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, eight live grant programs and ten contract opportunities are specific to South Carolina, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 4,243
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $1.2B
- across 16,312 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to South Carolina
- 8
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 44
- of 480+ 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 runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into South Carolina
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into South Carolina on their most recent filings.
Who the South Carolina-specific grants are for
Of the eight live grant programs specific to South Carolina, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. four more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-four 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 480+ 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
Foundations based in South Carolina that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 160South Carolina foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in South Carolina (39 funders)
- Human Services grants in South Carolina (35 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in South Carolina (22 funders)
- Environment grants in South Carolina (13 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
See what you are eligible for in South Carolina.
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