How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in South Carolina?

Start with the funders already giving to education in South Carolina, currently The Duke Endowment, Limestone Charter Association, South Carolina First Steps To. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in South Carolina?

The Duke Endowment gives the most to education organizations in South Carolina, $55M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in South Carolina?

$493M reached 654 education organizations in South Carolina, from 1,179 funders. 43% 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.

Funding · South Carolina · Education

Who funds education in South Carolina

$493M reached 654 education organizations in South Carolina, from 1,179 funders, with no single one dominating.

$493M

granted

654

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

1,179 funders gave $493M to 654 education organizations in South Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
43% of that came from funders also based in South Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in South Carolina is The Duke Endowment, at $55M.
The education organization drawing the most is Furman University, at $94M.

Largest funders of education in South Carolina

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

1The Duke Endowment$55M 2Limestone Charter Association$54M 3South Carolina First Steps To$34M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$24M 5United Negro College Fund Inc$19M 6Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$18M 7Hollingsworth Funds Inc$16M 8Spartanburg County Foundation$14M 9Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$13M 10Drs Bruce & Lee Foundation$11M

Education organizations in South Carolina that draw the most

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

644 other education organizations$238M

Furman University$94M Horse Creek Academy$29M University of South Carolina Educational$27M

How to find education funders in South Carolina

1
Start with the funders already active in South Carolina
The funders giving the most to education in South Carolina are The Duke Endowment, Limestone Charter Association, South Carolina First Steps To. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
57% of education money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in South Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to education in South Carolina, currently The Duke Endowment, Limestone Charter Association, South Carolina First Steps To. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in South Carolina?: The Duke Endowment gives the most to education organizations in South Carolina, $55M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in South Carolina?: $493M reached 654 education organizations in South Carolina, from 1,179 funders. 43% 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.

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The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.