Betty & James K Stone Foundation

Black & Phillips Foundation Inc

Spartanburg, SC

The foundation funds charitable organizations across a range of causes, with 95% of its 2025 grant dollars going to South Carolina recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $83,878, with a median of $1,500; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Arkwright Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

The Arkwright Foundation supports charitable organizations across community, education, health, religious, and arts activities, primarily in South Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $273,700, with a median of $2,000; it accepts inquiries from charitable organizations by letter, personal visit, or phone call.

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.

Anna M Black Charitable Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

J M Smith Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

This corporate foundation, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, supports education, human services, religious organizations, arts and culture, housing, and community development with typical grants ranging from $20,000 to $55,000. The foundation distributes approximately $536,000 annually across 166 grants, with about 81% of funding directed to South Carolina organizations, though it also supports work in Tennessee and North Carolina. Applicants can submit proposals year-round through an online application with no set deadlines.

Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

This corporate foundation, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, supports nonprofits and community initiatives aligned with four giving pillars: Inspired Solutions, Together We Strive, Healthy Tomorrow, and Leading With Purpose. In 2024, the foundation awarded more than $800,000 across 45 grants to organizations in communities where Milliken & Company associates live and work, with particular focus on the Spartanburg area and surrounding regions. Beyond community grants, the foundation also offers associate gift matching, impact gifts for long-term projects, dependent scholarships, and a STEM scholarship program for historically Black colleges and universities.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

South Carolina Christian Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

South Carolina Christian Foundation funds Christian ministries and churches, along with quality-of-life organizations; its Community Trust Grants support Christian nonprofits sharing the Gospel beyond local church walls. In 2024, grants had a median of $15,000, with awards ranging from $5,050 to $1,884,700, and most funding went to South Carolina, particularly communities including Spartanburg, Greenville, York, Horry, and Georgetown Counties. It does not appear to accept unsolicited proposals through this program: ministries must submit an introduction form, and approved organizations may be invited to apply.

Gibbs Charitable Foundation

Spartanburg, SC

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including churches, sports groups, colleges, and health-related organizations; in 2025, grants ranged from $250 to $312,000, with a median of $10,000. Most funding went to South Carolina recipients, especially in the Spartanburg area, with smaller shares going to Washington, DC, and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in areas such as education, health and human services, the environment, youth development, and animal welfare, primarily across 13 counties in North and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; most grants are donor-recommended and have no application process, while some competitive programs accept applications under program-specific rules.

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.

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.