The Barnet Foundation is a Spartanburg-focused family foundation that concentrates funding on local civic life — supporting human services and family-focused programs, regional healthcare, K–12 and higher education, and arts & cultural institutions. Their grants frequently support capacity and program needs for place-based organizations, with several repeated multi-grant investments in the same local nonprofits. The foundation prioritizes community vitality in Spartanburg County through investments that blend direct services (families, health, schools) with cultural and civic enrichment.
Barnet Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated general support to Hello Family Fund in Spartanburg, with three consecutive annual grants of $142,857 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors sustained local backing over one-off awards, especially for organizations serving Spartanburg residents. The foundation also made sizable general-support gifts to Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation, including $103,334 in 2024 and $103,333 in 2023, showing another long-running commitment to core community institutions. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs a mix of family stabilization, healthcare, schools, arts, and civic organizations. Spartanburg County School District Seven received support in multiple years, as did Spartanburg Philharmonic, Converse University, International African American Museum, United Way of the Piedmont Inc, and Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund. The pattern is not limited to a single subsector: Barnet Foundation uses general support to strengthen operating capacity across organizations that are embedded in Spartanburg life. Its grantmaking also reaches a few institutions outside Spartanburg proper, such as Charleston’s International African American Museum and Greenville’s Children’s Museum of the Upstate, while remaining entirely within South Carolina.
Family and neighborhood support appears at the center of the foundation’s work. Hello Family Fund received $142,857 in 2025 for general support, and the same amount in 2024 and 2023, indicating sustained backing for family-stabilization work in Spartanburg. Healthcare is another recurring area. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation received $103,334 in 2024 and $103,333 in 2023, both for general support, which shows a continued investment in regional health capacity. The foundation also funds education and learning institutions. Spartanburg County School District Seven received $37,772 in 2023, $25,000 in 2024, and $21,745 in 2025. Converse University received $30,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in both 2024 and 2023, suggesting multi-year support for higher education in Spartanburg. Arts and culture are part of the portfolio as well, with grants to Spartanburg Philharmonic, Chapman Cultural Center, and the International African American Museum.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Concentrated, place-based giving with multiple repeat grants to core local partners; a few large awards dominate total dollars while the rest are modest, targeted grants across education, arts, health, and human services.
Notable grantees: Hello Family Fund, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation, Spartanburg Philharmonic, Converse University, International African American Museum
Barnet Foundation’s typical grant size is clustered around $10,000: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. Larger awards are present, but most recent grants sit at or near the lower end of that range. The pattern is strongly repeat-oriented. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Hello Family Fund, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation, Spartanburg County School District Seven, Converse University, International African American Museum, United Way of the Piedmont Inc, Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund, Chapman Cultural Center, and Spartanburg Philharmonic. The funder is a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are all general support, indicating flexible core funding rather than tightly restricted project-only awards.
Barnet Foundation gives entirely in South Carolina, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Spartanburg is the clear center of gravity, including recurring grants to organizations in the city such as Hello Family Fund, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation, Spartanburg County School District Seven, and Spartanburg Philharmonic. Outside Spartanburg, the grants list includes Charleston’s International African American Museum and Greenville’s Children's Museum of the Upstate. The geographic scope of giving is local.
The recent grants show support for family stabilization, healthcare, K–12 education, higher education, arts and culture, civic service, and animal welfare. Examples include organizations in Spartanburg such as family-support, health, school, and arts institutions, plus select cultural institutions in Charleston and Greenville.
Its grant sizes are centered on $10,000. The p25 is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $30,000. The recent list also includes larger repeated gifts, such as $142,857 awards and a pair of roughly $103,000 healthcare grants.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support across multiple years for organizations including Hello Family Fund, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation, Spartanburg County School District Seven, Converse University, International African American Museum, United Way of the Piedmont Inc, Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund, Chapman Cultural Center, and Spartanburg Philharmonic.
Its giving is entirely in South Carolina, and the grant list shows 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Spartanburg receives most of the activity, with additional grants in Charleston and Greenville.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $159,947 | 2026 | General Support |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $50,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Children's Museum of the Upstate Inc | Greenville, SC | $37,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| United Way of the Piedmont Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Hello Family Fund | Spartanburg, SC | $142,857 | 2025 | General Support |
| Children's Museum of the Upstate Inc | Greenville, SC | $37,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $30,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Spartanburg County School District Seven | Spartanburg, SC | $21,745 | 2025 | General Support |
| Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Liberty Fellowship SC | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| United Way of the Piedmont Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Hello Family Fund | Spartanburg, SC | $142,857 | 2024 | General Support |
| Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $103,334 | 2024 | General Support |
| Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg, SC | $27,500 | 2024 | General Support |
| Spartanburg County School District Seven | Spartanburg, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| United Way of the Piedmont Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| HELLO FAMILY FUND | SPARTANBURG, SC | $142,857 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION | SPARTANBURG, SC | $103,333 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SEVEN | SPARTANBURG, SC | $37,772 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPARTANBURG PHILHARMONIC | SPARTANBURG, SC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUB CITY ANIMAL PROJECT (HCAP) FUND | SPARTANBURG, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONVERSE UNIVERSITY | SPARTANBURG, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INC | SPARTANBURG, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER | SPARTANBURG, SC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
Hello Family Fund
$142,857General Support
Spartanburg County School District Seven
$21,745General Support
Liberty Fellowship SC
$10,000General Support
Hub City Animal Project (HCAP) Fund
$10,000General Support
Spartanburg County School District Seven
$25,000General Support
SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SEVEN
$37,772GENERAL SUPPORT