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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in South Carolina

Imperigo has identified 207 funders that made 1,149 grants totaling $45.4M to 145 youth development organizations in South Carolina, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in South Carolina

Total granted $45.4M
Funders 207
Grants 1,149
Organizations funded 145

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. South Carolina Future Farmers of America Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$850K
2. Central Carolina Community Foundation
101 grants to 29 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$3.6M
3. Indian Waters Council Ita
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $314K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$424K
4. Denny Hamlin Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2023 · 43.5% of their giving
$320K
5. Heritage Classic Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $215K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$905K
6. Upward Unlimited Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $104K · through 2022 · 97.1% of their giving
$272K
7. Fact Forward
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $95K · through 2022 · 7.8% of their giving
$482K
8. Spartanburg County Foundation
55 grants to 15 organizations · largest $276K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.7M
9. Fluor Cares
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2022 · 11.3% of their giving
$163K
10. Abby's Friends Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2020 · 36.7% of their giving
$90K
11. Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SC
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $94K · through 2025 · 3.5% of their giving
$456K
12. Harvest Christian Ministries Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$188K
13. South Carolina Federal Credit Union Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$75K
14. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
33 grants to 15 organizations · largest $47K · through 2024
$639K
15. Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Inc Zeta Sigma Chapter
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$23K
16. United Way of Horry County Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $27K · through 2023 · 4.7% of their giving
$88K
17. Ocean View Memorial Foundation Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 7.3% of their giving
$56K
18. Eastern Carolina Community Foundation
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $29K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$110K
19. High Cotton Classic Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 49.1% of their giving
$20K
20. Carolina Childrens Home
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$62K
21. College Panhellenic Association at Clemson University
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$16K
22. Beyond Our Gates Foundation of Kiawah & Seabrook
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 4.9% of their giving
$65K
23. Hollingsworth Funds Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $146K · through 2023
$368K
24. South Carolina Student Loan Corp
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$80K
25. Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$172K

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

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