All recorded grants are capital investments to the City of Sumter to develop and maintain a tourism building and park, indicating the foundation functions primarily as a municipal funding vehicle for public facilities and local economic development. The foundation’s giving is place-based and infrastructure-focused, aimed at enhancing civic amenities that support tourism and community recreation. Its activity suggests coordination with city government rather than independent nonprofit partners.
The City of Sumter Housing and Economic Development Corporation’s recorded grants are all capital investments to the City of Sumter, centered on civic facilities, parks, and tourism-related public works. The largest recent award in the data is $1,311,728 for the Palmetto Tennis Ctr, followed by another $801,592 grant for the same project, showing a funding pattern built around large infrastructure commitments rather than dispersed operating support. Across the recent record, the foundation backs a mix of recreation, public space, and city-owned assets. It has funded the Opera House, the Tourism Bldg & Park, Sumter Art Park, and Shot Pouch Greenway, alongside smaller awards for fire department PPE, duplex construction, and law enforcement assistance. The recipient list is singular: every recorded grant goes to City of Sumter in Sumter, SC. That makes the foundation function as a municipal funding vehicle tied to local economic development and public amenities. Its grantmaking aligns with capital construction, facility improvement, and place-based projects that serve residents, visitors, and public agencies within the city.
Public recreation and park development appear throughout the record. In 2024, the foundation gave $175,000 to City of Sumter for Sumter Art Park, and it also supported Shot Pouch Greenway with $144,715 in one 2024 grant and two 2023 grants of $37,241 and $29,478. Cultural and tourism infrastructure is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $452,351 to the city for Opera House work and two $300,000 grants for Tourism Bldg & Park in 2023. These awards point to capital support for venues and public-facing spaces rather than grantmaking to outside nonprofits. It also funds city operations tied to public safety and housing-related construction. Recent examples include $20,910 for Fire Department PPE, $8,430 for Duplex Construction, and $5,485 for Law Enforce. Ass't, all to the City of Sumter.
Grant sizes cluster around larger capital awards: p25 is $37,241, the median is $144,715, and p75 is $300,000. The record is dominated by repeat support to the same municipal recipient, City of Sumter, across multiple years and multiple projects, rather than one-off grants to different organizations. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its pattern is place-based and infrastructure-oriented, with awards tied to city projects and public facilities.
$175K
$9.3M
$1.7M
$261K
Most grants fall between $37K and $300K, with a median of $145K.
25th Percentile
$37K
Median
$145K
75th Percentile
$300K
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Highly concentrated: all funding goes to a single municipal recipient across multiple grants, indicating repeated capital allocations for a specific city project rather than dispersed or programmatic grantmaking.
Notable grantees: City of Sumter
Every recorded grant in the data goes to a recipient in the United States, and all 17 grants land in South Carolina. The recipient city is consistently Sumter, with grant purposes spanning the Palmetto Tennis Ctr, Opera House, Tourism Bldg & Park, Sumter Art Park, Shot Pouch Greenway, and Crosswell Park. The geography is therefore entirely local and concentrated in the foundation’s own city.
Its recorded grants support city-owned capital projects in Sumter, including the Palmetto Tennis Ctr, the Opera House, Tourism Bldg & Park, Sumter Art Park, Shot Pouch Greenway, Crosswell Park, and municipal items such as Fire Department PPE and Duplex Construction.
Every recorded grant goes to City of Sumter in Sumter, SC. The recent grant list shows a single municipal recipient across all 17 grants.
Typical awards are substantial: the p25 grant size is $37,241, the median is $144,715, and the p75 is $300,000. Recent examples range from $5,485 for Law Enforce. Ass't to $1,311,728 for the Palmetto Tennis Ctr.
No. The grant record shows 100% of grants to recipients in South Carolina, and all recorded grants go to Sumter, SC.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and the recent grants all go to the City of Sumter rather than to people or private grantees.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $155,000 | 2026 | FITNESS PARK |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | LAW ENFORCE HOUSING |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $350,000 | 2025 | 301 W LIBERTY CLEAN |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $165,000 | 2025 | PALMETTO TENNIS CTR |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $8,430 | 2025 | DUPLEX CONSTRUCTION |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $5,485 | 2025 | LAW ENFORCE. ASS'T |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $175,000 | 2024 | SUMTER ART PARK |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $144,715 | 2024 | SHOT POUCH GREENWAY |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $81,675 | 2024 | PALMETTO TENNIS CTR |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $20,910 | 2024 | FIRE DEPARTMENT PPE |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $1,311,728 | 2023 | PALMETTO TENNIS CTR |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $801,592 | 2023 | PALMETTO TENNIS CTR |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $452,351 | 2023 | OPERA HOUSE |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $300,000 | 2023 | TOURISM BLDG & PARK |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $300,000 | 2023 | TOURISM BLDG & PARK |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $75,000 | 2023 | CROSSWELL PARK |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $37,241 | 2023 | SHOT POUCH GREENWAY |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $36,560 | 2023 | CENTENNIAL PLAZA PRO |
| CITY OF SUMTER | SUMTER, SC | $29,478 | 2023 | SHOT POUCH GREENWAY |
CITY OF SUMTER
$155,000FITNESS PARK
CITY OF SUMTER
$20,000LAW ENFORCE HOUSING
CITY OF SUMTER
$350,000301 W LIBERTY CLEAN
CITY OF SUMTER
$165,000PALMETTO TENNIS CTR
CITY OF SUMTER
$8,430DUPLEX CONSTRUCTION
CITY OF SUMTER
$5,485LAW ENFORCE. ASS'T
CITY OF SUMTER
$175,000SUMTER ART PARK
CITY OF SUMTER
$144,715SHOT POUCH GREENWAY
CITY OF SUMTER
$81,675PALMETTO TENNIS CTR
CITY OF SUMTER
$20,910FIRE DEPARTMENT PPE
CITY OF SUMTER
$1,311,728PALMETTO TENNIS CTR
CITY OF SUMTER
$801,592PALMETTO TENNIS CTR
CITY OF SUMTER
$452,351OPERA HOUSE
CITY OF SUMTER
$300,000TOURISM BLDG & PARK
CITY OF SUMTER
$300,000TOURISM BLDG & PARK
CITY OF SUMTER
$75,000CROSSWELL PARK
CITY OF SUMTER
$37,241SHOT POUCH GREENWAY
CITY OF SUMTER
$36,560CENTENNIAL PLAZA PRO
CITY OF SUMTER
$29,478SHOT POUCH GREENWAY