Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in South Carolina

140
foundations
$37.2M
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
$4,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 140 private foundations based in South Carolina whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $37.2 million in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are Charleston (15), Columbia (13) and Greenville (13).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 600 foundations in South Carolina, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 140 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 115 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in South Carolina
One GraycliffGreenville, SC103$1,000$229,149$150–$27,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Springs Close Foundation IncFort Mill, SC101$10,000$2M$500–$270,720No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Arkwright FoundationSpartanburg, SC101$2,000$969,968$50–$273,700No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Milliken & Company Charitable FoundationSpartanburg, SC93$1,500$2.8M$3–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Jolley FoundationGreenville, SC86$30,000$2.7M$600–$185,000Down 21% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Daniel-Mickel FoundationGreenville, SC83$1,500$730,750$100–$67,750No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
Malloy FoundationCheraw, SC81$700$97,700$200–$11,600No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Scansource Charitable FoundationGreenville, SC71$3,750$373,747$150–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Dick Horne FoundationOrangeburg, SC58$4,000$356,884$500–$34,300No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Fj Brotherton Charitable TrustMount Pleasant, SC58$8,000$262,331$1,000–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
CharlesBrenda Larsen Family FoundationJohns Island, SC57$1,000$110,100$50–$20,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Kuznik Charitable FoundationCharleston, SC52$25,000$1M$5,000–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Joseph J Schott FoundationMount Pleasant, SC51$5,000$378,500$1,000–$30,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation IncCharleston, SC47$2,500$200,000$1,000–$10,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Fullerton FoundationGaffney, SC46$24,000$1.5M$1,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John T Stevens FoundationKershaw, SC46$10,000$532,600$1,500–$71,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Gleason Family Foundation IncHilton Head Island, SC45$7,000$1.1M$1,000–$385,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Bailey FoundationClinton, SC45$5,000$369,576$150–$36,485No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John I Smith Charities IncGreer, SC44$25,000$1.3M$5,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Joanna FoundationSullivans Island, SC40$2,500$178,000$1,000–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Emily & Ellsworth Austin EducationaCamden, SC38$2,500$107,500$2,000–$8,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
John M Rivers Jr FoundationCharleston, SC38$2,500$94,000$100–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Palmetto Military Support GroupN Charleston, SC37$1,000$38,375$250–$5,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Rebecca C Parsons FoundationPawleys Island, SC34$5,000$384,345$95–$60,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Williams Brice Edwards CharitableSumter, SC33$50,000$4.5M$500–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.