South Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 418 funders that made 5,111 grants totaling $207.1M to 553 human services organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $207.1M
Funders 418
Grants 5,111
Organizations funded 553

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$12.0M
2. Central Carolina Community Foundation
315 grants to 105 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$14.4M
3. Pcsc Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.8M
4. Hollingsworth Funds Inc
35 grants to 10 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 15.8% of their giving
$6.9M
5. South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $944K · through 2024 · 20.1% of their giving
$5.0M
6. Children's Trust of South Carolina
40 grants to 14 organizations · largest $572K · through 2023 · 11.5% of their giving
$5.9M
7. Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
95 grants to 40 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 26.8% of their giving
$3.2M
8. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
229 grants to 81 organizations · largest $206K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$7.0M
9. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
116 grants to 21 organizations · largest $202K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$4.8M
10. Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SC
86 grants to 15 organizations · largest $137K · through 2025 · 20.2% of their giving
$2.7M
11. United Way of the Midlands
49 grants to 19 organizations · largest $320K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$3.4M
12. Columbia Jewish Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $452K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
13. Heritage Classic Foundation
48 grants to 10 organizations · largest $259K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$1.9M
14. Daniel Island Community Fund Inc
28 grants to 8 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025 · 31.3% of their giving
$1.1M
15. The Avalon Network Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$3.3M
16. Trident United Way
36 grants to 14 organizations · largest $156K · through 2024 · 13.8% of their giving
$1.2M
17. Spartanburg County Foundation
65 grants to 30 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$3.8M
18. South Carolina United Methodist Foundation Inc
19 grants to 4 organizations · largest $103K · through 2024 · 42.2% of their giving
$767K
19. United Way of Horry County Inc
31 grants to 11 organizations · largest $75K · through 2023 · 40.0% of their giving
$752K
20. South Carolina Physicians Care Charity Inc
18 grants to 13 organizations · largest $75K · through 2025 · 22.0% of their giving
$704K
21. Chester Healthcare Foundation
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $102K · through 2023 · 52.2% of their giving
$652K
22. The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation
27 grants to 4 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025 · 24.8% of their giving
$626K
23. Michelin Charity Golf Tournament FKA Michelin Pro-Am Charity Golf Tournament
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $170K · through 2025 · 15.6% of their giving
$805K
24. York Electric Trust Inc
47 grants to 14 organizations · largest $35K · through 2025 · 30.9% of their giving
$583K
25. Palmetto Electric Trust
34 grants to 11 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 30.4% of their giving
$559K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 14 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 human services 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 human services funding in South Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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