Granting History
GCCF granting history includes types of GCCF funding, recipient organizations, and programs or projects supported by Community Impact Grants.
$6,492,808
grants awarded from 2011 – 2023
$1,323,105
grants awarded in 2024, as of 12.20.2024
Review by Year
2024 ($1,323,105 as of 12.20.2024)
From Community Impact Grants
Able SC — programming to serve youth with disabilities
Alston Wilkes Society — services for former offenders
American Red Cross- Upstate SC — Preparedness, Response and Recovery Disaster Services
Arts Council of Greenwood — Latin Heritage Art Exhibit and Family Open House
Beyond Abuse — Heat pump and security cameras for Children’s Advocacy Center; support of The Children’s Advocacy Center
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands — Rising Starz program for middle school students
Burton Center — Safety First project for security cameras on buses
Emerald City Rotary Foundation — Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Children’s Escape Zone — summer program for children and youth in Ware Shoals
Community Initiatives — immunizations at La Clinica Gratis
CrossRoads Women’s Center — Pathways to Prosperity program
Greater Greenwood United Ministry — laboratory services expansion
Greenwood Cancer Fund — medications, materials, and transportation for those diagnosed with cancer
Greenwood Community Theatre — The Penguin Project
Greenwood Pathway House — Youth Carpentry Program
Greenwood Performing Arts — Spotlight on the Arts outreach program
The Greenwood Promise — Career Coordinator
Healthy Learners — Staff salary support; transportation and medical fees for children
Humane Society of Greenwood — Health care for shelter pets
Mathews Masonic Lodge #358 — Mathews Mill Village community enhancement project
New Morning — access to contraceptive services
Next Level Lifestyles — Future Leaders Education Project
Palmetto Girls Sing! — 10-year anniversary choral festival
The Period Project — Hygiene products for low-income female students
Piedmont Agency on Aging — Warming cabinet for Meals on Wheels kitchen
PlaySafe — Athletic training services for Ware Shoals High School
Servants for Sight — eye care for low income residents
Tranquility Point — MAD (Making a Difference) Intervention Challenge for suicide prevention
From Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
AIDS Healthcare Foundation – Pride Walk
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
American Red Cross
Anderson University – Office of Financial Aid
Armstrong County Museum
Arts Council of Greenwood
Assemblies of God
Auburn University Foundation
Benjamin E. Mays Endowment (GCCF)
Blue Ridge Council/Boy Scouts of America
Blue Ridge Humane Society
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Bonclarken Conference Center
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands
Broad Street United Methodist Church
Calvary Church (Grand Rapids, MI)
Campus Outreach Serve
Children & Family Resource Center (Hendersonville, NC)
Christ Church Episcopal School
Clayton King Ministries
Clemson University Foundation
Cokesbury Commission
Community Foundation of Henderson County – WNC Recovery Fund
Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries
Consciousness and Healing Initiative
Cornerstone
DiscipleMakers
Doctors Without Borders
Emerald City Rotary Foundation
Erskine College Advancement Office
ETV Endowment of SC
FAVOR
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church of Claude (Claude, TX)
First United Methodist Church (Hendersonville, NC)
First United Methodist Church (Marion, SC)
Friends of Carl Sandburg
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenwood Alconon
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Global Methodist Church
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Pathway House Foundation
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Guttmacher Institute
Hampton University – Office of Financial Aid
Harris United Methodist Church
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Healthy Learners
Heifer Project International
Helen Keller International
Hendersonville Kiwanis Club Foundation (NC)
HospiceCare Foundation of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood
India Association of Greenville
Interfaith Assistance Ministry (Hendersonville, NC)
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Jackson State University Foundation
Lakelands Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Lakelands Region YMCA
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Lander University Foundation
Lander University – Office of Financial Aid
Laurens County Cancer Association
Let There Be Mom
Life for Relief & Development
Ligonier Ministries
Main Street United Methodist Church
Main Street United Methodist Church Foundation
Make A Wish SC
Manna Fund
Matthew 25:40
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mission to the World
Mountville Baptist Church
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center
National Foundation for Cancer Research
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New Spring Church
Operation Smile
Paralyzed Veterans of America – SE Chapter
The Park at Flat Rock
PSC Partners Seeking A Cure
Pee Dee Land Trust
A Place for Us
Plan International
Project Hope Foundation
Rock Presbyterian Church
Room to Read
Rotary Club of Clinton Foundation
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
St. Clare’s Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
St. Mark United Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Tabernacle AME Zion Church (Hendersonville, NC)
Safe Harbor
Sakhi for South Asian Survivors
Samaritan’s Purse
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Semper Fi Fund
Serge
Set Free Alliance
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Shepherd Center Foundation
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Atlanta
Smart Start Partnership for Children (Hendersonville, NC)
Southern Poverty Law Center
Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Research Fund
Thrive
The Trevor Project
True Ridge (Hendersonville, NC)
Trust for Public Land
Tunnels to Towers
University of Georgia Foundation- School of Veterinary Medicine
Veteran’s Last Patrol
Virginia Tech Foundation -Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Women for Women International
World Vision
World Wildlife Fund
Zoe Empowers
2023 ($1,073,808 as of 12.31.2023)
From Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — Re-entry support services for former offenders
Alzheimer’s Association-SC Chapter — ALZ CARES support and education program
American Red Cross-Upstate SC Chapter — Financial assistance following disasters
Arts Center of Greenwood — Black History exhibit and program series and Connecting With the Dream program and community activities
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands — Project Learn
BSA – Blue Ridge Council — Financial assistance for participation in Scouts
Community Initiatives — G.R.O.W. development initiative
Emerald City Rotary Foundation — Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Faith Home — Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous literature program
Food Bank of Greenwood County — Weekend Backpack Program – Ware Shoals Middle School
Goodwill Industries — Job Connection CNA training and uniforms
Greenwood Community Theatre — The Penguin Project
Greenwood Pathway House — Pathway Village (GCCF 2023 Innovation Grant)
The Greenwood Promise — Career Coordinator
Healthy Learners — Staff salary support and medical fees
Here 4 A Reason — Suicide prevention and awareness educational events
Lakelands Region YMCA — Afterschool Program Financial Assistance
Lions Vision Services —Envision Greenwood County program for vision assessment and treatment
Mays United Methodist Church — I Can Make a Difference reading enrichment program
Next Level Lifestyles — Mentoring program for Next Level youth participants
96 Mill Village Neighborhood Association — Movie in the Park community event
The Period Project — Hygiene products for low-income female students
PlaySafe — Athletic training services for Greenwood High School and Emerald High School
Tranquility Point — Aqua therapy program
From Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
American Red Cross
Assemblies of God
Auburn University Foundation
Bonclarken Conference Center
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lakelands
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council
Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal)
Claflin University – Office of Financial Aid
Clemson University Foundation
Clemson University Foundation – Office of Financial Aid
Coastal Carolina University – Office of Financial Aid
Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries
Cornerstone
CrossRoads Women’s Center
DiscipleMakers
Eagle Ranch
Emerald Rotary Club Foundation – Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Erskine College
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church – Kenya Faith Missions
First Presbyterian Church – Noah’s Ark
First United Methodist Church, Hendersonville, NC
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Friends of WLRN
Friendship Inn
Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenville Homeless Alliance
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Pathway House Foundation
The Greenwood Promise
Greenwood Soup Kitchen
Greenwood Women Care – GWC Endowment
Greenwood Women Care – GWC Granting Fund
Hampton Wildlife Fund
Harris United Methodist Church
Heifer Project International
Helen Keller International
Helping Hands Women’s Organization
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
HospiceCare of the Piedmont Foundation
Humane Society of Greenwood
International Classical Arts Connections
Jacksonville State University
Lakelands FCA
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Lander University
Let There Be Mom
Ligonier Ministries
Lions Club of Greenwood
Main Street United Methodist Church – Joseph Ministry, Choir Fund, Nursery Fund, Operating Budget
Make A Wish SC
Manna Fund
Matthew 25:40
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mission to the World
Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center
National Foundation for Cancer Research
National Wild Turkey Federation
New Spring Church
Ocean Conservancy
Paralyzed Veterans of America – SE Chapter
Pee Dee Land Trust
Pendleton Place
Piedmont Technical College
Plan International USA
Project Hope Foundation
Rainbow Railroad
Rock Presbyterian Church
Safe Harbor
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
St. Joseph Catholic School
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Salvation Army
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Semper Fi Fund
Serge
Set Free Alliance
Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry
Shepherd Center Foundation
Sirumalargal
UNICEF
United Way of the Lakelands
University of Georgia – School of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech Foundation – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
World Vision
Zoe Empowers
2022 ($719,710 as of 12.2022)
From Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — support services for former offenders
American Red Cross-Upstate SC Chapter — disaster services after house fires
Arts Center of Greenwood — Local Look exhibit and artists workshop series
Benjamin E. Mays Historical Preservation Site (GLEAMNS) — Mays Scholar Program
BSA – Blue Ridge Council — summer camp scholarships
Burton Center — iPads for Day Activity program participants
Destiny of Greenwood — transportation for afterschool and summer feeding program
Emerald City Rotary Foundation — Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Faith Home — spiritual counseling for residential treatment program
Goodwill Industries —Job Connection CNA training and uniforms
Greater Greenwood United Ministry — eye care program
Greenwood Cancer Fund — financial support for those diagnosed with cancer
Greenwood Pathway House — laptops for Homeless to Career program
Greenwood Performing Arts — outreach program
Healthy Learners — staff salary support and medical fees
Humane Society of Greenwood — free dog vaccination and microchip clinic
Mays United Methodist Church — I Can Make a Difference reading enrichment program
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — Train station exhibit
New Morning — access to contraceptive services
Next Level Lifestyles — program development
The Period Project — hygiene products for low-income female students
PlaySafe — athletic training services for Greenwood High School and Emerald High School
Salvation Army — food pantry
Tranquility Point Retreat — handicap ramp for retreat
W.S. Harrison Community Development Center — Westside Summer Youth Camp
From Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
American Cancer Society – Hope Lodge, Charleston, SC
American Red Cross
Arts Center of Greenwood
Assemblies of God
Auburn University Foundation
Benjamin E. Mays Endowment – GCCF
Benjamin E. Mays Historical Preservation Site
Bonclarken Conference Center
Broad Street United Methodist Church
Calgary Humane Society
Campus Outreach Serve
Canadian Council on Refugees
Canadian Mental Health Association
Children International
Clemson University Foundation
Community Foundation of Greenville – Greenville Homeless Alliance
Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries
Crossroads Pregnancy Center
DiscipleMakers
Doctors Without Borders
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte
Eagle Ranch
Emerald City Rotary Foundation – Dolly Parton Imagination Library project
Equal Justice Initiative
ETV Endowment of SC
FAVOR Upstate
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church, Hendersonville, NC
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenville Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Pendleton Place project
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
The Greenwood Promise
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministry
Greenwood Women Care
Harris United Methodist Church
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Heifer International
Helen Keller International
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood
India Association of Greenville
Jasmine Road
Lakelands Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Lander Foundation – Music for Meals
Lander University – Office of Financial Aid
Laurens County Cancer Association
Ligonier Ministries
Little Mountain Presbyterian Church
Lowcountry Lab Rescue
Make A Wish Foundation SC
Manna Fund
Matthew 25:40
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mission to the World
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center
National Foundation for Cancer Research
National Wild Turkey Federation
New Spring Church
Northwest Volunteer Fire Department
Obama Foundation – Obama Presidential Center
Palmetto Boys State
Paralyzed Veterans of America – SE Chapter
Pendleton Place
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
A Place for Us Ministries
Plan International
Project Hope Foundation
RandyDon Ministries
Rock Presbyterian Church
Safe Harbor
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
St. Joseph’s Indian School
St. Jude Research Hospital
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Seldon K. Smith Holocaust Education Foundation
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Semper Fi Fund
Send Relief – for Ukraine
Serge
Set Free Alliance
Shepherd Center Foundation
Shirdi Sai Temple of Atlanta
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Uncommon Church – Ukraine mission
United Methodist Global Ministries – for Ukraine
US Fund for UNICEF
United Way of the Lakelands
United Way of Laurens County
University of Georgia – School of Veterinary Medicine
University of South Carolina – Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Upstate Forever
Virginia Tech Foundation – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Wesley Commons Foundation
Women for Women International
World Vision
World Wildlife Fund
2021 ($691,332)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — for the Community Services program
American Red Cross-Upstate SC Chapter — in support of Disaster Cycle services
Arts Center of Greenwood County — for Black History exhibit and Connecting with the Dream community events
Beyond Abuse — for Animal-Assisted Therapy program
Boys and Girls Club of the Lakelands — for Project Learn
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council — for BSA Camp scholarships
Community Initiatives — for Neighborhood Center Renovation
Community Initiatives — for the Free Dental Clinic (GCCF Innovation Grant)
Faith Home — for purchase of new mattresses for the residential program
Food Bank of Greenwood County — for the Weekend Backpack Program
Goodwill Industries — for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training
Greater Greenwood United Ministry — for purchase of an automatic autoclave for the medical clinic
Greenwood Community Improvement Foundation — for TREP$ (entrepreneurship program) for middle school students
Greenwood Pathway House — Trauma-informed Services Project
Greenwood Performing Arts — for Intergenerational Outreach Performances
Healthy Learners — for staff salary & transportation expenses serving school children with medical needs
Lakelands Region YMCA of SC — for scholarships for childcare programs
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas — for support of Kinard Manor for women in recovery
MODELS Academy — for MODELS Academy programming
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for Violins of Hope exhibit
96 Mill Village Neighborhood Association — for Movies in the Park community program
Promised Land Association — for walking track surface
United Way of the Lakelands — for Inspire 864 program (community awareness and programming to addresses effects of youth violence)
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
100Plus Animal Rescue, Inc.
American Cancer Society – Relay for Life
American Red Cross – Upstate SC
Armstrong County Museum
Assemblies of God
Auburn University Foundation
Beyond Abuse
Blue Ridge Humane Society
Bob Jones University
Bonclarken Conference Center
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lakelands
Boy Scouts of America-Blue Ridge Council
Children International
Claude United Methodist Church
Clemson University Foundation
Community Well-Being Network
DiscipleMakers
Emerald City Rotary Foundation (Dolly Parton Imagination Library)
Emerald High School Band Booster Club
Epworth Children’s Home
FAVOR Greenville
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood
First United Methodist Church, Hendersonville, NC
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Friends of Carl Sandburg
Gethsemane Church
Girls on the Run
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenville Homeless Alliance
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation – Diane Leary Fund
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
The Greenwood Promise
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Harris United Methodist Church
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Heifer International
Helen Keller International
Hendersonville Rescue Mission
Homes for Youth
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood County
Interfaith Assistance Ministry
Jacksonville State University Foundation
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Ligonier Ministries
Main Street United Methodist Church
Make A Wish Foundation SC
Matthew 25:40
Meg’s House
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Miami Gay Men’s Chorus
Mission to the World
The Museum and Railroad Historic Center
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Foundation for Cancer Research
Northwest Volunteer Fire Department
Paralyzed Veterans of America – SE Chapter
The Park at Flat Rock
Pawlicious Pooch Pet Rescue
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
Plan International
Project Hope Foundation
Rock Presbyterian Church
Rotary Foundation
Safelight
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Salvation Army (Hendersonville, NC)
Samaritan’s Purse
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Serge
Set Free/Water of Life
Shepherd Center Foundation
Sirumalargal
Southern Poverty Law Center
Spartanburg Methodist College
Thrive
United Way of the Lakelands
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Women for Women International
World Vision
2020 ($467,487)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — for the Community Services program
American Red Cross-Upstate SC Chapter — in support of Disaster Cycle services
Arts Center of Greenwood — for Black History exhibit and Connecting the Dream programming
Beyond Abuse — for racial equity training for staff
Boys & Girls Club of the Lakelands — for Power Hour program
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council — for BSA Camp scholarships and expenses
Burton Center — for health area upgrades
Community Initiatives — I-station and computers for Safe Haven
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home — for Outz Cottage renovations
Crossroads Pregnancy Center — in support of the Earn While You Learn program
Emerald City Hoops/BLOOM — for LeadHERship Conference
Emerald City Rotary Club Foundation — for Dolly Parton Imagination Library costs
Food Bank of Greenwood County — for the Weekend Backpack Program
Goodwill Industries — for CNA uniforms and Job Connection training
Greater Greenwood United Ministry — in support of the Crisis Ministry
Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity— for materials and contracted services for home construction
Greenwood Community Theatre — for expenses for The Penguin Project
Healthy Learners — staff and client transportation
Humane Society of Greenwood — for Foster Care pet program expenses
Lakelands Region YMCA of SC — for purchase of an Aquatic Access pool lift
MODELS Academy — for the MODELS Academy’s Black Male Success series
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for summer camp scholarships and Polar Express collaborative project
Salvation Army — in support of a youth music enrichment program
Wild Hare Productions — in support of a historical figures project with school children
Community Response Fund Grants
for services to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
American Red Cross-Upstate SC
Arts Center of Greenwood
Benjamin E. Mays Endowment – GCCF
Beyond Abuse
Bowers-Rodgers Children’s Home
Boys & Girls Club of the Lakelands
Brewer Middle School Academic Challenge Team
Broad Street United Methodist Church
Burton Center
Campus Outreach International SERVE
Children International
Clemson University Foundation
Community Initiatives
DiscipleMakers
ETV Foundation
FAVOR Greenville
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Presbyterian Church
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Promise
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville Count
Harris United Methodist Church
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Heifer International
Helen Keller International
Hidden Harbor Environmental Project
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood County
Jacksonville State University Foundation
Jasmine Road
Kansas Food Bank
Kenya Faith Missions
Lakelands Region YMCA
Main Street United Methodist Church
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Matthew 25:40
Meg’s House
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mission to the World
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Foundation for Cancer Research
Northwest Volunteer Fire & Rescue Fire Department
Paralyzed Veterans of America- SE Chapter
Peace Center
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
A Place for Us
Plan International USA
Rock Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s School
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Serge
Set Free
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Shepherd Center Foundation
SC Waterfowl Association
SC YMCA
United Ministries (Greenville)
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
United Way of Laurens County
Upstate Forever
Wesley Commons
World Wildlife Fund
World Vision
2019 ($608,061)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — for essential work-related items for ex-offenders
American Red Cross- Upstate SC Chapter — for Disaster Cycle Services program
Arts Center of Greenwood — for A Local Look exhibit and “Connecting the Dream” programming
Beyond Abuse — for therapists’ computers, printers, and Voicestation
Burton Center — for sound wall around café for clients
City of Greenwood — in support of a community mosquito education program
Community Initiatives — for a Safe Haven reading specialist
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home — for renovation of residential home for children
Engaging Men of Color — for “Reaching Your Destiny Through Education” conference expenses
Festiva — for professional artists’ fees for free community concerts
Food Bank of Greenwood County — for the Weekend Backpack Program
Goodwill Industries — for CNA uniforms for participants in Job Connection training
Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity— for materials and contracted services for home construction
Greenwood Community Theatre — for expenses for The Penguin Project
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation — for the Mobile Diabetes Clinic (GCCF Innovation Grant)
Greenwood Pathway House— for PTC tuition for Ready to Work course
Greenwood Performing Arts — for Intergenerational Outreach Program performance costs
Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce— for Nonprofit Council’s board governance seminar
Healthy Learners — for staff and client transportation
The Homeless Period Project — for feminine hygiene supplies for middle school girls in need
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for summer camp scholarships
SC Festival of Flowers — for When Dogs Fly! Kidfest program
Upper Savannah Land Trust — for Community Conservation Priorities spatial analysis
Wild Hare Productions — in support of scholarships and expenses for a youth musical theatre summer intensive workshop and performances
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
American Cancer Society – Relay for Life
American Red Cross – Upstate SC Chapter
ALS Association
Arbor Day Foundation
Arts Council of Greenwood County
Auburn University Foundation
Beyond Abuse
Bowers Rodgers Children’s Home
Boy Scouts of America/Blue Ridge Council
Clemson University Foundation
Cold Spring Mennonite Mission
DiscipleMakers
Education Matters Africa Foundation
Emrald City Eagles (Pop Warner League)
Family Heritage Foundation
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Presbyterian Church
Foundation for a Greater Greenwood – Greenwood Promise
Frontline Ministries International
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenville Humane Society
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Miracle League
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Place
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Halter Therapeutic Riding Center
Harris United Methodist Church
Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund
Heifer International
Helen Keller International
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project-The Turtle Hospital
Hindu Temple of Atlanta
Home Works of America
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
HospiceCare Foundation of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood County
Jacksonville State University Foundation
Lander Foundation
Ligonier Ministries
Make a Difference
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Matthew 25:40
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mission to the World
National Parks Conservation Association
National Foundation for Cancer Research
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Pioneers
Plan International USA
A Place for Us
Project Hope Foundation
Rainbow Railroad
Rock Presbyterian Church
St. Joseph Catholic School
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Shepherd Center
SC Waterfowl Association
Spartanburg Methodist College
United Ministries (Greenville)
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
University of South Carolina Business Partnership Foundation Fund
Water of Life
Weston Chapel AME Church, for “Stop the Violence” Concert
World Vision
World Wildlife Fund
YouthBASE
2018 ($517,000)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — for staff salary and client workshop materials
Arts Center of Greenwood — for #instART 2018 exhibit and purchase of pottery wheels
Benjamin E. Mays Historic Site — for The Mays Scholars Program for young men
Beyond Abuse — for protective awnings at agency site
Burton Center — for career training for Burton Center clients on site
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home— for Fostering Families program
City of Greenwood — for fire prevention education programs and materials for children and youth
Community Initiatives — for vehicle expenses for transport of Safe Haven schoolchildren
Cornerstone — for collaborative community campaign about opioids abuse and related issues
Emerald City Rotary Foundation— in support of the Imagination Library project
Engaging Men of Color— for Standing Firm to be My Brother’s Keeper conference expenses
Festiva — for performance fees and commissioned composition by Deanna Witkowski Jazz Trio
Goodwill Industries — for job training programs at Greenwood site
Greenwood Community Theatre — for The Penguin Project production of Aladdin, Jr.
Greenwood Pathway House— for a commercial dishwasher for the men’s shelter
Greenwood Performing Arts — for outreach program performance costs
Healthy Learners — for transportation for medical services for school-age children with limited resources and for staff support
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont — for furnishing a community room at the palliative care center
Immanuel Lutheran Church Soup Kitchen — for purchase and installation of an AED
John and Lula Welton Life Enrichment Initiative — for community performances of God’s Trombones
Meg’s House — for client transportation to places of employment
MODELS Academy — for the MODELS Academy Leadership Conference series for young men
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for scholarships to summer camps at The Museum and Railroad Historical Center
P. H. Carmichael Foundation — for youth academic and career development programs
Panola United Methodist Church — for a collaborative summer literacy program in an underserved neighborhood
United Center for Community Care (UCCC) — for a digital information sign at UCCC highlighting nonprofits housed and services offered at UCCC
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
American Cancer Society/ Greenwood Relay for Life
Beyond Abuse
Boy Scouts of America/Blue Ridge Council
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
DiscipleMakers
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Baptist Church (Greenwood)
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Foundation for a Greater Greenwood/ Greenwood Promise
Friends of Panthertown, Inc.
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenville Civic Chorale Association
Greenwood Alconon
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood District 50/ Mentoring for Success
Greenwood Family Y
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood
Jacksonville State University Foundation
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Ligonier Ministries
Main Street United Methodist Church
Matthew 25:40
Miami Gay Men’s Chorus
National Rifle Association
Northside Baptist Church
Pi Kappa Phi
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
A Place for Us
Project Hope Foundation (Greenwood campus)
Rainbow Railroad
Rise Against Hunger
Rock Presbyterian Church
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Serge
Shepherd Center Foundation
St. Mark United Methodist Church
The Lander Foundation
UNICEF USA
University of North Carolina
University of South Carolina Business Partnership Foundation Fund
University of South Carolina Business Educational Foundation – School of Law
Water of Life
World Vision
2017 ($364,445)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — in support of pre-and post-release education and services for ex-offenders
Arts Center of Greenwood — for summer art outreach camps and Black history Month exhibit costs
Beyond Abuse — for security fencing on site
Bowers-Rodgers Children’s Home —to provide summer day camp scholarships for residents
Community Initiatives — for educational consulting services, staff training, and materials for summer literacy program at Safe Haven
Children’s Museum of the Upstate — for museum admission scholarships for Greenwood County schoolchildren
Festiva — in support of 2017-2018 concert series offered to the public at no charge
Food Bank of Greenwood County — for purchase of food for Sowing Seeds program
Greenwood Family Y — for purchase of SEAL SwimSafe system
Greenwood Lions Club — for otoacoustic screener for hearing assessment of children and adults
Greenwood Pathway House — for purchase of minivan for client transport
Greenwood Place — for purchase of video equipment for organizational programs
Healthy Learners — to provide for transportation costs and medical expenses for school-age children with limited resources
Humane Society of Greenwood — for Trap, Neuter, and Return costs to treat 300 feral/community cats
Meg’s House — for legal advocacy for clients
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for War on Two Fronts exhibit and program expenses
National Safety Council – Southeastern Chapter — for Stop the Bleed educational campaign and supply kits
Ninety Six National Historic Site — to fund a Colonial Day Camp summer program
Piedmont Agency on Aging — for implementation of Tadpoles communication system at Lifetime Discoveries
A Place for Us Ministries — to enable residents to obtain GEDs, and to receive employment training and other development and mentoring services
Project Hope Foundation — to fund the development of online training about autism for the community
La Puerta de Esperanza — in support of summer mentoring and development program
SC Governor’s School of Science and Mathematics — for CREATEng engineering summer camp for Greenwood County students to be held at Lander University
United Housing Connections — for security upgrades to Section 8 housing complex
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties — for the Stuff the Bus program that provides school supplies for children with limited resources
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
American Legion Auxiliary Post 20
Arts Council of Greenwood County
Aviation Expo
Beyond Abuse
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville
Children International
Community Foundation of Greenville
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
DiscipleMakers
Doctors Without Borders USA
Dolphin Research Center
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Christian Church (DOC) of Greenville
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood
Foundation for a Greater Greenwood County (Greenwood Promise)
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Greenwood Alconon
Greenwood Christian School
Greenwood Community Theatre
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Family Y
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Greenwood Women Care
Halter Therapeutic Riding Center
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Healthy Learners
Hendersonville (NC) Kiwanis Club Foundation
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood
Interfaith Assistance Ministry of Hendersonville (NC)
International Rescue Committee
Main Street United Methodist Church
Malvern Hills Baptist Church
Matthew 25:40
Mayo Clinic
Meg’s House
Mission to the World
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
A Place for Us
Project Hope Foundation (Greenwood campus)
Rainbow Railroad
Rise Against Hunger
St. Joseph Catholic School
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Serge
Shepherd Center Foundation
SC Foundation for Educational Leadership
Tranquil United Methodist Church
Unicef
United Way
Water of Life
The We Win Foundation
2016 ($415,877)
Community Impact Grants
Arts Center of Greenwood – for outreach summer art camps, held in area community centers and churches in target areas
Aviation Expo – for rental of warplanes for annual Aviation Expo event
Beyond Abuse – for training of therapeutic staff in Protection Clarification Therapy
Community Initiatives – for translation services for Safe Haven families
Festiva – for professional artists’ fees to provide performances open to the community with no admission fee
Greater Greenwood United Ministry – for materials costs in Minor Home Repair program
Greenwood Community Improvement Foundation – for Student Leadership Conference for local high school students
Greenwood Community Theatre – for development of a theatre program for children with special needs
Greenwood Family Y – for training for and implementation of Safety Around Water program for children and families
Greenwood Festival Chorale – for music purchase and orchestra expenses for concerts presented by this community vocal ensemble
Greenwood Performing Arts – in support of outreach performances for students and senior citizens
Healthy Learners – for transportation costs and medical expenses for school-age children with limited resources
Meg’s House– to provide legal advocacy for clients
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center – for summer camp scholarships for children in need
Ninety Six National Historic Site – to fund historically-based entertainment at annual Crossroads event
A Place for Us Ministries – to enable residents to obtain GEDs, and to receive employment training and other development and mentoring services
Project Hope Foundation (Greenwood campus) – for start-up expenses and ABA therapy program for individuals with autism
Salvation Army – for expanded services in Senior Food program
SC Festival of Flowers– to fund Youth Topiary project in the annual SC Festival of Flowers: 2017 Kidfest program
SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics – for CREATEng engineering summer camp for Greenwood County students to be held at Lander University
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties – for the Stuff the Bus distribution of school supplies for children with limited resources
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
Advance GCFA
American Cancer Society
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council
Chad Withered Scholarship
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
CrossRoads Pregnancy Center
DiscipleMakers
Dolphin Research Center
East Cooper Baptist Church
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Greenwood Alconon
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood Kiwanis Star Student Scholarship
Greenwood Lions Club
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Major Walter Benson Scholarship
Make-A-Wish SC
Matthew 25:40
Miami Gay Men’s Chorus
Mission to the World
The Nature Conservancy
North Side Baptist Church
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
Project Hope Foundation
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Serge
Shepherd Center Foundation
SC Nature Conservancy
SC Wildlife Federation
Stop Hunger Now
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
Veteran’s Hall of Heroes
Water of Life
2015 ($524,943)
Community Impact Grants
Arts Center of Greenwood — for outreach summer art camps, held in area community centers and churches in target areas
Aviation Expo — in support of their annual aviation event, open to all ages with no admission fee
Beyond Abuse and Meg’s House — to develop Show Your Strength Greenwood program for engaging men in the prevention of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate — for scholarships for admission to students residing in Greenwood County
Community Initiatives — for after school program’s literacy initiative that provides reading and language arts reinforcement activities
Clemson University Foundation — for development and implementation of Inquiring Minds for children in grades 3-8, Ware Shoals School District 51
Faith Home — for purchase of tables and chairs in social and dining halls, for use by residents in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs
Festiva — for performance fees for two musical ensembles, open to the community with no admission fee
Food Bank of Greenwood County — for purchase of fresh produce from local farms to distribute to clients in the Sowing Seeds program
Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity — for a portion of construction expenses for a Habitat house, in partnership with Lander University
Greenwood Community Theatre — for production expenses, to enable GCT to provide attendance at no cost to low income children and youth
Greenwood County Library — to purchase resource materials to establish an Autism/Developmental Disorders Resource Center for individuals, parents, teachers, and caregivers
Greenwood Family Y — to expand their nine-week High Hopes summer learning loss program
Greenwood Festival Chorale — for music purchase and orchestra expenses for three concerts presented by this community vocal ensemble
Greenwood Performing Arts — to offset expenses of a dance master class and for student attendance at an outreach dance performance
Greenwood Pathway House — to purchase metal lockers and mattresses needed for the new men’s shelter dormitory
Healthy Learners — to expand to Ware Shoals, for transportation costs to obtain medical services for children without resources
La Puerta de Esperanza — to support program for middle school girls including on-site visits to learn about professions
Light of Faith Ministries — to serve at-risk youth (ages 5-18) by addressing potential for school dropout and gang membership
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — to provide scholarships for hands-on learning and guided lessons aligned with state curriculum guidelines; for research and writing for a large-scale train history exhibit and production of an initial outdoor panel (in a series of eight)
Piedmont Agency on Aging — for subsidizing senior bus trips in 2016
A Place for Us Ministries — for learning center to enable residents to complete high school education and obtain GEDs, and higher education
Salvation Army — to provide monthly food bags of essentials to seniors in need
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties — for the Stuff the Bus program that provides school supplies for children with limited resources
Ware Shoals School District 51 — to develop GOAL (Great Outdoor Adventure and Literacy) program serving 25 underperforming 2nd and 3rd graders
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
Advance GCFA
Alconon
American Red Cross
Beyond Abuse
Bowers-Rodgers Children’s Home
Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Lakelands
DiscipleMakers
East Cooper Baptist Church
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses)
Girl Scouts SC Mountains to Midlands
Greenwood First Baptist Church
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood Kiwanis Club
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Lander Foundation
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Make-A-Wish SC
March of Dimes
Mission to the World
North Side Baptist Church
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
PRIDE of Greenville Chorus
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Serge
Water of Life
2014 ($490,238)
Community Impact Grants
Arts Center of Greenwood — to support a youth art exhibit featuring Instagram photos for a young adult audience
Aviation Expo — to bring former military aircraft (WarBirds) to the Aviation Expo
Beyond Abuse — for new flooring material and update service areas
Bowers-Rodgers Children’s Home — for new computers and printers for its homework center
Community Initiatives — to provide healthy daily snacks and weekly recipes that teach youth the importance of smart eating habits
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection — to install a community garden to provide fresh produce
Faith Home — for recovery textbooks for clients
Festiva — to help bring the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir of Atlanta and guest organist Michael Shake
Festival of Flowers — to support the educational Youth Topiary Project
First Presbyterian Church — for a youth work camp to complete minor home repairs for Greenwood residents
GLEAMNS — for its Youth Summer Enrichment and Computer Camp serving 300-400 students
Greenwood Community Improvement Foundation — for Greenwood Action for Technology & Science Building (GATSB) to certify Greenwood County as a Work Ready Community
Greenwood Community Theatre — for production costs of the musical Willie Wonka
Greenwood Family Y — to offer swim lessons for 43 youth who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program
Greenwood Festival Chorale — to offset the cost of orchestra and guest soloist for three concerts
Greenwood Miracle League — to purchase shade covering for spectator bleachers
Greenwood Parks and Trails Foundation — to purchase equipment for the Dog Park
Greenwood Pathway House — to support Furnishing a Future training program
Greenwood Performing Arts — to offset costs for school bus transportation to youth outreach performances
Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods — to support beautification efforts at the Veterans Center
Healthy Learners — to provide access to basic health services to children in need
La Puerta De Esperanza — for summer tutorial youth programs and for assistance to college-ready students (with applications, scholarships, interviews, etc.)
Lakelands Lifelong Learning Network — to assist LLLN in obtaining charity status
Light of Faith Ministries — to assist with its summer program for at-risk youth ages 5-18
Meg’s House — to support legal advocacy for domestic abuse clients
Ninety Six National Historic Site — for its colonial history summer camp
Pilot Club — to purchase of a wheelchair accessible outdoor glider
A Place for Us Ministries — for learning center to enable residents to complete high school education and obtain GEDs, and higher education
SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics— to support summer day camp iTEAMS (Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Among Middle Schoolers)
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — for the All Fired Up! children’s pottery camp
United Center for Community Care — to install a parking lot fence for client safety
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties — for school supplies to remove barriers to a successful learning experience for students
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
24 Hours of Booty
Advance GCFA
Arts Council of Greenwood County
Beyond Abuse
Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America
Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Clemson University
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
DiscipleMakers, Inc.
Dolphin Research Center
Faith Home
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Furman University
Girls Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands
Greenwood Alcanon Inc.
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Humane Society of Greenwood
Impacting America
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (South Florida Chapter)
Lancaster County Council of the Arts
Lander University Foundation
McCormick Children’s Home
Meg’s House
Miami Gay Men’s Chorus
Mission to the World
MK, Inc.
North Side Baptist Church
Northwest Volunteer Fire Department
P.E.O. Foundation
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Piedmont Technical College Foundation
A Place for Us Ministries
Presbyterian College
PUSH America
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
Sexual Trauma of the Midlands
Shepherd Center Foundation
SC Wildlife Federation
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Stop Hunger Now
The Nature Conservancy
The Safe Home
The United Methodist Church (Global Ministries)
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
Water of Life
Women in Unity
World Harvest Mission
Young Life Greenwood
2013 ($298,499)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — for prison pre-release skills education
American National Red Cross — for disaster support in Greenwood County
Arts Center of Greenwood — for summer camps programs
Aviation Expo — to help bring planes to Festival of Flowers event
Beyond the Walls/Faith Camp – for summer program
Cokesbury College Historical and Recreational Commission – for historical restoration
Faith Home — for plumbing in their new dormitory facility
FESTIVA — for community arts programs
Food Bank of Greenwood County — to provide emergency food to the hungry
Greenwood Area Studio Potters — for the annual pottery tour
Greenwood Community Theatre — for production costs
Greenwood Family Y – for High Hopes summer camp at Magnolia Park
Greenwood Festival Chorale — for community arts programs
Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts — for a master training class
Greenwood Lions Club Foundation — to purchase eye examination equipment
Greenwood Pathway House — INNOVATION GRANT — for training the homeless in furniture refinishing skills
Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity — for storage trailer and tools
Humane Society of Greenwood — for a vehicle for animal and supplies transport
Healthy Learners — to remove health barriers so that students can learn
Immanuel Lutheran Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry — for their Provisions for People feeding program
Kinard Manor (Lutheran Services) — for their home for homeless veterans
Lander University Foundation — supporting student internships
La Puerta de Esperanza — for transport & setup of additional classroom
Leadership Greenwood — for interior upgrade project materials at Bowers Rodgers Home
Ninety Six National Historic Site – for a historic-based educational summer camp
Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation — to research the Wesley Brooks House (one of Greenwood County’s oldest structures)
A Place for Us — for computers in their Learning Center
SC Festival of Flowers — for Kidfest 2014
Town of Troy — to restore historic mill site
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties — for Stuff the Bus school supplies program
Upstate Forever — in support of Web of Water, with photography and text to create ecological awareness
Veterans Hall of Heroes — for display cases and plans for exterior park
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
24 Hours of Booty
Advance GCFA
Aviation Expo
Boy Scouts, Blue Ridge Council
Campus Outreach
Children’s Evangelism Fellowship of the Lakelands
Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal)
Epworth Children’s Home (Columbia)
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministry
Greater Greenwood United Ministry
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
Hidden Harbor Marine Environment Project
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Main Street United Methodist Church Greenwood
Mentoring For Success, District 50
Mission to The World
The Nature Conservancy
Northside Baptist Church
Pan Mass Challenge
P.E.O. Charities
Piedmont Technical College
Pi Kappa Phi
A Place For Us
Potter’s Wheel
Project Host
Shepherd Center (Atlanta)
SC Governors School of Math and Science
SC Nature Conservancy
St. Mark United Methodist Church
The Soup Kitchen Ministry of Greenwood County
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
World Harvest Mission
Grants from GCCF’s www.GreenwoodGives.org
Alston Wilkes Society
American Red Cross
Beyond Abuse
Cambridge Academy
Cornerstone
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Greenwood Family Y
Meg’s House
Piedmont Agency on Aging
A Place For Us
Voice for the Children Foundation
2012 ($248,693)
Community Impact Grants
Alston Wilkes Society — a life skills re-entry program, pre-and post-release, for offenders within in our community
Arts Council of Greenwood County — to provide summer arts camp scholarships to underprivileged children/youth
Burton Center — to construct accessible restrooms at Miracle League and Sensory Park
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home — to support their new Family Care program, assisting single parents by providing shelter and comprehensive family stabilization services
Faith Home — to help with purchase of 57 new mattresses for the Greenwood dorm
Festiva — to assist in bringing organist Felix Hell
Food Bank of Greenwood County – to purchase food for the Emergency Pantry
Greater Greenwood United Ministry — to support a fourth day each week of free medical clinic services
Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity — to support the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative of Habitat-renovated homes in Edgefield street corridor
Greenwood Community Theatre — to bring Smoke on the Mountain gospel program to Greenwood
Greenwood County Public Library — for their Adult Literacy/ESL (English as a Second Language) program
Greenwood Family Y — High Hopes Afterschool/Tutorial for 125 children in 3 sites located in Greenwood Housing Authority Neighborhoods and the United Center for Community Care
Greenwood Festival Chorale — for a commissioned piece honoring long-time Director Charles T. Gaines, and to help underwrite a 26 piece orchestra
Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts — to bring Sing with the Phantom to our community
Greenwood Music Festival — to bring world-renowned singers and Noah’s Ark program to Greenwood
Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods — to a facility training community leaders to strengthen local neighborhoods
Healthy Learners — to offer access to local health/dental care to eligible children
HospiceCare of the Piedmont — to support an annual camp and other grief education/support services for children and youth in Greenwood County
Lander University Foundation — preparing students for working in today’s world
La Puerta de Esperanza (Door of Hope) — afterschool tutoring program for 40-50 Latino and Hispanic students every week
The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — to develop Greenwood History Project on-line for student and community use
Piedmont Agency on Aging (Meals on Wheels) — $2,500 to support socialization activities at congregate meal sites
A Place For Us — to enable disadvantaged Greenwood women to complete high school or GED education, along with life skills training
Preserving Lake Greenwood — for programs to support a healthy lake
Sexual Trauma and Counseling Center — to support an annual conference co-sponsored with MEGS House to educate and unify community response of law enforcement, DSS, legal advocates and support services to violence victims
SC Festival of Flowers — for annual KidFest program at Museum during Festival
Grants from Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
A Place For Us
Advance Mission to Laos
Autism Society of NC
Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts
Child Evangelism Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood
Food Bank of Greenwood County
Greenwood County Community Foundation
Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministries
H.A.L.T.E.R.
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund
HospiceCare of the Piedmont
Lander University Foundation
Main Street United Methodist Church
Meg’s House
Miracle Hill Children’s Home
Mission to the World
The Nature Conservancy
Northside Baptist Church
PEO Charities
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
Piedmont Technical College
SC Waterfowl Association
SC Wildlife Federation
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
St. Mark United Methodist Church
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties
World Harvest Mission
2011 ($74,537)
(Community Impact Focus Areas had not yet been determined)
From Donor Advised, Designated, and Field of Interest Funds
Advance Mission to Laos
Faith Home
The Food Bank of Greenwood County
Greenwood Alcanon
Greenwood Pathway House
Greenwood Soup Kitchen Ministry
Lander Foundation
Main Street United Methodist Church
Mission to the World
Northside Baptist Church
Piedmont Technical College
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation
St. Mark United Methodist Church
World Harvest Mission
GCCF works collaboratively with individuals and organizations that are interested in improving the quality of life in Greenwood. Through annual granting cycles the Foundation provides funding to charitable organizations located in the county.
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