South Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 585 funders that made 5,470 grants totaling $757.5M to 571 education organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $21K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $757.5M
Funders 585
Grants 5,470
Organizations funded 571

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. United Way Association of South Carolina Inc
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $580K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$1.9M
27. South Carolina United Methodist Foundation Inc
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $73K · through 2024 · 30.0% of their giving
$545K
28. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
42 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$2.1M
29. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
158 grants to 46 organizations · largest $2.9M · through 2024
$34.7M
30. Summit Education Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $490K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$490K
31. Louvon Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $309K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$419K
32. Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SC
53 grants to 14 organizations · largest $67K · through 2025 · 8.0% of their giving
$1.0M
33. Educational Foundation for Students Who Learn Differently Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $116K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$416K
34. District Alpha of the Clemson Alumni Association
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $173K · through 2023 · 99.6% of their giving
$405K
35. Orchard Communities Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2020 · 95.2% of their giving
$400K
36. Kershawhealth
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 17.9% of their giving
$419K
37. Trident United Way
30 grants to 11 organizations · largest $180K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$800K
38. SC Chamber Education and Workforce Development Foundation
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 75.0% of their giving
$300K
39. Eddlemon Child Development Center Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2025 · 75.0% of their giving
$300K
40. Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Labor Management Fund
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $107K · through 2024 · 16.1% of their giving
$366K
41. Kb Charitable Trust
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2025 · 40.9% of their giving
$293K
42. Tiger Golf Gathering Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $120K · through 2023 · 89.6% of their giving
$272K
43. Ocean View Memorial Foundation Inc
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $28K · through 2025 · 31.0% of their giving
$235K
44. Clemson Architectural Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2024 · 22.4% of their giving
$232K
45. South Carolina Physicians Care Charity Inc
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $65K · through 2025 · 12.0% of their giving
$382K
46. Foundation for the Carolinas
68 grants to 30 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024
$9.3M
47. Langston Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$211K
48. The State Agricultural & Mechanical Society of South Carolina
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 41.6% of their giving
$200K
49. Fact Forward
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $78K · through 2023 · 7.9% of their giving
$491K
50. Heritage Classic Foundation
31 grants to 11 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$747K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 15 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 education 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 education funding in South Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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