Lowcountry Disaster Relief Fund
Funding Amount
$130,000+
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Purpose:
- Support disaster relief and recovery across South Carolina
- Provide rapid resource deployment for immediate relief needs
- Support long-term recovery efforts
- Fund community resiliency and disaster preparedness initiatives
Geographic Scope: Nine-county service area in coastal South Carolina (Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties)
Disaster Response Examples:
- Hurricane Florence (2018): Awarded $130,000+ to organizations working on disaster relief and recovery; funds primarily directed through affiliate Waccamaw Community Foundation for Horry-Georgetown recovery efforts
- 2015 South Carolina Floods and Hurricane Matthew: Recovery work still ongoing as of 2019
Fund Activities:
- Immediate relief assistance
- Long-term recovery support
- Home elevation projects
- Vegetation/habitat restoration for water absorption
- Community resiliency and disaster preparedness
- Rebuild and resilience strategies
Funding Approach:
- Receives ongoing donations from supporters
- Provides flexibility to address past disaster damages and support resiliency
- Deploys resources quickly when new disasters occur
Contact Information:
- Disaster Relief Page: https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/special-initiatives/disaster-relief/
- Charleston: 1691 Turnbull Avenue North, North Charleston, SC 29405 | Phone: 843-723-3635
- Beaufort: 2015 Boundary Street, Suite 215, Beaufort, SC 29902 | Phone: 843-379-3400
What Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 459
- Total given
- $26.02M
- Median grant
- $17K
- Range
- $5,057–$2.3M
- By dollars: South Carolina 85%, North Carolina 3%, New York 2%. Top recipient cities: Charleston, SC; North Charleston, SC; Beaufort, SC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Beaufort County School District · Beaufort, SC
Education
$2.3M
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC
Education
$2M
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce · Beaufort, SC
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$1.26M
Ashley Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC
Education
$1.06M
New Morning · Columbia, SC
Health
$1.04M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Disaster relief
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