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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 178 funders that made 799 grants totaling $59.3M to 170 community improvement organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $59.3M
Funders 178
Grants 799
Organizations funded 170

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Advanced Technology International
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $11.6M · through 2024 · 86.6% of their giving
$13.1M
2. South Carolina Research Authority
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2022 · 31.0% of their giving
$4.5M
3. Spartanburg County Foundation
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2025 · 4.5% of their giving
$5.1M
4. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
44 grants to 21 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$3.1M
5. Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
39 grants to 10 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$979K
6. The World Famous Blue Crab Festival Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $108K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$393K
7. The North Eastern Strategic Allianceinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $621K · through 2020 · 10.5% of their giving
$621K
8. United Way Association of South Carolina Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$1.3M
9. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $621K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$1.3M
10. Central Carolina Community Foundation
67 grants to 24 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.9M
11. Isle of Palms Community Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $147K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$147K
12. The William and Mary Barnet Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $109K · through 2019 · 24.7% of their giving
$109K
13. National Council of Nonprofits
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2025 · 8.0% of their giving
$244K
14. Southeastern Interfraternity Conference
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$82K
15. Palmettopride the Governor's Council on Beautification & Litter
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$274K
16. Fact Forward
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2022 · 4.4% of their giving
$294K
17. Charleston Development Board Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 38.5% of their giving
$50K
18. Waccamaw Community Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $182K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$419K
19. Don Ryan Center for Innovation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
20. Greenville Connects
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 20.1% of their giving
$40K
21. The Corps Network
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $135K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$551K
22. San Francisco Rotary Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$83K
23. Michelin Charity Golf Tournament FKA Michelin Pro-Am Charity Golf Tournament
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$167K
24. Greenville Area Development Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2023 · 4.8% of their giving
$90K
25. Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2019 · 19.0% of their giving
$20K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement work in South Carolina, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering community improvement work, with an address in South Carolina. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable community improvement funding in South Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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