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Funding · South Carolina · Food and agriculture

Who funds food and agriculture in South Carolina

Funding is concentrated: Harvest Hope Food Bank alone draws 44% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in South Carolina. South Carolina's food and agriculture organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$23M
granted
65
organizations
40%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of food and agriculture in South Carolina

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

Food and agriculture organizations in South Carolina that draw the most

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

Harvest Hope Food Bank$10M
55 other food and agriculture organizations$5M
Mobile Meals of Spartanburg County Inc$2M

How to find food and agriculture funders in South Carolina

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

    The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in South Carolina are Feeding America, South Carolina Charities Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the food and agriculture 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

    60% of food and agriculture money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in South Carolina?
Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in South Carolina, currently Feeding America, South Carolina Charities Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in South Carolina?
Feeding America gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in South Carolina, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in South Carolina?
$23M reached 65 food and agriculture organizations in South Carolina, from 261 funders. 40% 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.