Funding · South Carolina · Arts and culture
Who funds arts and culture in South Carolina
Arts and culture funding in South Carolina is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though International African American Museum leads, and the money reaches 575 groups.
The short version
- 1,157 funders gave $283M to 575 arts and culture organizations in South Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 52% of that came from funders also based in South Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in South Carolina is Prisma Health, at $26M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is International African American Museum, at $27M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in South Carolina
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in South Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in South Carolina that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in South Carolina
- 1Start with the funders already active in South Carolina
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in South Carolina are Prisma Health, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
48% of arts and culture money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in South Carolina?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in South Carolina, currently Prisma Health, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in South Carolina?
- Prisma Health gives the most to arts and culture organizations in South Carolina, $26M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in South Carolina?
- $283M reached 575 arts and culture organizations in South Carolina, from 1,157 funders. 52% came from funders also based in South Carolina.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.