“Building hope and developing resources for our community.”
GRANT PERIOD: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 ends on March 31, 2025 NO GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MARCH 31ST
NEW GRANT PERIOD: 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026 starts September 1, 2025, and ends March 31, 2026
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.