Community Impact Grants

Community Impact grants fund programmatic initiatives of nonprofit organizations. In order to support positive community change and help ensure a program's success, Community Impact Grants have a maximum request amount of $10,000.

The grantmaking process for Community Impact Grants is a two-phase,
bi-annual process.  Deadlines for Phase One are February 15 and August 15 of each year.  Deadlines for Phase Two are April 15 and October 15 of each year.  If any of the deadline dates fall on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the materials are due by 5:00 p.m. on the following business day.

If you have questions not addressed within the documents below, please visit the FAQ page in this section. If you have additional questions, contact Joan Fail Hoffman, Director of Grantmaking and Programs, at 803.254.5601 x. 328 or  joan@yourfoundation.org.

Forms
Criteria
Phase One
Checklist
Phase Two
Budget
Evaluation
Interim Report
Final Report
Sample Report - An example of a well written interim report.

Grants from August 2007 Cycle

Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands received $10,000 for Project You Turn, which works with at-risk youth on truancy abatement, delinquency disruption and academic enhancement initiatives. 

Capital Senior Center received $6,200 for Lifestyle University, a support initiative promoting lifestyle changes proven effective in managing hypertension, controlling weight, and assessing other risk factors for diabetes and certain cancers in seniors living in low-income housing communities.

Community Mediation Center received $9,000 for the Hispanic Outreach project, which will recruit at least 10 bilingual individuals for 40 hours of mediation training in partnership with Columbia College.

The Cooperative Ministry received $10,000 for Helping Hands of Hope program, which provides assistance to individuals and families in the following areas: rent, utilities, food/household, hygiene, transportation and furniture. 

Junior Achievement of Central SC received $7,000 for a South Carolina Youth Philanthropy Partnership class at Fairfield Central High School, which educates young people about free enterprise, business, and economics and teaches them the importance of community service and philanthropy.

Project Life: Positeen received $10,000 to expand its services into two new sites, Rivelon and Bethune-Bowman Elementary Schools in Orangeburg County.

The Upton Trio received $1,132 to provide chamber music concerts originating from African-American culture to teach American history to elementary school students in Kershaw County.