The Companion Foundation concentrates its giving locally in and around Charleston, SC, with a strong emphasis on cultural and educational institutions alongside a secondary interest in health/faith-based healing and international orphan/poverty relief. It tends to fund well-established Charleston cultural nonprofits (library, literary festival) and independent K–12 education, while also making occasional smaller donations to health ministries and overseas relief groups.
Concentrated, mostly local philanthropy: a few mid-to-large one-time contributions (several $20k–$50k gifts) to signature Charleston cultural and education organizations, supplemented by smaller donations and occasional repeat support to select health/faith-based grantees.
Companion Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Charleston Library Society, a $50,000 contribution that signals how central Charleston cultural institutions are to its giving. The foundation also backed the Charleston Literary Festival with $25,000 and Charleston Classical School with $20,000, showing a pattern of support for literary, arts, and independent education organizations in the Charleston region. Smaller grants extend that same local orientation to groups such as Dragon Boat Charleston and Coastal Community Foundation, while the recipient list also includes faith-linked and relief-oriented charities. The foundation’s overall grantmaking is modest in scale, with annual giving of $156,827 and a typical grant size in the low thousands, which points to a mix of a few larger anchor gifts and many smaller contributions. Its recent activity also includes repeat support for some recipients across more than one year, including The Healing Net Foundation and Kanpe Haiti, suggesting some continuity alongside one-time gifts. Across the available grants, all recipients are in the United States.
Historic Charleston cultural institutions are a clear priority. Companion Foundation gave $50,000 to Charleston Library Society for a contribution and $25,000 to Charleston Literary Festival for a contribution, pairing a library-centered grant with support for a literary event. Education is another visible strand: Charleston Classical School received $20,000 for a contribution, reflecting the foundation’s interest in independent K–12 schooling in the Charleston region. The foundation also funds faith-based or holistic healing work, including a $25,000 donation to The Healing Net Foundation for 2025 and a $5,000 donation in 2024. Relief-oriented giving appears as well, with a $10,000 contribution to Midlands Orphan Relief and a $1,800 donation to Kanpe Haiti.
Typical grants cluster in the low-thousands, with p25 at $1,381, a median of $2,588, and p75 at $3,794. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger awards, so the foundation appears to use both anchor contributions and smaller gifts. The recent list also shows repetition across years for some recipients: The Healing Net Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025, and Kanpe Haiti appears in 2024 and 2025. The foundation gives one-time monetary contributions and donations rather than program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. The available data does not show an application process.
$152K
$20.9M
$6.3M
$6.8M
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Notable grantees: Charleston Library Society, Charleston Literary Festival, Charleston Classical School, The Healing Net Foundation, Midlands Orphan Relief
Companion Foundation gives primarily in South Carolina, which accounts for 50% of recipient grants and is also the top state by grant count. Charleston and North Charleston appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, along with West Columbia and Goose Creek, indicating a strong Charleston-area footprint with some broader in-state reach. Outside South Carolina, recent grants went to Nashville, Tennessee, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. All listed recipient grants in the provided data are in the United States.
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $1,381, a median of $2,588, and a p75 of $3,794. The recent list also includes larger exceptions, including a $50,000 grant and several gifts in the $20,000 to $25,000 range.
Recent grants show support for Charleston cultural institutions, a literary festival, an independent school, faith-based or holistic healing charities, and orphan-relief groups. The named recipients include Charleston Library Society, Charleston Literary Festival, Charleston Classical School, The Healing Net Foundation, and Midlands Orphan Relief.
Yes. The recent data shows The Healing Net Foundation receiving support in both 2024 and 2025, and Kanpe Haiti appearing in both years as well. That suggests some continued relationship with selected recipients rather than entirely one-time giving.
South Carolina is the top state by grant count, and 50% of recipient grants go to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent in-state recipients include Charleston Library Society, Charleston Literary Festival, Charleston Classical School, Midlands Orphan Relief, and Dragon Boat Charleston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY | CHARLESTON, SC | $50,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL | CHARLESTON, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| THE HEALING NET FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CHARLESTON CLASSICAL SCHOOL | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $20,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| MIDLANDS ORPHAN RELIEF | WEST COLUMBIA, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $7,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| FISHER DEBERRY FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CAPSTONE LEGACY FOUNDATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| KANPE HAITI | GOOSE CREEK, SC | $1,800 | 2025 | DONATION |
| DRAGON BOAT CHARLESTON | CHARLESTON, SC | $1,300 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| MISC | MISC, SC | $552 | 2025 | MISC DONATIONS |
| NCAN | FORT MILL, SC | $500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTIONS |
| THE HEALING NET FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| KANPE HAITI | GOOSE CREEK, SC | $175 | 2024 | DONATION |
CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY
$50,000CONTRIBUTION
CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
$25,000CONTRIBUTION
THE HEALING NET FOUNDATION
$25,000DONATION
CHARLESTON CLASSICAL SCHOOL
$20,000CONTRIBUTION
MIDLANDS ORPHAN RELIEF
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$7,500CONTRIBUTION
FISHER DEBERRY FOUNDATION
CONTRIBUTION
CAPSTONE LEGACY FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION
KANPE HAITI
$1,800DONATION
DRAGON BOAT CHARLESTON
$1,300CONTRIBUTION
MISC
$552MISC DONATIONS
NCAN
$500CONTRIBUTIONS
THE HEALING NET FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION
KANPE HAITI
$175DONATION