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Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $600,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation, a private foundation in Spruce Pine, NC, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $600,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 5, 2026. The largest was $335,400 to Mitchell County Development in Spruce Pine, NC for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 562225556
- Based in
- Spruce Pine, NC
- Assets
- $14,867,046
- Grants paid
- $600,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202642179349100609. It reported $600,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County Development | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | $335,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC | Essential water system upgrades | Arts, culture and humanities | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | Sustaining free legal in mitchell co | Crime and legal-related | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlee Primary School | Spruce Pine, NC | Smart boards to support smart kids | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buladean Community Center | Bakersville, NC | Community playground project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Therapeutic Riding | Burnsville, NC | Ensuring a bright future for atrc | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell Community Health | Bakersville, NC | Hurricane helene food pantry | $6,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manna Food Bank | Mills River, NC | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitchell County Safe Place | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh, NC | Mitchell co music education | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics | Morrisville, NC | Special olympics of mitchell co | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Branch Baptist Church | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Zion United Methodist Church | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Philadelphia, PA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General purpose | Health care | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202532249349101118. It reported $640,371 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Avery County | Linville, NC | Capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell County Schools | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $106,571 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayland Community College FND | Spruce Pine, NC | Restaurant completion | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Country Youth Ballet Inc | Newland, NC | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Early College High School | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buladean Community Center | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $37,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecu Medical & Health Sciences | Greenville, NC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | General purpose | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Go Global Inc | Columbia, SC | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Morrisville, NC | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Branch Baptist Church | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell County Safe Place | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Zion United Methodist Church | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Philadelphia, PA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General purpose | Health care | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed February 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202540379349100209. It reported $641,500 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Boone, NC | Scholarship | $252,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Avery County | Linville, NC | Capital campaign | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayland Community College FND | Spruce Pine, NC | Restaurant completion | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell County Animal Rescue | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | General purpose | Crime and legal-related | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Cancer Partners of the Carolina | Spartanburg, SC | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell Community Health Pship | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics | Morrisville, NC | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Search | Burnsville, NC | General purpose | Health care | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Branch Baptist Church | Bakersville, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell County Safe Place | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Zion United Methodist Church | Spruce Pine, NC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Philadelphia, PA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids | New York, NY | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General purpose | Health care | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $165,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $115,000 |
| Animal-related | $50,000 |
| Human services | $7,000 |
| Education | $7,000 |
| Health care | $5,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $1,845,371 |
| South Carolina | $30,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,000 |
| Minnesota | $1,500 |
| California | $1,500 |
| New York | $500 |
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Updated August 5, 2026. 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.