Private Foundation

BESSENT-FREEMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC C/O PALMETTO MGMT

BESSENT-FREEMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC C/O PALMETTO MGMT, of CHARLESTON, SC, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $165K in revenue, $162K in expenses, $49K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 59 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.8M.

EIN: 844294225 CHARLESTON, SC Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$165K

Total Expenses$162K

Total Assets$49K

Grants Given59

Grant Total$2.8M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION

ALEXANDRIA, VA · 2024

GENERAL

$100,000

HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL

$50,000

ST JAMES PARISH CHURCH

CHARLESTON, SC · 2024

GENERAL

$7,500

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL

CHARLESTON, SC · 2023

GENERAL

$5,000

HEBREW ORPHAN SOCIETY

CHARLESTON, SC · 2023

GENERAL

$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 59 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Christine Casali

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR / TREASURER John F Freeman

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Scott Bessent

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL

$2,778,272 57 grants

THE WREN PROJECT

$10,000 1 grant

CARCATERRA FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

$1,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$165K	$162K	$49K
2023	$50K	$31K	$45K
2022	$550K	$568K	$26K
2021	$575K	$614K	$45K
2020	$1.5M	$1.4M	$84K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $165K (-89%), with total assets most recently reported at $49K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, MD, MI, NC, NY, SC, and 1 other state.

FLMDMINCNYSCVA

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