“Building hope and developing resources for our community.”

What we fund.

  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that are addressing hunger, health, homelessness and poverty in the counties of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester, South Carolina

  • General operating expenses

  • Program-specific expenses

  • Capacity-building costs

What we don't fund.

  • Organizations that do not address poverty

  • Programs outside the counties of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester, South Carolina

  • Organizations that have been operating for less than one year

  • Capital campaigns

  • Individuals

  • Scholarships

  • Grants for political purposes

  • Grants for lobbying activities

  • Grants for dinners, balls, or other ticketed events

We provide grants to nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations that work to reduce food insecurity, provide health care services to underserved communities and enhance educational progress within the primary, secondary and trade schools.  Grant funds are available to organizations serving the Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley counties of South Carolina. Funds may be provided to support operating budgets, including specific projects, and the expansion of services related to food insecurity, health care services or educational progress.