Central Carolina Community Foundation awards grants primarily to nonprofit organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Community Foundation offers many different types of grants to build and sustain the Midlands community, including our most prevalent Community Impact (CI) and Organizational Impact (OI) grants. Grants up to $10,000 are available.
Grants are available to organizations serving the following counties: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda and Sumter.
In addition to our discretionary grantmaking, the Foundation oversees several other grant processes including those for Kershaw County Endowment, Orangeburg Calhoun Community Foundation, Sumter Community Foundation, Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation, the Knight Foundation Fund, the Academy of Columbia Foundation and Women in Philanthropy. Detailed grant application guidelines and forms for each type of competitive grant are located in this section. If you have questions about any of grantmaking programs, please contact Veronica L. Pinkett-Barber, Program Officer, at 803.254.5601 x331 or veronica@yourfoundation.org.
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