CCCF Connected Communities Grants
Funding Amount
$10,000–$60,000 (challenge grant)
Deadline
September 30, 2026
2 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- South Carolina
Overview
Central Carolina Community Foundation's Connected Communities Grants fund projects that improve quality of life across the Midlands (e.g., job opportunities, affordable housing, recreational areas, arts & cultural experiences). Applicants may request $10,000–$60,000 for a one-year grant period; awards are challenge grants requiring outside matching funds (20% first year, 30% second, 40% third); up to 15% may be used for general operating. Eligibility: organizations in the Foundation's 11-county Midlands region that participate in Midlands Gives. Round One opens Sep 1, closes Sep 30; Round Two by invitation; finalist presentations in January; grant period begins March.
How to Apply
Apply via CCCF's online grant portal in Round One (Sep 1 – Sep 30); a two-round process with finalist presentations follows. Round One deadline September 30.
What Central Carolina Community actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 488
- Total given
- $26.45M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,009–$1.48M
- 82% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: South Carolina 82%, North Carolina 5%, Pennsylvania 4%. Top recipient cities: Columbia, SC; Greenville, SC; Charleston, SC.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
New Morning Foundation · Columbia, SC
$1.48M
Trenholm Road United Methodist · Columbia, SC
$1.37M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA
$1.15M
Koger Center for the Arts · Columbia, SC
$1.14M
Feeding the Carolinas · Clemmons, NC
$774K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Quality of life
Project Locations
- SC
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