South Carolina · Nonprofit
The Humanities Foundation Inc
The Humanities Foundation Inc (South Carolina) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $812,062 to it, the largest being Charleston Redevelopment Corporation ($487,782). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $812k
- Net assets
- $26M
What The Humanities Foundation Inc does
Mission
To develop the highest quality affordable and workforce housing possible while enhancing the lives of our residents and improving the communities in which we develop through affordability, education and advocacy.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Affordable Housing Program: As a non-profit developer, Humanities Foundation plays a crucial role in facilitating affordable housing projects from inception to completion. Our organization serves various roles, ranging from general partner and managing member to developer, allowing us to access funds exclusively available to nonprofit entities. We provide essential financing to projects and collaborate with construction professionals, including engineers, architects, and builders, to realize affordable housing developments. Upon construction completion, Humanities Foundation engages professional management companies to handle property marketing, leasing, and maintenance. Affordable housing encompasses a broad spectrum of income levels and price ranges. What truly defines housing as "affordable" is the rent or mortgage payment relative to an individual or family's income. According to the federal government, rental housing is considered "affordable" if residents pay no more than 30 percent of their income on rent. Mortgage lenders generally evaluate a home's affordability when the mortgage payment does not exceed 35 percent of the borrower's income. In assessing affordability in…
$810,250 spent$2,058,852 earned by the program43% of program spendingAffordable Housing Development: Our organization offers services that identify new opportunities for affordable housing and assess the feasibility of developments intended to benefit low-income families and seniors. Collaborating closely with our partners, Humanities Foundation actively pursues sites that qualify for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Through innovative funding strategies, we have harnessed resources such as Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME funds, Federal Home Loan Bank funds, Lowcountry Housing Trust contributions, and other grants. These resources have enabled us to develop over 2,500 affordable housing units across South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia.
$621,067 spent33% of program spendingShelternet Program: The Humanities Foundation's Shelternet program provides critical support to families and individuals facing crises or setbacks. By extending emergency financial assistance, we empower them to remain in their homes and safeguard vital utility services, including gas, electricity, and water. This initiative is targeted at recipients whose incomes fall below 50% of the area median income. To ensure the program's sustainability, Shelternet's operating costs are covered by the Foundation's operational funds. Since its inception, the program has assisted more than 55,000 individuals in their times of need.
$128,604 spentof which $54,146 as grants7% of program spendingResident Services and Marketplace Food Program: Our Marketplace program, operated in collaboration with strategic partners like local churches, school districts, food pantries, and community organizations, strives to alleviate food insecurity. Utilizing a fleet of five refrigerated cargo vans and coordinated efforts by dedicated staff, we distribute food to apartment residents, organize community distributions, and address food deserts. Since its launch in 2014, the program has delivered over 10 million pounds of fresh food, equivalent to one meal per pound. Additionally, we're actively expanding our Telemedicine program to bridge the gap caused by transportation challenges, enabling low-income seniors to connect with their healthcare providers through video services from the comfort of their homes.Our transportation services not only facilitate access to community events, health fairs, and educational programs but also foster a sense of camaraderie among residents during shopping trips. We take pride in offering after-school and summer programs that feature a diverse range of activities, including educational tours, arts and crafts, sports and recreation, entrepreneurship,…
$333,196 spentof which $71,086 as grants$161,678 earned by the program18% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,893,117.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $27M to $31M (+15%).
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: 2017 37% · 2018 3% · 2019 2% · 2020 7% · 2021 16% · 2022 11% · 2023 54% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
36% of The Humanities Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $42k → $23k.
2 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of The Humanities Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 14 of 16 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
The Humanities Foundation Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 60% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
96% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund The Humanities Foundation Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 34% · 2018 45% · 2019 76% · 2020 40% · 2021 32% · 2022 98% · 2023 64% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
33% of The Humanities Foundation Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of The Humanities Foundation Inc's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $106k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
The Humanities Foundation Inc is better cushioned than half of the 3,978 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,978 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like The Humanities Foundation Inc
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
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
67%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 59 related entities
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- HF Seven Farms LLC · disregarded
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- HF Shires LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Humanities Foundation Inc?
- The Humanities Foundation Inc (South Carolina) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $812,062 to it, the largest being Charleston Redevelopment Corporation ($487,782). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The Humanities Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $812,062 in grants to The Humanities Foundation Inc, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Humanities Foundation Inc?
- Charleston Redevelopment Corporation is the largest funder on record, with $487,782 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Humanities Foundation Inc 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 16 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing