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Who funds community development in South Carolina

Funding is concentrated: Greater Lake City Alliance alone draws 61% of every community development grant dollar in South Carolina. One funder dominates the giving, Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater, at 61% of the total.

$78M
granted
161
organizations
78%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of community development in South Carolina

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in South Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Community development organizations in South Carolina that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

How to find community development funders in South Carolina

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in South Carolina

    The funders giving the most to community development in South Carolina are Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater, Spartanburg County Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the community development 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    22% of community development money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in South Carolina?
Start with the funders already giving to community development in South Carolina, currently Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater, Spartanburg County Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in South Carolina?
Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater gives the most to community development organizations in South Carolina, $47M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in South Carolina?
$78M reached 161 community development organizations in South Carolina, from 208 funders. 78% 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

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.