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Top Giving Foundations: SC

Foundations have far-ranging interests. With some research, you’ll find one that's a “fit” for your work.

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They’re prescreened: they have a staff, issue RFPs, or otherwise indicate interest in receiving grant proposals. Some foundations are omitted, even though they award large grants, because they don’t accept unsolicited grant proposals. We list up to forty foundations for each state.

Title Total Annual Giving
The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina $16,584,587
Central Carolina Community Foundation $12,525,587
The Spartanburg County Foundation $12,355,802
Community Foundation of Greater Greenville, Inc. $9,753,277
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation $7,835,704
New Morning Foundation $5,947,321
Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation $5,305,325
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc. $4,789,493
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina $2,708,240
Chapin Foundation of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina $2,652,650
South Carolina Bar Foundation $2,145,165
Mary Black Foundation, Inc. $2,128,724
The Roe Foundation $1,961,050
The Abney Foundation $1,750,000
Waccamaw Community Foundation $1,740,879
The Fullerton Foundation, Inc. $1,696,416
The Springs Close Foundation, Inc. $1,396,537
The Self Foundation $1,038,962
The Byerly Foundation $843,299
Foothills Community Foundation $798,966
Post and Courier Foundation $791,663
Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg $550,160
H.M. Blackmer Foundation, Inc. $184,000
The Joanna Foundation $124,000
Gregg-Graniteville Foundation, Inc. $89,500
D.L. Scurry Foundation $78,000
Hamrick Mills Foundation, Inc. $66,016
Taylor Foundation of Newberry, Inc. $59,464
Public Education Partners $37,658
Atlantic Services of Charleston Charitable Trust $14,415
Piedmont Health Foundation, Inc. $936
Sonoco Foundation
Sonoco Foundation