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Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation: 48 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 48 grants to organizations totaling $1,645,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Clemson University Foundation in Clemson, SC for pelham foundation endowment for architecture scholars fund.
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- EIN
- 203291660
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $42,038,100
- Grants paid
- $1,645,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202513119349101306. It reported $1,645,500 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | Pelham Foundation Endowment for Architecture Scholars fund | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | Jean Timmons Pelham Endowed Scholarship fund | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Jean & Heyward Pelham Scholarship Fund | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Garden Gateway Capital Campaign | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | Support of Renovation and Expansion of Timmons Arena | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Maryland Medical System Corporation | Greenwood Village, CO | Roslyn and Leonard Stoler Center for Advanced Medicine | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Signature Theatre Inc | Arlington, VA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warehouse Theatre | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlington Free Clinic Inc | Arlington, VA | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cancer Survivors Park Alliance | Greenville, SC | The Turning Point Tree sculpture | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke Student Publishing Company Inc | Durham, NC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood Cancer Connection | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christ Church Episcopal School | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Park Nursery School Inc | College Park, MD | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Trinity College Annual Fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenville Arts Festival | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SC New Play Festival Inc | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Arts Council | Greenville, SC | SmartArts support and Open Studios support | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camperdown Academy Inc | Greenville, SC | All areas of study Scholarship Fund | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | general purposes including to support repairs and other work on the DC-based education boat | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace Center Foundation | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | DEFENDER'S AID PROGRAM within UHU | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | UHU's DEFENDER'S AID PROGRAM | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Greenville, SC | Blood Pressure Cuffs fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | Charitable Event | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Center Partners | Greenville, SC | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenville Center for Creative Arts | Greenville, SC | Linda Furman Naming Campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smile Train Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Avalon Theatre Project Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Center Partners | Greenville, SC | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Silver Spring, MD | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenville Arts Festival | Greenville, SC | Five Year Public Art installation fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaabo Clay | Sarasota, FL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kind Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sigal Music Museum | Greenville, SC | Signage for recent exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sigal Music Museum | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Nasher Museum of Art Annual Fund | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Sarah P. Duke Gardens Annual Fund | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | University Libraries Annual Fund | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anacostia Watershed Society Inc | Bladensburg, MD | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Endangered Species Coalition | Washington, DC | Support creation and publication of a book by Steve Dryden of Rock Creek Songbirds about the years-long work on Rock Creek Songbirds habitat restoration, with the goal of inspiring and guiding similar | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Center Partners | Greenville, SC | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the National Arboretum Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | Columbia, SC | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $919,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $237,500 |
| Environment | $105,000 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Human services | $25,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | $924,000 |
| North Carolina | $274,000 |
| Maryland | $162,500 |
| Virginia | $125,000 |
| Colorado | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $30,000 |
| California | $15,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
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Updated November 7, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.