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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in South Carolina, currently Movement Resources, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Medtronic Communities Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in South Carolina?

$362M reached 172 philanthropy organizations in South Carolina, from 571 funders. 36% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in South Carolina

Funding is concentrated: The Blackbaud Giving Fund alone draws 43% of every philanthropy grant dollar in South Carolina.

$362M

granted

172

organizations

36%

from in-state

The short version

571 funders gave $362M to 172 philanthropy organizations in South Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
36% of that came from funders also based in South Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in South Carolina is Movement Resources, at $47M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Blackbaud Giving Fund, at $158M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in South Carolina

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

1Movement Resources$47M 2Blue Meridian Partners Inc$30M 3Medtronic Communities Foundation$27M 4Ecolab Foundation$22M 5Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater$21M 6Spartanburg County Foundation$18M 7AbbVie Foundation$18M 8The Applied Materials Foundation$12M 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$12M 10The Kresge Foundation$8M

Philanthropy organizations in South Carolina that draw the most

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

The Blackbaud Giving Fund$158M

162 other philanthropy organizations$51M

The Movement Foundation Inc$47M Spartanburg County Foundation$44M Moore Farms Botanical Garden Foundation$21M Community Foundation Of$10M

How to find philanthropy funders in South Carolina

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Start with the funders already active in South Carolina
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in South Carolina are Movement Resources, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Medtronic Communities Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
64% of philanthropy money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in South Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in South Carolina, currently Movement Resources, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Medtronic Communities Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in South Carolina?: Movement Resources gives the most to philanthropy organizations in South Carolina, $47M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in South Carolina?: $362M reached 172 philanthropy organizations in South Carolina, from 571 funders. 36% 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

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.