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Foundations That Fund Religion in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 189 funders that made 1,647 grants totaling $84.4M to 260 religion organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $84.4M
Funders 189
Grants 1,647
Organizations funded 260

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Waccamaw Community Foundation
19 grants to 5 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 25.2% of their giving
$4.8M
2. Upward Unlimited
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $730K · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$826K
3. Central Carolina Community Foundation
64 grants to 23 organizations · largest $689K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$3.5M
4. Team Sammie Breast Cancer Foundation In
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $252K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$252K
5. Christian Community Foundation Inc
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024
$5.5M
6. East Cooper Home Store Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $214K · through 2020 · 50.0% of their giving
$214K
7. Harvest Christian Ministries Inc
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024 · 12.3% of their giving
$313K
8. Damon Thompson Ministries Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $84K · through 2024 · 17.1% of their giving
$200K
9. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
234 grants to 78 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024
$16.6M
10. Mid-Carolina Electric Trust Inc Attn Theresa Crepes
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2025 · 13.5% of their giving
$163K
11. Narramore Christian Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $144K · through 2021 · 13.9% of their giving
$144K
12. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $178K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.2M
13. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
17 grants to 6 organizations · largest $221K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$741K
14. Sisk Foundation Buncombe St Methodist Church
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2023 · 7.8% of their giving
$140K
15. Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SC
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $174K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$372K
16. Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$353K
17. Hollingsworth Funds Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$618K
18. Children's Trust of South Carolina
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $115K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$591K
19. McGuinn Homes Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2025 · 7.8% of their giving
$64K
20. Central Kentucky Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $98K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$134K
21. Ray & Charyl Schroeder Grace Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 7.2% of their giving
$50K
22. Spartanburg County Foundation
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $261K · through 2024
$529K
23. Longview Greggton Rotary Charities Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019 · 18.9% of their giving
$15K
24. First Presbyterian Church Foundation
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$53K
25. In His Steps Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$251K

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

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