Private Foundation

SYLVIA & WILLIAM W GRETSCH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

SYLVIA & WILLIAM W GRETSCH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, of Ridgeland, SC, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $24K in revenue, $346K in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 43 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.2M.

EIN: 570834797 Ridgeland, SC Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$24K

Total Expenses$346K

Total Assets$1.2M

Grants Given43

Grant Total$1.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

University of SC School of Music

Columbia, SC · 2025

Promote music education

$150,000

University of GA Foundation

Athens, GA · 2025

To promotemusic enrichment

$112,000

Sisters of St Benedict

Ferdinand, IN · 2025

MUSIC PRACTICE

$25,000

Loyola School

New York, NY · 2025

To Promote Music Education

$20,000

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · 2025

To Promote Music Education

$17,500

Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alice B Hazel

PRESIDENT Fred W Gretsch

SECRETARY Heather A Roller

DIRECTOR Larry E Carroll

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROMOTE MUSIC EDUCATION

$305,500 6 grants

MUSIC EDUCATION

$287,200 4 grants

TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION

$239,450 14 grants

Promote music education

$150,000 1 grant

To promotemusic enrichment

$112,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$24K	$346K	$1.2M
2024	$229K	$104K	$1.5M
2023	$28K	$112K	$1.4M
2022	$20K	$414K	$1.4M
2021	$894K	$154K	$1.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $894K to $24K (-97%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, and 4 other states.

FLGAIAILINMANYSCTNVA

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