South Carolina · Public charity
South Carolina Research Authority
Fuel south carolina's innovation economy by accelerating technology enabled growth in research, academia, entrepreneurship and industry.
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2023
- 47
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 47
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 57%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $3.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $693,367
- Organizations funded a year
- 31 to 63
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $101M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations South Carolina Research Authority funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentScience & TechHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 47 | $3.5M | 57% |
| FY2022 | 46 | $2.7M | 76% |
| FY2021 | 31 | $4.1M | 65% |
| FY2020 | 52 | $4.4M | 60% |
| FY2019 | 63 | $4.6M | 67% |
| FY2018 | 36 | $4.5M | 64% |
| FY2017 | 40 | $1.4M | n/a |
98% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Science & Tech$12MEducation$6.9MHealth$2.6MCommunity Improvement$1.7MEnvironment$341kHuman Services$275kFood & Nutrition$265kArts & Culture$253kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sc Launch Inc | $8,923,138 | 6 | 86% |
| Clemson University | $2,452,406 | 6 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $2,034,754 | 6 | n/a |
| Clemson University Foundation | $762,695 | 4 | 0% |
| Francis Marion University | $503,018 | 5 | n/a |
| Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc | $334,990 | 2 | n/a |
| MUSC Foundation for Research Development | $282,947 | 6 | 4% |
| Clemson University Research Foundation | $231,242 | 5 | 6% |
| Pensievision Inc | $150,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Elastrin Therapeutics Inc | $125,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 218 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sc Launch Inc | $8,923,138 | 6 | 86% |
| Clemson University | $2,452,406 | 6 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $2,034,754 | 6 | n/a |
| Clemson University Foundation | $762,695 | 4 | 0% |
| Francis Marion University | $503,018 | 5 | n/a |
| Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc | $334,990 | 2 | n/a |
| MUSC Foundation for Research Development | $282,947 | 6 | 4% |
| Clemson University Research Foundation | $231,242 | 5 | 6% |
| Pensievision Inc | $150,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Elastrin Therapeutics Inc | $125,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Purilogics LLC | $115,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Viatec | $110,624 | 3 | n/a |
| Blue Eye Soft Corp | $110,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Seeding Systems Inc | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dynamic Data Management Inc | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Leukogene Therapeutics Inc | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Senex Biotechnology | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Sealcath LLC | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pure Aqua Solution LLC | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Glycopath Inc | $95,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mipy LLC | $93,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Humimic Medical LLC | $85,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Bird Dog Deals LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Breadwinner Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Prewrite Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Secure Process Intelligence LLC | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Priori LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Infinity Collar LLC | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foresight Data Systems LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Site Marker Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Scopestack Corp | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bricolage Dynamics Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Van Robotics | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| IoTco LLC | $75,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Carbon Cents Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Incora Health Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bottle Titan LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| LaminaHeat LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tested Hq LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Medical Beam Laboratory | $75,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Maven Therapy LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mainstage Operating LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stomagienics Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Zark LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Aravis Bio Tech LLC | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gabby LLC dba Confidence | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| SeeDaten Inc | $74,998 | 2 | n/a |
| Connecting Health Innovations LLC (dba CHI) | $74,897 | 2 | n/a |
| South Carolina Research Foundation | $70,067 | 2 | 0% |
| TFORM Inc | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Engineered Marine Co | $70,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Carolina Diagnostic | $67,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Koios LLC | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Simpliphy Inc | $64,955 | 2 | n/a |
| Bandwagonfanclub Inc | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| USCColumbia Technology Incubator | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| UA Sidekick LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ADoH Scientific LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hank AI Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| GoBeep Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Resiliency Technology | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Geomat LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ProTrustee Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wander Technologies Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rainwalk Technology Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North 7th Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| True Load Time Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PPI Pharmaceuticals LLC | $50,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Constructis LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heron Farms Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Circa Bioscience | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Surceys Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lydex Pharmaceuticals LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United States Endowment for Forestry | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 3Key Digital Marketing LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Algistor Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Life Tagger LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reagrio Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SimTunes LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| FaithStreet Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inkind Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Simple Vet Solutions Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Baleen Solutions LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| VYRTY Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| VRM Labs Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| DPX Technologies | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MP Cloud Technologies Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Your Configuratorcom | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cycle Clarity LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Latett Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hirodika Biosciences Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| CanCure LLC (dba CanzX Biotherapeutics) | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiemark LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tandem Concepts Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bublish Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Guhroo Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Quitchet LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| EnMed MicroAnalytics | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Compliance Innovation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Raamp Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zverse | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Microvide LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| CRM Refresh LLC | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Learn Practice | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| FSi Advanced Research Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cirtemo LLC | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Indepth Pharmaceuticals LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| HT CrystalSolutions | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Checkeeper LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sylvatica Biotech Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Drobot Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Benedict College | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citibot Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Transplant Solutions Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brightma Farms LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lien Nation LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| COI - Verify LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Palmetto Propulsion | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stand Yourself Up LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Virtual Connect Tech | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reporting Xpress | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Glossifi Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PulManage Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advent Innovations Limited Company | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Apex Orthopaedic Technologies LLC | $49,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Engin LLC | $45,455 | 1 | n/a |
| Aconabolics LLC | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Arch Catheter LLC | $43,872 | 1 | n/a |
| New Forge LLC | $43,047 | 2 | n/a |
| Zylo Therapeutics Inc | $41,000 | 1 | n/a |
| CareIT Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Phi Life Sciences LLC | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Better IV LLC | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advanced Smart Systems & Eval Technologies | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| MagAssemble LLC | $33,776 | 1 | n/a |
| Pursuit Alert LLC | $30,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Parimer Scientific | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Carolina Research Authority | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bju Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| AICG Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Builder Rocket LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MASDEV dba Custom Donations | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sagacity Solutions INC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heartbeat Technologies LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SafeHelipad LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Playfora Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Validide Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| EHG South Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ALIS Health Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| yoJanus Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marnel Pharmaceuticals Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Procertas LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Agulus Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MacB IT Solutions LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| CuRE | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ChronicleMe Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Executive Resource Group | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PeriopHealth LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tmc LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heartbeat Technologies LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mitochem Therapeutics Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elevate Therapeutics Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Xpress Group Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sustain Edu Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Competitor Tent Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sojourn MedTech LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Powersport Technologies LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Offeroo Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clear Waters Care Coordination Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Veretrack LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Borealis Global Advisory LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rchivoscom LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Seed System | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Promo Trainers LLC (dba Healthy Hands Cooking) | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Real Motors Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Closewise LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Soil Economy LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Susmer LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tide Stop LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| AscendRx Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire Gator LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NeuroHope Therapeutics Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Conuscoat LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cryogenix LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ruffian Software | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SBC Captec LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| LokDon LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bildit Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| TCO Toolkit LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hercules Spine | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Victory ExoFibres LLC | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advanced Technology International | $22,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Zylo Therapeutics | $21,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dynamic Flow Systems LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Miravan LLC | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Winthrop University Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blue Eye Soft Corp | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Recleim LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Presbyterian College | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fatsack Outdoors Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College of Charleston | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 5th Dimension LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Recovr Inc | $14,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Proof Technologies Inc | $14,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tip Hive USA Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Enq LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| AcePre LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midlands Technical College Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tremonti Consulting LLC | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Credo Corporation | $9,350 | 1 | n/a |
| G Powers LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Resiliency Technologies | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pedal Chic LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Diagnostic | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Reimbursement Strate | $7,166 | 1 | n/a |
| Translational Science | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Datum3D Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
South Carolina Research Authority supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 13.
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.
Sc Launch IncSC60.6× affinity27 shared granteesties to 0 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Sc Launch Inc · Spartanburg County Foundation · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About South Carolina Research Authority
- How much does South Carolina Research Authority give?
- South Carolina Research Authority reported 47 itemized grants totaling $3,461,583, out of $3,632,961 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 63 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does South Carolina Research Authority fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Science & Tech (47%), Education (28%), Health (11%).
- Who are South Carolina Research Authority's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Sc Launch Inc ($8.9M), Clemson University ($2.5M), USC School of Medicine Greenville ($2.0M).
- Does South Carolina Research Authority fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as South Carolina Research Authority?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sc Launch Inc, Spartanburg County Foundation, Central Carolina Community Foundation.
- Where is South Carolina Research Authority based?
- South Carolina Research Authority is based in SC.
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More from the funding graph
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The regranting layer
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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