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Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 191 funders that made 1,293 grants totaling $81.3M to 106 environment & conservation organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $81.3M
Funders 191
Grants 1,293
Organizations funded 106

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Balmer Foundation
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $5.2M · through 2025 · 71.0% of their giving
$11.8M
2. AM Huntington Fbo Brookgreen Gardens
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $793K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.5M
3. Brookgreen Gardens Trust #1 Xxxxx9004
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $195K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$915K
4. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
62 grants to 22 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$2.9M
5. Central Carolina Community Foundation
59 grants to 19 organizations · largest $841K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$3.4M
6. National Rural Water Association
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$5.0M
7. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
39 grants to 7 organizations · largest $354K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$1.9M
8. Waccamaw Community Foundation
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$1.2M
9. Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SC
37 grants to 7 organizations · largest $199K · through 2025 · 7.6% of their giving
$993K
10. Spartanburg County Foundation
21 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$2.5M
11. United Way Association of South Carolina Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $442K · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$1.3M
12. Virginia Environmental Endowment
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $701K · through 2019 · 5.5% of their giving
$701K
13. Conservation Centers for Species Survival
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 24.7% of their giving
$126K
14. Greenville Connects
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 45.1% of their giving
$90K
15. Charleston Restaurant Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $38K · through 2023 · 33.3% of their giving
$79K
16. United States Energy Foundation
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $534K · through 2024
$2.6M
17. Palmettopride the Governor's Council on Beautification & Litter
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $64K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$262K
18. William Enston Home Co Park Smith
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 14.0% of their giving
$50K
19. Friends of Callawassie Island Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 45.2% of their giving
$28K
20. 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
21. Heritage Classic Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $85K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$262K
22. The South Carolina Bar Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$241K
23. North Coast Fishermens Cable Committee
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 11.5% of their giving
$25K
24. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $769K · through 2023
$2.0M
25. Georgetown Hospital System
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 10.1% of their giving
$20K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 12 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in South Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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