The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 43-1885761

Foundation Overview

Based in Bluffton, SC, The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc has awarded 203 grants totaling $270,926 to organizations in Illinois, South Carolina and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $10 to $14,050, with a median award of $200.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$270,926
Total Assets
$378,496
Median Grant (all grants)
$200

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
27
Median Grant
$125
% Median Grant Decline
-28% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 26%

7 of 27 recipients (26%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
South Carolina

59% of grants are awarded in South Carolina, with additional funding distributed across 15 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within South Carolina, funding concentrates in Hilton Head Island (54%), Bluffton (25%), Beaufort (7%).

Funding Trajectory
+25%

Moderate 25% growth trend over 4 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
Education + General Purposes

Dual focus on education (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Belfair 1811 Charitable Fund $250 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2024
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2024
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2024
Child Abuse Prevention Association $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2024
Coastal Discovery Museum $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Educational 2024
Family Promise Of Beaufort $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2024
First Tee Of The Lowcountry $10 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2024
Harvard Magazine $50 Boston, MA, US Educational 2024
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2024
Heritage Classic Foundation $14,050 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Hilton Head Choral Society $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $2,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Lean Ensemble Theater $400 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital $100 Memphis, TN, US Charitable 2024
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $9,560 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2024
Princetonians For Free Speech $100 Burlingame, CA, US Educational 2024
Prager University $50 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Educational 2024
Princeton University Class Of 1969 $125 Jenkintown, PA, US Charitable 2024
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
South Carolina Nurse Retention Init $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2024
St Lawrence University $1,425 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2024
Tunnels To Towers $135 Staten Island, NY, US Charitable 2024
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2024
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2024
Wreaths Across America $68 Columbia Falls, ME, US Charitable 2024
Alzheimer's Association $100 Mt Pleasant, SC, US Charitable 2023
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2023
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2023
Coastal Discovery Museum $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Educational 2023
Community Foundation Of The Lowcoun $350 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Harvard Club Of New York City $250 New York City, NY, US Charitable 2023
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2023
Heritage Classic Foundation $11,550 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hillsdale College $50 Washington, DC, US Educational 2023
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,600 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $5,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2023
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $9,010 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Princetonians For Free Speech $100 Burlingame, CA, US Educational 2023
Prager University $100 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Educational 2023
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Princeton University $145 Princeton, NJ, US Educational 2023
San Francisco Chanticleer Inc $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Educational 2023
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2023
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2023
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2023
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Water Mission $100 N Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2023
Wreaths Across America $68 Columbia Falls, ME, US Charitable 2023
Alzheimer's Association $100 Mt Pleasant, SC, US Charitable 2023
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2023
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2023
Coastal Discovery Museum $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Educational 2023
Community Foundation Of The Lowcoun $350 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Harvard Club Of New York City $250 New York City, NY, US Charitable 2023
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2023
Heritage Classic Foundation $11,550 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hillsdale College $50 Washington, DC, US Educational 2023
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,600 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $5,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2023
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $9,010 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2023
Princetonians For Free Speech $100 Burlingame, CA, US Educational 2023
Prager University $100 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Educational 2023
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Princeton University $145 Princeton, NJ, US Educational 2023
San Francisco Chanticleer Inc $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Educational 2023
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2023
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2023
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2023
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2023
Water Mission $100 N Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2023
Wreaths Across America $68 Columbia Falls, ME, US Charitable 2023
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2022
Arts Center Of Coastal Carolina $1,250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Magazine $50 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2022
Heritage Classic Foundation $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head International Piano Com $1,000 Hilton Head, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $3,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lean Ensemble $2,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $10,000 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
South Carolina Nurse Retention Init $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2022
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2022
St Vincent De Paul Parish $100 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Charitable 2022
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2022
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2022
Arts Center Of Coastal Carolina $1,250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Magazine $50 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2022
Heritage Classic Foundation $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head International Piano Com $1,000 Hilton Head, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $3,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lean Ensemble $2,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $10,000 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
South Carolina Nurse Retention Init $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2022
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2022
St Vincent De Paul Parish $100 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Charitable 2022
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2022
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2022
Arts Center Of Coastal Carolina $1,250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Magazine $50 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2022
Harvard Medical School $2,000 Boston, MA, US Educational 2022
Heritage Classic Foundation $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head International Piano Com $1,000 Hilton Head, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $3,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lean Ensemble $2,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $10,000 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2022
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
South Carolina Nurse Retention Init $5,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2022
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2022
St Vincent De Paul Parish $100 Cape Girardeau, MO, US Charitable 2022
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2022
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2022
Abilis $100 Greenwich, CT, US Charitable 2021
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2021
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2021
Community Foundation Of The Lowcoun $250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Coastal Discovery Museum $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Crescent Hospice $100 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Dresden Rotary Club $100 Dresden, TN, US Charitable 2021
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Harvard Magazine $50 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Harvard Medical School $2,100 Boston, MA, US Educational 2021
Heritage Classic Foundation $3,750 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Hillsdale College $100 Hillsdale, MI, US Educational 2021
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $3,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Hopeful Horizons $100 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2021
Hospice Care Of The Lowcountry $100 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Lean Ensemble $2,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $7,966 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Main Stage Community Theatre $2,000 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2021
Old Presbyterian Meeting House $500 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2021
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Princeton University Class Of 1969 $125 Jenkintown, PA, US Charitable 2021
Rawlinson Middle School $100 San Antonio, TX, US Educational 2021
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2021
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2021
St Luke Cme Church $100 Nashville, TN, US Charitable 2021
Trinity Lutheran Church $200 Altenburg, MO, US Charitable 2021
Vanderbilt University $100 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2021
Volunteers In Medicine $200 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2021
Other Miscellaneous $100 Various, SC, US Charitable 2021
American Orthopedic Association $1,000 Rosemont, IL, US Charitable 2020
Arts Center Of Coastal Carolina $1,250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Bluffton Self Help $200 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2020
Burgundy Farm Country Day School $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2020
Chanticleer $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
Community Foundation Of The Lowcoun $250 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Connecticut Retirement Community In $100 West Hartford, CT, US Charitable 2020
Friends Of The Bluffton Library $50 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2020
Harvard Club Of New York City $200 New York City, NY, US Charitable 2020
Harvard College $2,100 Cambridge, MA, US Educational 2020
Harvard Magazine $110 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Hilton Head Choral Society $1,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Hilton Head Humane Society $35 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra $7,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Hopeful Horizons $150 Beaufort, SC, US Charitable 2020
Humane Society Of Broward County $100 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Charitable 2020
Lean Ensemble $2,500 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church $7,597 Bluffton, SC, US Charitable 2020
National Trust For Historic Preserv $30 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Neue Galerie $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Princeton Club Of Hilton Head $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Rawlinson Music Lovers Association $1,000 San Antonio, TX, US Charitable 2020
Spoleto Festival Usa $100 Charleston, SC, US Charitable 2020
St Lawrence University $500 Canton, NY, US Charitable 2020
University Of Princeton $125 Princeton, NJ, US Educational 2020
Universit Of South Carolina Bluffto $100 Bluffton, SC, US Educational 2020
Vanderbilt University $75 Nashville, TN, US Educational 2020
Volunteers In Medicine $100 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Coastal Discovery Museum $150 Hilton Head Island, SC, US Charitable 2020
Other Miscellaneous $1,619 Various, SC, US Charitable 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 43-1885761
Website N/A
Address 354 BAMBERG DR Bluffton, SC 29910-4898

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Pres/dir Dr William P Thorpe
Sec/trea/dir Judy F Thorpe
V-pres/dir William P Thorpe Iii
V-pres/dir Jane H Thorpe

Forms 990-PF

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  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.