods promote wellness and encourage community-based entrepreneurship and land stewardship.
$2,198 spent$5,720 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $128,727.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $18k to $17k (−3%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 42% · 2024 63%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
68% of SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Robert Snead
President and CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside South Carolina, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $693k on record.
- Department of Energy$603k
- Department of Agriculture$90k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
33% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION?
- SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $7,500 to it, the largest being DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($7,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $7,500 in grants to SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION?
- DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $7,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHERN PALMETTO FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing