South Carolina · Community foundation
Foothills Community Foundation
To nurtue charitable wealth in the community for the perpetual benefit of the people in the surrounding area. the foundatioin channels gifts from private and corporate donors to a variety of charitable and nonprofit organizations in the surrounding area.
- $799k
- Granted FY2018
- 24
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $489k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $12,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $74,067
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Total assets, FY2018
- $46M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 38% of the organizations Foothills Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 21 | $432k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $545k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium | $141,695 | 2 | 57% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Doclink | $78,078 | 2 | n/a |
| Lakes and Bridges Charter School Inc | $74,067 | 1 | 16% |
| Friends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba FOLKS | $65,008 | 1 | 34% |
| Anderson County Arts Council | $53,265 | 2 | 7% |
| Anderson County Sc | $46,530 | 1 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church | $45,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $39,234 | 2 | n/a |
| Calvary Home for Children | $30,609 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 36 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium | $141,695 | 2 | 57% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Doclink | $78,078 | 2 | n/a |
| Lakes and Bridges Charter School Inc | $74,067 | 1 | 16% |
| Friends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba FOLKS | $65,008 | 1 | 34% |
| Anderson County Arts Council | $53,265 | 2 | 7% |
| Anderson County Sc | $46,530 | 1 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church | $45,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $39,234 | 2 | n/a |
| Calvary Home for Children | $30,609 | 2 | 2% |
| Clemson University Educational Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Johns United Methodist Church | $28,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce | $23,512 | 1 | 4% |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $18,400 | 2 | n/a |
| St Lukes Free Medical Clinic of Spartanburg Inc | $16,786 | 2 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $16,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Anderson University | $15,850 | 2 | 0% |
| Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church | $12,674 | 1 | n/a |
| Rocky River Conservancy Inc | $12,173 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Hope Presbyterian Church | $11,888 | 2 | n/a |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $10,534 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $10,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Ripple of One | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Baptist Health System Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Anderson Interfaith Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Association of Anderson | $6,350 | 1 | 1% |
| Our Upstate Sc | $6,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Tri-County Technical College Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Anderson County | $5,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Safe Harbor Inc | $5,609 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Jocassee Inc | $5,140 | 1 | n/a |
| SCHA Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oakdale Baptist Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hart County Humane Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Sc Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Foothills Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Ta Gambrill Foundation Ct-Main · Abney Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Foothills Community Foundation
- How much does Foothills Community Foundation give?
- Foothills Community Foundation reported 24 itemized grants totaling $488,725, out of $798,966 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Foothills Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (1%), Arts & Culture (1%), Health (1%).
- Who are Foothills Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium ($142k), Ohio State University Foundation ($100k), Doclink ($78k).
- Does Foothills Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Foothills Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dabo's All in Team Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, Ta Gambrill Foundation Ct-Main.
- Where is Foothills Community Foundation based?
- Foothills Community Foundation is based in SC.
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