Abney Foundation Grant

The Abney Foundation Grant supports innovative and creative projects that address community needs in South Carolina, particularly in health, education, social services, and cultural affairs. With a strong focus on higher education, the foundation allocates 75-80% of its funding for this purpose. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations, while individual grants and operational expenses are typically not funded. A Letter of Intent is encouraged for potential applicants.

Note: Applicants may submit a Letter of Intent briefly describing the project before submitting a proposal in order to find out if their ideas are potentially fundable by the Foundation. After these materials are received, you may be contacted for a visit if your application is accepted for consideration. Only one copy is necessary.
The general policy of The Abney Foundation is to make grants for innovative and creative projects, and to programs which are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of health, social service, education and cultural affairs.
To make grants for innovative and creative projects, and to programs which are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of education, health, social service and cultural affairs.
Focus
The primary focus is on higher education with 75-80% of the funding used for this purpose. The remaining annual funding generally supports local organizations.

Eligibility

Agencies applying for funds should be serving the citizens of South Carolina.The Foundation makes grants to charitable organizations recognized under IRS code 501(c)(3). The IRS determination letter must be included with the proposal.

Ineligibility

We generally do not fund requests for operating expenses.We do not make grants to individuals.