Private foundation · Newberry, SC

Small Change Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $1K $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
13
Repeat grantees
7
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNO CURRENT DEADLINES. PERIODIC CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS.
ContactADELE POPE · 8032769626
MaterialsNO REQUIRED FORM.
RestrictionsCONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO SECTION 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA OR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Adele J Pope
TRUSTEE
Jane Pope Cooper
TRUSTEE
Jane J Eubanks
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
20.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
62
Total grants awarded
$227K
Total amount
$4K
Average grant
$25K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$20K
11 grants
2023
$34K
9 grants
2022
$31K
10 grants
2021
$36K
11 grants
2020
$27K
8 grants
2019
$7K
5 grants
2018
$10K
4 grants
2017
$17K
2 grants
2015
$45K
2 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$34K
5 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$33K
Mary Baldwin College
1 grant · VA
$25K
2 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$20K
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$19K
Lowcountry Lowline
1 grant · SC
$10K
1 grant · SC · ✓ Exact match
$10K
7 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$10K
1 grant · SC · ✓ Exact match
$10K
Family Promise Greater Charleston
1 grant · SC
$8K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Sos Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$7K
Good Friends of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$5K
The Dee Norton Child Advocacy Ctr
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$2K
Epworth Childrens Home
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$1K
Porter Gaud School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$1K
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$1K
St Lukes Episcopal Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$1K
Mary Baldwin University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$1K
Young Life of Newberry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$500
The Woodlands Garden
CHARITABLE
GA · TY 2024
$500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$500
Kids on Point
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
The Formation Project
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
Family Promise Greater Charleston
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$8K
Good Friends of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$2K
Mary Baldwin University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$1K
St Lukes Episcopal Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$1K
Porter Gaud School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$1K
Young Life of Newberry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$500
The Formation Project
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$10K
YWCA of Greater Charleston
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$8K
Art Pot
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$8K
Mary Baldwin University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2022
$2K
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$1K
St Lukes Episcopal Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$1K
Young Life of Newberry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$500
The Woodlands Garden
CHARITABLE
GA · TY 2022
$500
Good Friends of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$500
Sullivan's Island Elementary School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2022
$500
Lowcountry Lowline
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$10K
Enough Pie
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$10K
Be a Mentor
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$5K
Good Friends of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$5K
Sullivan's Island Elementary School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$1K
St Lukes Episcopal Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$1K
Mary Baldwin University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2021
$1K
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$1K
Newberry Opera House Fdn
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$1K
The Woodlands Garden
CHARITABLE
GA · TY 2021
$500
Young Life of Newberry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2021
$500
Good Friends of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$20K
Mary Baldwin University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2020
$2K
St Lukes Episcopal Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$1K
Sullivan's Island Elementary School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$1K
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$1K
Newberry Opera House Fdn
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$1K
Young Life of Newberry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2020
$500
The Woodlands Garden
CHARITABLE
GA · TY 2020
$500
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2019
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.