Belle W Baruch Foundation

Central Carolina Community

Columbia, SC

Central Carolina Community funds education, human services, health, arts and culture, community development, disaster relief, and nonprofit capacity-building, primarily in the 11-county Midlands region of South Carolina, with some statewide and national grantmaking. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000; eligible nonprofits may apply through the online portal during published grant periods, though some opportunities are invitation-only.

KPMG US Foundation Inc

Montvale, NJ

KPMG US Foundation supports education, mental health, community vitality, and community relief and resilience, with grants distributed across the United States. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts ranged from about $5,000 to $2.2 million. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Tulsa Community Foundation

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Community Foundation supports a broad range of charitable needs, including arts and humanities, healthcare, education, scholarships, emergency assistance, and endowments. Its 2024 grants had a median of $18,560 and primarily benefited the Tulsa area and eastern Oklahoma, with grants also reaching elsewhere in the U.S.; it administers application cycles for selected funds.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports education, environmental stewardship, disaster relief, hunger relief, health, arts, and community needs, with emphasis on organizations connected to Enterprise employees, their families, or established customers. It gives across communities where Enterprise operates; its 2024 median grant was $3,000, though grants ranged widely. Applications are accepted at any time, but the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Dick Smith Foundation Inc

Columbia, SC

The foundation supports education, health, shelter, and religious organizations, primarily in South Carolina, with some funding in Massachusetts, Florida, and Virginia. Recent grants ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median of $11,000. It says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Spartanburg County Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

The Spartanburg County Foundation supports nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations providing services to Spartanburg County residents, including work on quality of life, education, economic mobility, and organizational capacity. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median award of $15,500, though awards ranged from $5,000 to over $3.2 million.

South Carolina Broadcasters

Columbia, SC

Watson-Brown Foundation Inc

Thomson, GA

Watson-Brown Foundation supports public charities advancing education, scholarship, and the history and culture of the American South, including colleges, museums, archives, and preservation projects. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $684,659, with a median of $6,000; giving is focused largely in the Southeast. It accepts letters of inquiry throughout the year, but full proposals are by invitation.

James F Byrnes Foundation

Columbia, SC

The James F Byrnes Foundation awards need-based scholarships to high school seniors and college students who are South Carolina residents and have lost one or both parents, with typical grants ranging from $951 to $42,000 and a median award of $5,000. Since 1949, the foundation has distributed over $7 million in scholarships to 1,253 students attending four-year institutions across the United States. Beyond financial aid, the foundation provides counseling services and hosts annual retreats to support its scholars' success.

The Community Foundation of Middle

Nashville, TN

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee connects donors with nonprofit organizations across 40 counties in Middle Tennessee and 3 counties in Southern Kentucky, funding initiatives in arts and culture, education, health, social services, and community development. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $30,000, with Community Impact Grants averaging $22,000, and applications are accepted annually during July. In 2024, the foundation distributed a record $103 million in grants and has distributed over $1 billion since its founding in 1991.

Coastal Community Foundation of South

N Charleston, SC

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina is the state's largest community foundation, awarding over $30 million annually to advance equity, well-being, and opportunity across coastal South Carolina and beyond. The foundation supports nonprofits through competitive grants, donor-directed funding, multi-year catalyst grants, and scholarships, with typical awards ranging from $5,000 to $2.4 million. Primary focus areas include education access, economic mobility, housing, neighborhood revitalization, and disaster recovery, with community-based grantmaking guided by volunteer committees representing diverse perspectives.

The Pfizer Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Pfizer Foundation funds locally led health programs that improve access to care and strengthen health systems, as well as health-crisis and disaster responses, worldwide. In 2024, grants ranged from $2 to $4 million, with a median of $200. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.