Scsymmes Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation names Greenville County as its priority, and its recorded grants have gone overwhelmingly to organisations in South Carolina, so a group working there is the closest fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its 46 grants fell between $25,000 and $100,000, with a median of $50,000 and half at $50,000 or less, so a request in that range is typical, although its largest grant was $300,000.
- Repeat recipients took 57% of grant dollars to organisations, so a new applicant should not assume a place in its giving, though being new is no barrier.
- Apply online through Wells Fargo's Private Foundation Grants page for Symmes, or request a form by faxing 888-234-1999, and submit by March 15 for the May trustee meeting.
- Do not apply if you are not a tax-exempt non-profit entity or your programmes are not consistent with the foundation's missions.
Overview
Scsymmes Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA, in Saint Louis, MO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing does not state a specific funding field. Its recorded grants are described as general operating support and went to a varied group of organisations, overwhelmingly in South Carolina. Recipients include schools, a camp, community and human-service organisations, a medical clinic, housing organisations, a literacy association, cultural organisations and religious institutions. One grant went to a scouting organisation in Texas. The filings therefore show general operating grants across several kinds of charitable organisation, but do not establish a narrower thematic priority or a distinct stated approach to choosing among them.
Geographic Focus
Priority: Greenville County.
What They Don't Fund
- Entities that are not tax-exempt non-profit entities
- Programs and services that are not consistent with the foundation's missions
How to apply
Apply online at Wells Fargo’s Private Foundation Grants page for Symmes. A form can also be requested by faxing Wells Fargo at 888-234-1999.
Deadlines: Submit by March 15 annually for the May trustee meeting.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 46 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations Scsymmes Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Peace Center Foundation · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Meals on Wheels of Greenville · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Greenville Technical Charter High School · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- LiveWell Greenville · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- YMCA Camp Greenville Fred Symmes Chapel · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Phillis Wheatley Association · General operating$100,0002025 tax year
- Greenville Free Medical Clinic · General operating$55,0002025 tax year
- Community Foundation of Greenville · General operating$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Moira Stanish — Co-Trustee
- Susan S Stall — Co-Trustee
- Charles M Smith — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,071,074 | $889,300 | $16,249,697 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,305,015 | $1,102,500 | $17,163,009 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,240,020 | $977,500 | $17,815,221 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to Scsymmes Foundation?
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Contact
- (888) 234-1999
- Saint Louis, MO (office of its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA)
Applying to Scsymmes Foundation?
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Contact
- (888) 234-1999
- Saint Louis, MO (office of its trustee, Wells Fargo Bank NA)