The Frederick W. & Doris E. Bristol Foundation gives a small number of mid-sized grants to a mix of health-research, survivor services, regional arts, and animal-welfare organizations. Their giving favors repeat support for a handful of organizations rather than one-off gifts, suggesting long-term relationships with select grantees across health, social services, and the arts. Grants appear targeted and programmatic rather than highly diversified geographically or by sector.
Concentrated giving: a small portfolio of mid-sized grants with multiple repeat payments to the same organizations (three grants each to two top recipients), indicating multi-year or sustained program support rather than many one-time gifts.
Among the foundation’s recent gifts, the most distinctive pattern is repeated unrestricted support for a small set of organizations working in metastatic breast cancer, survivor services, regional arts, and animal welfare. Frederick W & Doris E Bristol Foundation co Linnea Bristol has backed Metavivor Research Support Inc three times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Deep Well Project three times over the same period, indicating a relationship-based approach rather than isolated awards. The same pattern appears in other areas: Greenville Symphony received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Loveable Paws Rescue appears in multiple years as well. The foundation’s recent giving also includes support for Living Beyond Breast Cancer LBBC, showing that breast-cancer-related philanthropy is not limited to research alone. In the arts, its support reaches a symphony organization and a playhouse, while its animal-welfare gifts extend to rescue work. Across these grants, the foundation uses unrestricted support, suggesting that it often funds general organizational needs rather than narrowly defined projects. The result is a compact portfolio centered on recurring relationships with organizations serving patients, families, audiences, and animals.
In breast-cancer-related giving, the foundation supported Metavivor Research Support Inc with unrestricted grants of $20,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also gave $10,000 in 2025 to Living Beyond Breast Cancer LBBC. That mix points to interest in both metastatic breast cancer research and survivor support. On the family-services side, The Deep Well Project received unrestricted grants of $20,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing sustained backing for services to people and families. The arts also appear in the record: Greenville Symphony received $25,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024, and Summit Playhouse received $7,500 in 2024. Animal welfare is another recurring area, with Loveable Paws Rescue receiving $10,000 in 2023, $10,000 in 2024, and $20,000 in 2025.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $10,000, with a median of $10,000 and a 25th percentile of $10,000; the 75th percentile is $20,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Metavivor Research Support Inc, The Deep Well Project, Greenville Symphony, and Loveable Paws Rescue. Grants are generally unrestricted, which suggests flexible operating support rather than project-only funding. The foundation also funds individuals, and the most recent list includes a gift to Elaine Clifford.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 10% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: The Deep Well Project, Metavivor Research Support, Inc., Greenville Symphony, Loveable Paws Rescue
The foundation gives nationally, with all recent grants in the United States. Its highest concentration of grants goes to Pennsylvania, though many recent awards land in South Carolina, including Hilton Head Island, Greenville, Ridgeland, and Spartanburg. New Jersey recipients also appear, such as Summit and New Providence. Recent geography includes one grant to Bala Cynwyd, PA, and smaller numbers to Miami, FL and Annapolis, MD.
Recent grants show support for metastatic breast cancer research, survivor and family services, regional arts organizations, and animal rescue. Named recipients include Metavivor Research Support Inc, The Deep Well Project, Greenville Symphony, Summit Playhouse, and Loveable Paws Rescue.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years in the recent grants list, including Metavivor Research Support Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Deep Well Project in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Greenville Symphony in 2023 and 2024; and Loveable Paws Rescue in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is tightly centered on mid-sized gifts: p25 is $10,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $20,000. Recent awards also include larger gifts of $25,000 and smaller gifts such as $7,500, $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000.
No. The grant record is national, with all recent grants in the United States. Pennsylvania has the highest grant count, while recent recipients also appear in South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, and Florida.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loveable Paws Rescue | Ridgeland, SC | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Metavivor Research Support Inc | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| The Deep Well Project | HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Reilley Mortgage Network | Hilton Head Island, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer LBBC | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Elaine Clifford | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Greenville Symphony | Greenville, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Metavivor Research Support Inc | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| The Deep Well Project | HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Cancer Assoc of Spartanburg Cheroke | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Reilley Mortgage Network | Hilton Head Island, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Loveable Paws Rescue | Ridgeland, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| New Providence Ambulance Squad | New Providence, NJ | $7,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Summit Playhouse | Summit, NJ | $7,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Governor's School for the Arts Huma | Hilton Head Island, SC | $2,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Greenville Symphony | Greenville, SC | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| The Deep Well Project | HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Metavivor Research Support Inc | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| Loveable Paws Rescue | Ridgeland, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| Reilley Mortgage Network | Hilton Head Island, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| The Charles Lea Center | Spartanburg, SC | $1,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
Loveable Paws Rescue
$20,000Unrestricted
Metavivor Research Support Inc
$20,000Unrestricted
The Deep Well Project
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
Reilley Mortgage Network
$10,000Unrestricted
Living Beyond Breast Cancer LBBC
$10,000Unrestricted
Elaine Clifford
$5,000Unrestricted
Greenville Symphony
UNRESTRICTED
Metavivor Research Support Inc
$20,000Unrestricted
The Deep Well Project
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
Cancer Assoc of Spartanburg Cheroke
$10,000Unrestricted
Reilley Mortgage Network
$10,000Unrestricted
Loveable Paws Rescue
$10,000Unrestricted
New Providence Ambulance Squad
$7,500Unrestricted
Summit Playhouse
$7,500Unrestricted
Governor's School for the Arts Huma
$2,500Unrestricted
Greenville Symphony
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
The Deep Well Project
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
Metavivor Research Support Inc
$20,000Unrestricted
Loveable Paws Rescue
$10,000Unrestricted
Reilley Mortgage Network
$10,000Unrestricted
The Charles Lea Center
$1,000Unrestricted