The Eleanor and J Hunter Flack Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on religion and higher education, splitting major gifts between a local church and a private college. Grants are very large and targeted — multiple multi‑million dollar awards to the same two institutions — indicating a preference for substantial, relationship-driven support rather than broad grantmaking. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining faith-based community life and supporting a particular model of collegiate education.
The Eleanor and J Hunter Flack Foundation Inc. stands out for repeated multi-million-dollar support to two institutions: Hillsdale College and St Peters Church. Across the recent grants list, those two recipients account for the foundation’s largest awards, including $3,000,000 to Hillsdale College in 2023 and $2,400,000 to St Peters Church in 2025, with additional large gifts to both organizations in other years. That pattern points to a grantmaker focused on sustained institutional support rather than broad, one-time dispersion. Beyond those anchor grants, the foundation also funds a small set of community-serving organizations tied to religion, senior services, health, and basic needs. Examples include Life Resources in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina; Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation in Highlands, North Carolina; and Montgomery Area Council on Aging in Montgomery, Alabama. It also made grants to Samaritan's Purse, Global Water Center, Meals on Wheels, and Scripture Union USA. The mix suggests a portfolio centered on faith-based institutions and select direct-service organizations, with giving concentrated in a limited number of relationships.
Religion is a core theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024 it gave $2,400,000 to St Peters Church in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina as a religious contribution, and it also supported Life Resources in the same city with $150,000 in 2024 for a religious contribution. Smaller religious gifts went to Kingdom Intiatives in Mobile, Alabama, Baxter Foundation in Edmond, Oklahoma, and Scripture Union USA in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The foundation also supports older-adult services. In 2024 it gave $55,000 to Montgomery Area Council on Aging in Montgomery, Alabama to assist senior citizens by providing services that promote independent living, and it followed with a $5,000 grant to the same organization in 2023 for the same purpose. Another senior-focused grant went to Meals on Wheels in Arlington, Virginia in 2025 for community-based senior nutrition programs. Health and basic-needs work appears as a smaller but clear strand. Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation in Highlands, North Carolina received $100,000 in 2023 to improve health and well-being in Highlands, Cashiers, and surrounding communities, while Global Water Center in North Charleston, South Carolina received $10,000 in 2024 to reduce the number of people without clean water.
$7.7M
$11.4M
$3.7M
$7.9M
Most grants fall between $5K and $238K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$238K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Highly concentrated giving: very few grants (5 total) with large dollar amounts, repeat multi‑grant support to the same organizations; funds are focused on a small set of preferred institutions rather than distributed broadly.
Notable grantees: ST PETERS CHURCH, HILLSDALE COLLEGE, Other local religious/educational organizations (minority of total grants)
Typical grants range from $5,000 at the 25th percentile to $50,000 at the median, with a 75th percentile of $237,500. The recent record is relationship-driven: the same institutions appear across multiple years, including Hillsdale College and St Peters Church, and several smaller recipients also recur, such as Montgomery Area Council on Aging, Samaritan's Purse, Baxter Foundation, and Scripture Union USA. The foundation is private and does not fund individuals. Its recent grants are all domestic, with no program-related investments reported.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. The strongest concentration is in South Carolina, which is the top state by grant count, and the recent list includes Mt Pleasant, North Charleston, and Charleston-area recipients. Alabama also appears through Montgomery, Mobile, and the foundation’s 15% share of grants in the HQ state. Other recipient locations include Highlands and Boone, North Carolina; Hillsdale, Michigan; Arlington, Virginia; Edmond, Oklahoma; and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Its recent grants center on religion and higher education, with additional support for senior services, community health, clean water access, and basic-needs assistance. Named recipients include St Peters Church, Hillsdale College, Montgomery Area Council on Aging, Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation, Global Water Center, and Meals on Wheels.
Yes. The recent record shows multi-year support for several recipients. Hillsdale College received $3,000,000 in 2023 and $1,000,000 in 2025, while St Peters Church received $500,000 in 2023, $2,020,000 in 2024, and $2,400,000 in 2025. Montgomery Area Council on Aging and Samaritan's Purse also appear more than once.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $237,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list includes both smaller grants, such as $1,000 and $3,000, and very large institutional gifts in the millions.
South Carolina is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include Mt Pleasant and North Charleston organizations, along with the state’s strong representation in the grant list. Alabama is also a meaningful recipient state, with 15% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state.
The giving is regional rather than national. Recent recipients are spread across South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, but all recorded grants in the provided list are within the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST PETERS CHURCH | MT PLEASANT, SC | $6,500,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $1,000,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | ARLINGTON, VA | $155,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING SENIOR HUNGER AND INSOLATION |
| SCRIPTURE UNION | VALLEY FORGE, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| T5 | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ST PETERS CHURCH | MT PLEASANT, SC | $2,400,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING SENIOR HUNGER AND INSOLATION |
| ST PETERS CHURCH | MT PLEASANT, SC | $2,020,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| LIFE RESOURCES | MT PLEASANT, SC | $150,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| KINGDOM INTIATIVES | MOBILE, AL | $100,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| MONTGOMERY AREA COUNCIL ON AGING | MONTGOMERY, AL | $55,000 | 2024 | ASSIST SENIOR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| GLOBAL WATER CENTER | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT CLEAN WATER |
| BAXTER FOUNDATION | EDMOND, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK |
| SCRIPTURE UNION USA | VALLEY FORGE, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $3,000,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION |
| ST PETERS CHURCH | MT PLEASANT, SC | $500,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $100,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK |
| HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HEALTH FOUNDATION | HIGHLANDS, NC | $100,000 | 2023 | IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HIGHLANDS, CASHIERS, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES |
| FLOURISHING INC | DURHAM, NC | $45,000 | 2023 | TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE, PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT CARRY INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT LIFE'S JOURNEY AND PRODUCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES |
| BAXTER FOUNDATION | EDMOND, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
| MONTGOMERY AREA COUNCIL ON AGING | MONTGOMERY, AL | $5,000 | 2023 | ASSIST SENIOR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SCRIPTURE UNION USA | VALLEY FORGE, PA | $3,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION |
ST PETERS CHURCH
$6,500,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
MEALS ON WHEELS
$155,000COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING SENIOR HUNGER AND INSOLATION
SCRIPTURE UNION
$50,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
T5
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
ST PETERS CHURCH
$2,400,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
MEALS ON WHEELS
$5,000COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING SENIOR HUNGER AND INSOLATION
ST PETERS CHURCH
$2,020,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
LIFE RESOURCES
$150,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
KINGDOM INTIATIVES
$100,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
ASSIST SENIOR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING
BAXTER FOUNDATION
$5,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
PROVIDING AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK
SCRIPTURE UNION USA
$1,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
ST PETERS CHURCH
$500,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
PROVIDING AID TO PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL NEED AS A KEY PART OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HIGHLANDS, CASHIERS, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
FLOURISHING INC
$45,000TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE, PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT CARRY INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT LIFE'S JOURNEY AND PRODUCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES
BAXTER FOUNDATION
$10,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION
ASSIST SENIOR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING
SCRIPTURE UNION USA
$3,000RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTION