How much funding does Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) Program provide?

Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) Program provides $3,000,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) Program?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) Program

Coastal Community Foundation of South

Foundation Community Development Grants Economic Services Grants Grants for Education Affordable Housing Grants

Funding Amount

$3,000,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) Program

Organization: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina

Status: Established 2016; receiving continued funding as of 2026

Total Capital: $3 million impact investing program; Truist awarded $400,000 additional grant in March 2026

Geographic Scope: Nine-county service area in coastal South Carolina (Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties)

Purpose:

Provide capital to enterprises that address regional needs

Generate measurable societal benefit while delivering financial returns

Support local businesses and spark social change

Invest in the community's "back yards"

Focus Areas (from Civic Engagement Agenda):

Affordable places and inclusive spaces

Access to economic opportunity

Education

Investment Examples:

DK Hayden: Family-owned construction business across SC, NC, and VA; received PBII funding to enable local employment for minority contractors and establish strategic business relationships in underserved communities

Palmetto Project: Nonprofit organization; Insure S.C. program aims to increase healthcare participation through multiple enrollment options for South Carolina residents; achieved third highest ACA enrollment in coastal SC between December and February

Eligibility for Co-Investment: Fully-endowed, donor-advised fundholders are invited to consider co-investing with CCF in this fund

Contact Information:

Melissa Levesque: melissa@coastalcommunityfoundation.org

Or contact your relationship manager

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 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.
25% 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

Neighborhood & community dev

$1.26M
Ashley Hall Foundation · Charleston, SC

Education

$1.06M
New Morning · Columbia, SC

Health

$1.04M