The Roe Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting a variety of causes, with a strong emphasis on conservative public policy, community development, and the arts. Its mission includes promoting conservative thinking on state-level policies, providing food and shelter for the homeless, and enhancing community engagement through live performances and educational programs in the arts. The foundation supports organizations that address food insecurity, offer after-school programs for underserved communities, and promote America's founding principles. It primarily serves a diverse range of nonprofits, with particular attention to those involved in cultural, educational, and social services.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations with a clear alignment to the donor’s explicit priorities (notably state-level conservative policy work and locally focused arts/community service groups) and an existing relationship or referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Work in state-level conservative public policy or with national policy networks.
- • Established local presence in Greenville/SC arts or community services with prior visibility to the trustees.
- • A referral or recommendation from a known intermediary (e.g., donor‑advised fund, mutual contact, or previous grantee).
- • Projects matching past grant purposes such as arts programming, homeless services, or faith‑based youth programs.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states (four distinct states in 2023) and include national/state policy organizations as well as local SC recipients, though a large share of dollars concentrated in one out‑of‑state recipient.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 11 distinct recipients across policy, arts, and social‑service sectors, with a mix of small local awards and very large national grants and five returning grantees from the prior year.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (six new recipients in 2023), but the foundation’s filings and application metadata state grants are only to preselected recipients and there is no public application or contact information, so open access cannot be confirmed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
