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Grants and funding in South Carolina

4,243 foundations reported granting into South Carolina on their most recent IRS filings: 16,312 itemized grants worth $1.2B between them. On top of that, 13 live grant programs and 26 contract opportunities are specific to South Carolina, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
4,243
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$1.2B
across 16,312 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to South Carolina
13
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
44
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 4,243 foundations granting into South Carolina, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

132
937
1,502
1,030
541
56
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into South Carolina

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into South Carolina on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 4,243 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

Limestone Charter Association$85M
Iptay$59M
South Carolina First Steps to$56M
Medical University of South Carolina$54M
Clemson University Foundation$52M
Itemized grants into South Carolina from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the South Carolina-specific grants are for

Of the 13 live grant programs specific to South Carolina, here is who the announcements name. 9 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits12
Cities and towns7
Tribal organizations7
Researchers1
Small businesses0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

44 community development lenders serve South Carolina: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

South Carolina foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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