South Carolina Grants

This funding opportunity supports South Carolina artists in launching or enhancing arts-based business initiatives that promote career satisfaction and sustainability.

This grant provides funding to nonprofits in the Tri-County area of South Carolina to strengthen their internal operations and enhance their capacity to serve communities effectively.

This grant provides financial support to schools, colleges, nonprofits, and workforce training centers in Hardeeville, South Carolina, to enhance education and promote workforce training initiatives for the local community.

The South Carolina Arts Commission is offering the ArtsNOW Schools Advancement Grants of $10,000 to $100,000 over three years to ArtsNOW Partner Schools in South Carolina, to support arts integration, professional learning, curriculum mapping, and planning through innovative practices.

The Central Carolina Community Foundation is offering a grant to charitable, educational, or faith-based organizations serving the Greater Chapin area in South Carolina, aimed at addressing critical needs, developing skills, leveraging funding, providing opportunities for underserved populations, and building community strengths, with applications due by 09/30/2024.

This grant provides financial support to new and existing small businesses in Abbeville, South Carolina, to promote economic growth through startup costs, business improvements, and building enhancements, particularly in the Historic District.

This grant provides funding for arts-based projects in rural South Carolina that aim to improve community access to the arts and address local challenges through public engagement.

This grant provides financial support to artists and arts organizations in South Carolina for quality arts projects, professional development, and capacity building, particularly in designated Opportunity Initiative Counties.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in South Carolina to improve accessibility in arts programs and facilities for individuals with disabilities.

This grant provides funding to K-12 schools in South Carolina to acquire supplies, materials, equipment, or professional development that enhance arts education and support innovative arts curricula.

This funding opportunity supports 4K preschool providers in South Carolina to create arts-integrated learning experiences for young students and provide professional development for teachers, particularly in designated counties.

This funding opportunity supports public libraries in South Carolina to collaborate with artists and arts organizations, fostering community engagement through various artistic and cultural activities.

The Opportunity Grants by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, offering up to $10,000 for a 12-month period, are designed to stimulate and support new or existing programs, projects, or capital investments of nonprofit organizations serving Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties in South Carolina, excluding general operating support, religious, political activities, and scholarships among others.

The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is accepting its State ATAX grant applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the two percent (2%) state accommodations tax fund. Donor Name: Beaufort County Government State: South Carolina County: Beaufort County (SC) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/13/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: South Carolina law allows for a 2% tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state. As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2% in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost. Eligibility Criteria Non-Profit Organizations are eligible to apply For grants.  For more information, visit BCGSC.

The Gambrill Foundation supports a variety of charitable causes with a primary focus on organizations that uplift and positively impact the residents of the Anderson County, South Carolina area. Donor Name: Gambrill Foundation State: South Carolina County: Anderson County (SC) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/15/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Gambrill Foundation awards grants to organizations for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Program Areas Arts, culture, and humanities Education Environment, animals Health Human services Public/society benefit Religion Grantmaking Priorities Grants to charitable organizations will be made at the sole and unrestricted discretion of the individual Co-Trustees. Generally, grants are designated for use within the Anderson County, South Carolina area or to support activities within the Anderson County area. Preference will be given to libraries, churches, universities, and colleges. Grants for capital or special purposes will be preferred over grants for general or operational use. Priority will be given to grants that will be “matched” by funds from other sources. Funding Information Average grant size: $5,000 to $15,000. Average total giving per year: $175,000. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The programs and services of the applicant must be consistent with the Foundation’s mission and values. The benefits of the grant must have a measurable impact within the Anderson County, South Carolina area and must benefit a substantial number of residents. All applicants must have the financial ability to sustain the funded program or project on a continuing basis. Applications must be submitted through the online grant application form or alternative accessible application designed for assistive technology users. If available, applicants must provide an audited financial statement for the most recent complete fiscal year. The audited financial statement must be uploaded within the online grant application form. For more information, visit Wells Fargo.

The W. W. Burgiss Charities awards grants to aid and promote the causes of religion, charities, and education in Greenville County, South Carolina with special attention to the assistance of the sick, helpless, needy, and to the education of the underprivileged. Donor Name: W. W. Burgiss Charities State: South Carolina County: Greenville County (SC) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/15/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Program Areas Education Health Human services Public/society benefit Religion Grantmaking Priorities Grants are made to charitable organizations that benefit the residents of Greenville County, South Carolina with a primary focus on religion, education, and assistance to the poor, sick, helpless, and needy. The foundation prefers to focus its grantmaking on capital needs or one-time special projects, rather than ongoing programs or operating expenses. The foundation primarily makes awards to locally headquartered organizations with local boards, rather than non-local organizations with only a local chapter. Funding Information Average grant size: $12,000. Average total giving per year: $150,000. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The benefits of the grant must have a measurable impact within Greenville County, South Carolina. The programs and services of the applicant must be consistent with the Foundation’s mission and values. All applicants must have the financial ability to sustain the funded program or project on a continuing basis. If available, applicants must provide an audited financial statement for the most recent complete fiscal year. The audited financial statement must be uploaded within the online grant application form. For more information, visit Wells Fargo.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Greenville County and the Upstate South Carolina region that are working to address poverty and discrimination through sustainable community-based solutions.

The Greenwood County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Greenwood Women Care Grants to support nonprofit organizations that serve Greenwood County residents. Donor Name: Greenwood County Community Foundation State: South Carolina County: Greenwood County (SC) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/31/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Greenwood Women Care is an initiative of the Greenwood County Community Foundation, Greenwood, South Carolina. GWC is a philanthropic women’s organization that inspires women to be instrumental in making a difference in the community through collective learning, giving, and granting. Funding Priorities In the 2024 granting cycle, GWC will consider grant applications in any area that enhances the quality of life in Greenwood County.  Funding Information Grants awarded will range from a minimum of $1000 to a maximum of $10,000. Eligibility Criteria Grants will be awarded only to organizations with 501(c)(3) or comparable tax-exempt status. Grants are for the direct benefit of residents of Greenwood County. Organizations must not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious belief.  Organizations seeking funding from GWC are not excluded from applying for grants through the Greenwood County Community Foundation in the same granting year. An organization that receives a GWC grant will not be eligible to apply two years in a row. For example: Organizations receiving funding in the year 2024 will be eligible to reapply in the year 2026.   Ineligibility Capital and endowment campaigns Organizations for re-granting purposes Travel and professional conferences Individuals Projects promoting religious or political views. For more information, visit GCCF.

The Anderson County Watershed Protection Council is offering grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for projects that protect or restore water quality in the Savannah River watershed, increase citizen awareness, and empower communities to collect and share water quality data, with priority given to proposals closest to the spill site.

The City of North Charleston is seeking applications for its Accommodations Tax Grants. Donor Name: City of North Charleston State: South Carolina City: North Charleston Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 09/06/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Accommodations Tax Grants are provided through revenue received by the City for its share of the 2% lodging tax levied by the State of South Carolina. These monies can only be used for activities related to tourism, including: advertising and promotion of tourism promotion of the arts and cultural events support for facilities where civic and cultural activities take place additional health, safety and public services for tourists transportation shuttles visitor information centers waterfront erosion control and repair Criteria The funds are awarded to non‐profit organizations. An Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, mandated by the State and composed of seven representatives of the hospitality industry, reviews applications for funding and makes recommendations to City Council for the award of these funds. For more information, visit City of North Charleston.