The Graham Foundation

Greenville, SC
Tax-exempt since June 1986
EIN: 57-0805774

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$4.88M (2024)

Expenses

$3.96M (2024)

Total Assets

$48M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$100k (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2024

Revenue

$4,883,052

Expenses

$3,960,424

Net Income

$922,628

Net Assets

$47,947,099

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,496,058	30.6%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,386,994	69.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,615,182	91.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$385,450	9.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,047,463
Total Liabilities	$100,364
Net Assets	$47,947,099

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strategy Officer)	$260,000	$77,433
Steve Lambert (Trustee)	$60,000	$0
Bill Bridges (Trustee)	$60,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee Chair/Ceo)	$5,450	$42,592

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990-PF

Filed on July 14, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Revenue

$2,110,122

Expenses

$3,076,797

Net Income

-$966,675

Net Assets

$47,250,641

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,450,579	68.7%
Sales of Assets	$658,505	31.2%
Other Income	$1,038	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,789,181	90.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$287,965	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$47,257,757
Total Liabilities	$7,116
Net Assets	$47,250,641

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strategy Officer)	$226,932	$0
Bill Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Steve Lambert (Trustee)	$24,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee Chair/Ceo)	$5,033	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Revenue

$1,928,351

Expenses

$3,447,155

Net Income

-$1,518,804

Net Assets

$49,820,635

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,241,088	64.4%
Sales of Assets	$685,709	35.6%
Other Income	$1,554	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,876,816	83.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$250,800	7.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$49,827,704
Total Liabilities	$7,069
Net Assets	$49,820,635

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strategy Officer)	$189,800	$42,538
Bill Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Steve Lambert (Trustee)	$24,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee Chair/Ceo)	$5,000	$40,047

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990-PF

Filed on July 17, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Revenue

Expenses

Net Income

Net Assets

$48,027,852

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,030,080
Total Liabilities	$2,228
Net Assets	$48,027,852

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
William A Bridges (Trustee)	$0	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee)	$0	$0
Stephen Lambert (Trustee)	$0	$0
Eleanor Dunlap (Chief Impact)	$0	$0
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strate)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Revenue

$1,710,084

Expenses

$2,599,066

Net Income

-$888,982

Net Assets

$48,027,852

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$772	0.0%
Dividends	$1,145,279	67.0%
Sales of Assets	$714,264	41.8%
Other Income	-$150,231

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,137,289	82.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$252,250	9.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,030,080
Total Liabilities	$2,228
Net Assets	$48,027,852

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strate)	$170,833	$0
William A Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Eleanor Dunlap (Chief Impact)	$21,250	$0
Stephen Lambert (Trustee)	$14,084	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee)	$14,083	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Revenue

Expenses

Net Income

Net Assets

$49,283,546

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$49,284,722
Total Liabilities	$1,176
Net Assets	$49,283,546

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strate)	$175,000	$0
Eleanor Dunlap (Chief Impact)	$151,667	$0
William A Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee)	$24,000	$0
Stephen Lambert (Trustee)	$24,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Revenue

$2,969,057

Expenses

$3,290,851

Net Income

-$321,794

Net Assets

$47,573,855

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$28,338	1.0%
Dividends	$1,194,995	40.2%
Sales of Assets	$2,070,723	69.7%
Other Income	-$324,999

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,756,049	83.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$441,000	13.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$47,573,855
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$47,573,855

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strate)	$175,000	$0
Eleanor Dunlap (Chief Impact)	$170,000	$0
William A Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Stephen Lambert (Trustee)	$32,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Revenue

$2,206,853

Expenses

$2,958,533

Net Income

-$751,680

Net Assets

$48,307,609

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9,298	0.4%
Dividends	$970,148	44.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,259,656	57.1%
Other Income	-$32,249

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,539,993	85.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$446,000	15.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,307,609
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$48,307,609

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Eleanor Dunlap (Chief Impact)	$175,000	$0
Laura Caligan Gilliam (Chief Strate)	$175,000	$0
William A Bridges (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Susan R Lambert (Trustee)	$32,000	$0
Stephen Lambert (Trustee)	$32,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 16, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Revenue

$2,894,570

Expenses

$3,455,420

Net Income

-$560,850

Net Assets

$50,240,043

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$7,252	0.3%
Dividends	$804,870	27.8%
Sales of Assets	$2,438,383	84.2%
Other Income	-$355,935

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,944,589	85.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$402,888	11.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$50,240,043
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$50,240,043

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Revenue

$5,427,240

Expenses

$3,028,531

Net Income

$2,398,709

Net Assets

$49,898,081

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$2,260,163	41.6%
Interest Revenue	$147,003	2.7%
Dividends	$617,297	11.4%
Sales of Assets	$2,498,451	46.0%
Other Income	-$95,674

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,494,962	82.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$355,527	11.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$49,943,081
Total Liabilities	$45,000
Net Assets	$49,898,081

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Revenue

$7,417,776

Expenses

$2,866,639

Net Income

$4,551,137

Net Assets

$47,438,319

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$5,065,500	68.3%
Interest Revenue	$191,627	2.6%
Dividends	$644,699	8.7%
Sales of Assets	$1,567,483	21.1%
Other Income	-$51,533

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,442,188	85.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$388,586	13.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$47,438,319
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$47,438,319

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Revenue

$1,405,852

Expenses

$2,648,557

Net Income

-$1,242,705

Net Assets

$42,702,473

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$12,905	0.9%
Dividends	$754,960	53.7%
Sales of Assets	$791,677	56.3%
Other Income	-$153,690

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,235,149	84.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$393,092	14.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$42,702,473
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$42,702,473

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Revenue

$930,234

Expenses

$2,838,341

Net Income

-$1,908,107

Net Assets

$43,879,594

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$12,196	1.3%
Dividends	$816,813	87.8%
Sales of Assets	$191,951	20.6%
Other Income	-$90,726

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,380,738	83.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$386,292	13.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$43,879,594
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$43,879,594

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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The Graham Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $4.88M (2024)

Expenses $3.96M (2024)

Total Assets $48M (2024)

Total Liabilities $100k (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2024

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug. 2012

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Revenue

$4.88M (2024)

Expenses

$3.96M (2024)

Total Assets

$48M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$100k (2024)

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