Grants
For information on our 2025 grants, please see here.
Our grantee partners are nonprofit organizations that work to reduce poverty in South Carolina. Our grant funding is intended to support the work of organizations working to meet the immediate needs of people experiencing poverty, break the cycle of poverty and/or strive to change the systems that are considered to be drivers of poverty.
Along with the Foundation’s core values, our grantmaking is rooted in humility, transparency, equity and trust.
WHAT WE FUND
Nonprofit organizations that are addressing poverty in South Carolina
General operating expenses
Program-specific expenses
Capacity-building costs
WHAT WE DON’T FUND
Organizations that do not address poverty
Programs outside of South Carolina
Organizations that have been operating for less than one year
Capital campaigns
Individuals
Scholarships
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
These grants support organizations that meet the fundamental needs of people experiencing poverty in South Carolina.
BREAKING THE CYCLE
These grants are designed for organizations creating and sustaining pathways to economic mobility and self-sufficiency.
SYSTEMS CHANGE
These grants are intended for organizations that work to influence and guide change in structural systems that have created, sustained or reinforced the marginalization of families and individuals experiencing poverty in South Carolina.
Eligibility
Organizations must meet our eligibility guidelines to be considered for funding.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Take our quiz to determine if you qualify
Choose your grant focus area
Submit an inquiry
Inquiry Review
If you qualify, we will send a link to apply
Apply
Award notification
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we set up a phone call or meeting before we submit an inquiry?
No. Because of the high volume of inquiries we receive and our efforts to create an equitable process for everyone interested in applying, we are unable to accept requests for phone calls or meetings prior to an inquiry being submitted. We would love to have phone conversations with everyone interested in applying. However, we are a small staff that receives a very high volume of inquiries from nonprofits throughout the state. The inquiry process is the most efficient and equitable way for us to hear from everyone. If we need additional information to help us determine next steps with your inquiry we will contact you. You can reach out at any time for technical support during the inquiry process and we will respond within two business days.
Can we apply for grant funding in multiple categories?
No. Because of the volume of inquiries we receive, our current policy is to only accept ONE inquiry per organization each calendar year. This is why it is very important that before you hit submit on an inquiry, you review the general criteria carefully and review all of the grant categories to ensure that you meet the general qualifications and are submitting an inquiry in the correct category. Whichever category you choose, include as much information as you can in the inquiry to make the case that your programming is indeed serving people who are experiencing poverty and how it is doing what the category describes – meeting the immediate, fundamental needs of people experiencing poverty; breaking the cycle of poverty; or contributing to systems level change.
What is the maximum grant amount?
We strategically align our grantmaking framework and Foundation resources to increase the Foundation’s impact, focusing intentionally on the areas of breaking the cycle of poverty and systems level change. Breaking the Cycle and Systems Level Change grants range in size based on our available budget as well as the applying organizations’ programming and specific needs, but the average grant size in these categories is around $15,000-$20,000. Staff will work with organizations invited to apply to determine an appropriate request amount. All Immediate Needs grants are $5,000.
Do you provide general operating support grants?
Yes! In fact, we encourage organizations to request general operating support if their organization’s mission and programs align with the Foundation’s mission as well as category criteria. However, if only a portion of your programs align with our mission, we recommend your application and funding request be specific to the program(s) that serve people experiencing poverty.
Do you only fund religious organizations?
No. Although we are a faith-based organization, we believe it is vital to our mission to collaborate with organizations rooted in justice, courage, respect and compassion — these values are not exclusive to faith-based organizations. Diversity makes us stronger and more effective in our commitment to serving people experiencing poverty in South Carolina. Faith-based organizations that are eligible to apply for our funding do not require participants or employees to adhere to a specific religion in order to receive services or be considered for employment. We also believe that inclusive service delivery and employment opportunities are not contingent upon gender expression or sexual orientation.
After I submit an inquiry, when can I expect to hear back?
We review inquiries on a rolling basis. You will receive an email from our team within 2 weeks of submitting your inquiry notifying you if your inquiry has or has not been approved to continue the application process, or if we need additional information. If your inquiry is approved to continue the application process, you will receive the application link and instructions in that same email and can begin working on the application at that time.
Who We Serve
We are proud to provide grant funding to nonprofits in all 46 counties across South Carolina. Explore our 2023-24 grantee partners.
Select County
SEARCH RESULT:
Select County
Anderson County
Anderson Interfaith Ministries, Inc. (AIM)
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens
Beaufort County
Good Neighbor Medical Clinic
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Beaufort County
Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country Inc
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Jasper
Charleston County
Bridges For End-Of-Life
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Metanoia Community Development Corporation
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Charleston
Charleston County
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Charleston County
The Sustainability Institute
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper
Dorchester County
Edisto Indian Free Clinic
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester
Dorchester County
Meals on Wheels of Summerville, Inc.
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Georgetown County
St. Cyprian Outreach
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Greenville County
Catholic Charities of South Carolina - Immigration Services
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Greenville County
Greenville Tech Foundation (African American Male Scholars Initiative)
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Greenville
Greenville County
Homes of Hope
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Charleston, Greenville, Laurens, Lexington, Spartanburg, York
Greenville County
Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Cherokee, Greenwood, Spartanburg
Greenville County
Soteria Community Development Corporation
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Greenville
Greenville County
United Way Of Greenville County Incorporated (On Track Greenville)
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Greenville
Greenwood County
Community Initiatives
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Saluda
Laurens County
Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Laurens
Pickens County
Pickens County Advocacy Center Inc
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens
Richland County
Kindred Hearts SC
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dorchester, Laurens, Lexington, Marlboro, Richland
Richland County
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation- FoodShare
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Bamberg, Berkeley, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Laurens, Lee, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Union, Williamsburg, York
Spartanburg County
United Way of the Piedmont
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Berkeley County
Berkeley County First Steps
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Charleston Area Justice Ministry
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
E3 (Educate, Empower, Elevate)
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Other- Outside of SC
Georgetown University (South Carolina Justice Navigator Network, Georgetown Law)
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper
Berkeley County
ICNA Relief USA, Shifa Free Clinic
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Cherokee, Dorchester
Charleston County
Lowcountry Food Bank
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Williamsburg
Charleston County
Lowcountry Youth Services
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Charleston County
The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Beaufort County
Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island (VIM HHI)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper
Richland County
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Charleston, Greenville, Horry, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg
Richland County
Palmetto Place Children and Youth Services
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Lexington, Richland
Lexington County
Sistercare
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Other- Outside of SC
Equal Justice Works
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Dorchester, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter
Richland County
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Charleston County
Teach For America - South Carolina
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Darlington, Florence, Greenville, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter
Other- Outside of SC
Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Horry County
Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Greenville County
Community Foundation Of Greenville (Greenville Homeless Alliance)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg
Greenville County
Greenville County Interfaith Justice Network
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Greenville
Greenville County
Greer Relief & Resources Agency, Inc.
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Greenville, Spartanburg
Greenville County
Rebuild Upstate
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens
Charleston County
Charleston Legal Access
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Communities in Schools of South Carolina
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Fairfield, Greenville, Hampton, Lexington, Richland
Charleston County
Helping and Lending Outreach Support, HALOS
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Lowcountry Local First
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
North Charleston Dental Outreach
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Second Chance Bikes
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Teachers' Supply Closet
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Dorchester County
Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Dorchester County
HELP of Summerville
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Dorchester County
The ARK of South Carolina
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg
Greenville County
Big Brothers Big Sisters Upstate
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg
Hampton County
Avery C Thompson Sr. Community Center
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Richland County
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (Cover SC)
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Richland County
Midlands Mediation Center
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Spring 2024
Serving:
Kershaw, Lexington, Richland
Richland County
South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health
Grant Type:
Spring 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Charleston County
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Beaufort County
Bluffton Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Beaufort, Jasper
Charleston County
East Cooper Community Outreach
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Beaufort County
Hopeful Horizons
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Charleston County
Landmark for Families (formerly Carolina Youth Development Center)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
One80 Place
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Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Lexington, Richland
Charleston County
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Charleston
Charleston County
Trident Literacy Association
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Charleston County
Vision To Learn (Charleston)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Richland County
South Carolina Technical College System Foundation
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Richland County
United Way of the Midlands
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland
Richland County
American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Statewide
Other- Outside of SC
The Aspen Institute (Criminal Justice Reform Initiative)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg
Florence County
Care House of the Pee Dee
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dillon, Florence, Kershaw, Marion
Lancaster County
Kershaw Area Resource Exchange - KARE
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster
Greenville County
YMCA of Greenville (Judson Community Center)
Grant Type:
Fall 2024
Serving:
Greenville
