Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Distributes $1.3 Million in Grants
SOUTH CAROLINA – (May 14, 2024) The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has announced its Cycle 1 grant awards. In this funding distribution, the Foundation awarded 94 grants totaling $1,307,000 to nonprofit organizations working to reduce poverty in South Carolina. This year’s grant recipients serve all 46 counties in South Carolina, and many of these nonprofits provide services across the state.
Since 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded over 1,100 grants to South Carolina nonprofits totaling over $81 million.
“The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is excited to announce grant funding for organizations affecting lasting and sustainable positive change across our state,” said Donna Waites, President of Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. “These organizations are seeking innovative solutions to challenging problems throughout our communities, and we are proud to work alongside them in building a thriving South Carolina.”
These grants are 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 remain committed to meeting our mission of reducing poverty through responsible financial stewardship, leadership, and advocacy. It is an honor to support these organizations as we all work together to create a South Carolina where all people have the resources to thrive.”
2024 Cycle 1 Grantee Partners
Upstate and Northeastern SC
Anderson Interfaith Ministries, Inc. (AIM)
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 York; serving York, Lancaster, Chester
Big Brothers Big Sisters 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
Community Initiatives
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenwood; serving Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens Saluda
Community Works
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
Compass of Carolina
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville, Statewide
First Impression
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County
Immediate Needs
Located in Laurens; serving Laurens
GRASP
Immediate Needs
Located in Chester; 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; Anderson, Charleston, Greenville, Laurens, Lexington, Spartanburg, York
HOPE Missions of the Upstate
Immediate Needs
Located in Anderson; serving Anderson
i58
Immediate Needs
Located in Chester; serving Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, York
Institute for Child Success
Systems Level Change
Located in Grenville; serving Statewide
KNOW(2)
Immediate Needs
Located in Cherokee; serving Cherokee
Laurens County Cancer Association
Immediate Needs
Located in Laurens; serving Laurens
Middle Tyger Community Center
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Spartanburg; serving Spartanburg
Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation
Immediate Needs
Located in Greenville; serving Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, 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 York; serving Lancaster, York
Pickens County Advocacy Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Pickens; serving Pickens, Anderson, Oconee, Greenville
Root & Rebound
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
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
Systems Level Change
Located in Greenville; serving Statewide
United Ministries
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Greenville; serving Greenville
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated (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
Community Kitchen of Myrtle Beach
Immediate Needs
Located in Horry; serving Horry
Dillon County First Steps
Immediate Needs
Located in Dillon; serving Dillon
Family Support Services of Horry County, Inc.
Immediate Needs
Located in Horry; serving Horry
Felician Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Williamsburg; serving Williamsburg
Freedom Readers
Immediate Needs
Located in Horry; serving Horry, Georgetown
Friendship Medical Clinic and Pharmacy
Immediate Needs
Located in Horry; serving Horry
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach, Inc.
Immediate Needs
Located in Horry; 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 Horry; serving Horry, Georgetown
St. Cyprian Outreach
Immediate Needs
Located in Georgetown; serving Horry, Georgetown, Williamsburg
Teach My People
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Georgetown; serving Georgetown
The Naomi Project
Immediate Needs
Located in Florence; serving Statewide
The Village Group
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Georgetown; serving Georgetown, Horry
Midlands
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (Cover SC)
Systems Level Change
Located in Richland; serving Statewide
Cola Town Bike Collective
Immediate Needs
Located in Richland; serving Richland, Lexington
EmmanuWheel
Immediate Needs
Located in Lexington; serving Lexington, Richland, Saluda
Family Promise of Aiken County
Immediate Needs
Located in Aiken; serving Aiken
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 Richland; serving Richland, Lexington
Kindred Hearts SC
Immediate Needs
Located in Richland; serving Chesterfield, Lexington, Marlboro, Clarendon, Dorchester, Laurens, Richland
Koinonia of Columbia
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Richland; serving Richland
Latino Communications
Immediate Needs
Located in Richland; serving Richland, Sumter, Newberry
Midlands Mediation Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Richland; serving Richland, Lexington, Kershaw
Serve & Connect
Systems Level Change
Located in Richland; serving Statewide
South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health
Systems Level Change
Located in Richland; serving Statewide
Turning Pages SC
Immediate Needs
Located in Richland; serving Richland, Aiken, Lexington
University of South Carolina (PASOs)
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Richland; serving Statewide
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation – FoodShare
Systems Level Change
Located in Richland; serving Statewide
Lowcountry
Avery C Thompson Sr. Community Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Hampton; serving Hampton, Colleton, Jasper
Beyond Our Walls
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Bridges of Hope
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Charleston Legal Access
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston
Communities in Schools of South Carolina
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Lexington, Greenville, Richland, Berkeley, Hampton, Fairfield
Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center
Immediate Needs
Located in Dorchester; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Edisto Indian Free Clinic
Immediate Needs
Located in Dorchester; serving Dorchester, Charleston, Colleton
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, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
HELP of Summerville
Immediate Needs
Located in Dorchester; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Helping and Lending Outreach Support, HALOS
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Hilton Head Island Safe Harbour
Immediate Needs
Located in Beaufort; serving Beaufort
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, Dorchester
Meals on Wheels of Summerville
Immediate Needs
Located in Dorchester; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Metanoia Community Development Corporation
Systems Level Change
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston
North Charleston Dental Outreach
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
Operation Sight
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Statewide
Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country
Immediate Needs
Located in Beaufort; serving Beaufort, Jasper
Second Chance Bikes
Immediate Needs
Located in Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
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 Dorchester; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Orangeburg
The Sustainability Institute
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper
Turn 90
Breaking the Cycle
Located in North Charleston; serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Richland, Lexington
WINGS
Breaking the Cycle
Located in Charleston; serving Lexington, Richland, Berkeley
Outside of SC, Serving Statewide
Student Action Farmworkers
Systems Level Change
Located Outside of SC; serving Statewide
