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Bessent Freeman Family Foundation

Charleston, SC  ·  EIN 844294225  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$49K

Total Giving

$2.6M

Grants on File

56

Average Grant

$47K

Giving Radius

Where Bessent Freeman Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $6K across 2 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — $10K across 1 grant ME — no grants on file MI — $10K across 1 grant MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $2K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $2.0M across 28 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — $610K across 23 grants SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 36 recipients across 6 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($1.8M, 21 grants), CHARLESTON ($420K, 17 grants), BRONX ($201K, 7 grants), CHARELSTON ($190K, 6 grants), ANN ARBOR ($10K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
The Spence School $75K 2020
Porter-Gaud Foundation $25K 2020
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League INC $5K 2020
Fordham Preparatory School $50K 2020
Middleton Place $50K 2020
Classical American Homes Preservation Trust $25K 2020
Harlem Children's Zone $1.0M 2020
Lyford Cay Foundation INC $10K 2020
The Rockefeller University $25K 2020
French Hugenot Church $65K 2020
Fordham University $25K 2020
Ashley Hall $25K 2020
Kids on Point INC $20K 2020
Judith Peabody Wellness Center $25K 2020
Bahamas National Trust Fund INC $5K 2021
Charleston Library Society $2K 2021
Preservation Society of Charleston $100K 2021
Ashley Hall $10K 2021
Historic Charleston Foundation $10K 2021
South Carolina Aquarium $10K 2021
Judith Peabody Wellness Center $15K 2021
Fordham Preparatory School $25K 2021
The Rockefeller University $150K 2021
French Huguenot Church $65K 2021
Middleton Place $10K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $45K $1K $50K $31K
2022 $26K $6K $550K $568K
2021 $45K $5K $575K $614K
2020 $84K $19K $1.5M $1.4M
2019 $1 — $1 —

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