The Care Fund
Funding Amount
$40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Purpose: Support individuals facing financial hardship due to the 2019 federal government shutdown
Funding: Seed money from anonymous donor; $40,000 awarded to grantees
Target Population: Furloughed federal employees, contract workers, and their families facing:
- Difficulty paying bills
- Food insecurity
- Unmet medical care needs
- Financial strains continuing weeks to months after shutdown
Grantees and Awards:
- Lowcountry Food Bank: $15,000 to supply fresh produce and food assistance boxes to 2,000+ people across Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester and Hampton counties; also provided SNAP supplement benefits
- Origin SC (Family Services, Inc.): $25,000 to provide financial coaching and grants to 50+ households across the region; services include budget development, debt paydown, and savings building
Geographic Scope: Lowcountry region (Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties)
Contact Information:
- 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
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$2.3M
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC
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$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
- Hardship
- Food security
- Family services
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