Self Family Foundation Grant

Self Family Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Self Foundation
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The Self Family Foundation Grant aims to strengthen communities in Greenwood, South Carolina, through strategic funding in education, community development, and access to arts and culture. This grant particularly focuses on early childhood development programs and promotes health, wellness, and cultural preservation initiatives. Organizations interested in applying must ensure alignment with the foundation's mission and adhere to its conflict of interest policy, as the foundation does not fund individuals or provide loans.

Overview

NOTE: You MUST contact the Foundation President or Director of Grants & Administration before you submit a proposal. This will ensure your request is a good candidate for funding before you spend hours preparing it. Building Community Strengths Through Grantmaking We know that our community’s assets outweigh its needs, and that positive, long-term change occurs when we mobilize our assets into action. We work with organizations that help people in Greenwood, South Carolina, and surrounding counties strengthen their lives and communities from the inside out. What We Fund We fund broadly in the areas of education, community development, and access to arts and culture. We believe that those within our community are best equipped to determine what programs will work best, so we keep an open mind and welcome new ideas. Within our three broad categories, we’re particularly interested in programs that support early childhood development from birth through third grade. This funding could include, but isn’t limited to, programs that support healthy birth, parenting skills, child health, social-emotional development, cognitive development, preschool readiness, preschool programs, kindergarten readiness, early elementary education, and third-grade reading proficiency. We may also fund programs that promote health and wellness in our community, and those that provide arts, culture and historic education/preservation within Greenwood.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We work with organizations that help people in Greenwood, South Carolina, and surrounding counties strengthen their lives and communities from the inside out.

Ineligibility

We do not provide loans and we do not make grants to individuals. (Sorry, those are IRS rules.)Many of our board members live and work in the Greenwood area, so we maintain a strict conflict of interest policy to ensure personal interests do not interfere with our grantmaking process.