If you missed the virtual CCCF Grants Overview Session, you can watch the recording here. You can also download the PowerPoint presentation here.
Central Carolina Community Foundation awards grants through several competitive application processes each year.
Our service area includes the following 11 counties in the Midlands: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Over $205 Million in Grants and Scholarships awarded in the Midlands and beyond since 1984
Grants focused on making our community a stronger place to live, work, and play.
Beyond the Table Grants – For nonprofit organizations or individuals with a fiscal sponsorship who aim to shape the future of our community.
Connected Communities Grants – Funds innovative projects to improve the community’s quality of life and livability and increase residents’ satisfaction and community attachment.
Grants for specific counties in the Midlands
Greater Chapin Community Foundation – For nonprofits that serve the Greater Chapin area.
Knight Foundation Advised Fund – For projects that attract and keep talented people, expand economic opportunity, and create a culture of engagement in the greater Columbia area.
Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties Community Foundation – For nonprofits that serve Orangeburg and/or Calhoun counties.
Sonoco Foundation – For nonprofit organizations serving Darlington and/or Florence counties.
Sumter Community Foundation – For nonprofits that serve Sumter County.
Grants for specific program areas
Aflac – For nonprofit serving South Carolina with programs in the areas of health & well-being and education.
Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation – Benefits children of South Carolina through education and music programs.
Lynches River Conservation – For projects that improve the water quality and ecological integrity of the Lynches River watershed.
Mary Seibert Charitable Trust – For organizations that support the humane treatment of animals and birds within the state of South Carolina.
Midlands Community Response Fund – Provides relief, recovery, and rebuilding in response to a community-wide crisis or disaster in our 11-county service area.
One SC Fund: Hurricane Response – Funds disaster relief and recovery assistance programs throughout South Carolina.
One SC Fund: COVID-19 Response – Funds nonprofits throughout SC to respond to community needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capacity Building Mini-Grants – Funds to assist with organizational and financial stability, program quality, and growth.
Jumpstart Grants – To build fundraising capacity for nonprofit organizations.
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