Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC Awards $1.4 Million in Grants Statewide
SOUTH CAROLINA – (May 17, 2023) The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awarded 92 grants totaling $1.4 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the Palmetto State. Each organization is working to reduce poverty in South Carolina.
Since 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded over 3,300 grants to South Carolina nonprofits totalling over $83 million.
“The Sisters of Charity Foundation is proud to continue our ongoing support of organizations that are committed to reducing poverty across South Carolina,” said Donna Waites, President of Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. “Change occurs when collaboration meets action in the community. We are honored to partner with 92 different organizations and are confident that these grants will enable these organizations to continue their unique missions.”
The latest round of grants was awarded to nonprofits that are working to reduce poverty in South Carolina in one of three ways:
- Meeting the immediate needs of people experiencing poverty
- Breaking the cycle of poverty
- Working to change the systems that are drivers of poverty
Macon Lovelace, the Chairman of the Board of Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, added, “we’re incredibly excited to provide these grants to the impactful organizations who are actively working with communities to create lasting change.”
Upstate and Northeastern SC
Anderson Interfaith Ministries
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Anderson; serving Anderson, Oconee, Pickens
Angels Charge Ministry
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Spartanburg; serving Spartanburg
Bethel Men’s Shelter
Immediate Needs
Located in Rock Hill; serving York, Lancaster, Chester
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurens, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee
Catholic Charities of South Carolina – Immigration Services
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
Christ Central Ministries’ Chester Center of Hope
Immediate Needs
Located in Chester; serving Statewide
Community Initiatives
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenwood; serving Greenwood, Saluda, Abbeville
Community Works
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
Compass of Carolina
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County
Immediate Needs
Located in Clinton; serving Laurens
GRASP
Immediate Needs
Located in Great Falls; serving Chester, Fairfield
Greenville Tech Foundation (African American Male Scholars Initiative)
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Hispanic Alliance
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville, Charleston
Homes of Hope
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, York, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Charleston
Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation of South Carolina
Immediate Needs
Located in Drayton; serving Statewide
Housing Development Corporation of Rock Hill
Immediate Needs
Located in Rock Hill; serving York
Institute for Child Success
Systems Level Change
Located in Grenville; serving Statewide
KNOW(2)
Immediate Needs
Located in Gaffney; serving Cherokee
Laurens County Cancer Association
Immediate Needs
Located in Clinton; serving Laurens
Loaves & Fishes
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Middle Tyger Community Center
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Lyman; serving Spartanburg
Neighborhood Focus
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Northside Development Corporation
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Spartanburg; serving Spartanburg
Palmetto Community Health Care
Immediate Needs
Located in Rock Hill; serving York, Lancaster
Pickens County Advocacy Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Pickens; serving Pickens, Anderson, Oconee, Greenville
Pride Link
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Abbeville, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union
Servants for Sight
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Pickens, Greenville, Laurens
Soteria Community Development Corporation
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Step by Step Ministry Hope Project
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville,
The Center for Community Self Help – South Carolina Fair Lending Alliance
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
United Ministries
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
United Way of Greenville County (On Track Greenville)
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
United Way of the Piedmont
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Spartanburg; serving Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union
YouthBASE
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Pee Dee and Grand Strand
Carolina Human Reinvestment (CHRSC)
Immediate Needs
Located in Georgetown; serving Georgetown
Dillon County First Steps
Immediate Needs
Located in Dillon; serving Dillon
Family Support Services of Horry County, Inc.
Immediate Needs
Located in Conway; serving Horry
Felician Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Kingstree; serving Williamsburg
Freedom Readers
Immediate Needs
Located in Myrtle Beach; serving Horry, Georgetown
Friendship Medical Clinic and Pharmacy
Immediate Needs
Located in Conway; serving Horry
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach
Immediate Needs
Located in Myrtle Beach; serving Horry
Helping Hands of Georgetown
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Georgetown; serving Georgetown
Miss Ruby’s Kids
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Georgetown; serving Georgetown
New Directions of Horry County
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Myrtle Beach; serving Horry, Georgetown
Teach My People
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Pawleys Island; serving Georgetown
The Naomi Project
Immediate Needs
Located in Florence; serving Statewide
The Village Group
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Plantersville; serving Georgetown
Midlands
Center for Community Health Alignment
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
Cover SC
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
EmmanuWheel
Immediate Needs
Located in Lexington; serving Lexington, Richland, Saluda
FoodShare
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
Free Medical Clinic of Aiken, Inc.
Immediate Needs
Located in Aiken; serving Aiken
Free Medical Clinic of Newberry
Immediate Needs
Located in Newberry; serving Newberry
Good Samaritan Clinic
Immediate Needs
Located in Lexington; serving Lexington, Richland
Homeless No More
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Columbia; serving Richland, Lexington
Kindred Hearts SC
Immediate Needs
Located in Columbia; serving Chesterfield, Lexington, Marlboro, Clarendon, Dorchester, Laurens, Richland
Koinonia of Columbia
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Columbia; serving Richland
Midlands Housing Alliance – Transitions
Immediate Needs
Located in Columbia; serving Richland
Midlands Mediation Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Columbia; serving Richland, Lexington, Kershaw
PASOS
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
Serve & Connect
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
The Hive Community Circle
Systems Level Change
Located in Columbia; serving Statewide
Lowcountry
Beyond Our Walls
Immediate Needs
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Bridges of Hope
Immediate Needs
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Charleston Legal Access
Systems Level Change
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston
Communities in Schools of SC
Breaking the Cycle
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Lexington, Greenville, Richland, Berkeley, Hampton, Fairfield
Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Summerville; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Edisto Indian Free Clinic
Immediate Needs
Located in Ridgeville; serving Colleton, Hampton, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Beaufort, Jasper, Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Good Neighbor Medical Clinic
Immediate Needs
Located in Beaufort; serving Beaufort
HELP of Summerville
Immediate Needs
Located in Summerville; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Helping and Lending Outreach Support, HALOS
Systems Level Change
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Hilton Head Island Safe Harbour
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston
Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Lowcountry Local First
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Beaufort
Meals on Wheels of Summerville
Immediate Needs
Located in Summerville; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Metanoia Community Development Corporation
Systems Level Change
Located in Summerville; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
North Charleston Dental Outreach
Immediate Needs
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Operation Sight
Immediate Needs
Located in Mount Pleasant; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country
Immediate Needs
Located in Hilton Head Island; serving Beaufort, Jasper
Second Chance Bikes
Immediate Needs
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League – GrowFood Carolina
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Statewide
Teachers’ Supply Closet
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
The ARK of South Carolina
Immediate Needs
Located in Summerville; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Orangeburg
The Sustainability Institute
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Turn 90
Breaking the Cycle
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Richland, Lexington
We Are Family
Immediate Needs
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
WINGS
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Lexington, Richland, Berkeley, Calhoun
Outside of SC, Serving Statewide
Root & Rebound
Systems Level Change
Headquartered in Oakland, CA; SC work is based in Greenville, serving Statewide
Student Action Farmworkers
Systems Level Change
Located in Durham, NC; serving Statewide
