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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in South Carolina, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, South Carolina Christian Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion 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 religion in South Carolina?

$53M reached 235 religion organizations in South Carolina, from 374 funders. 30% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in South Carolina

$53M reached 235 religion organizations in South Carolina, from 374 funders, with no single one dominating.

$53M

granted

235

organizations

30%

from in-state

The short version

374 funders gave $53M to 235 religion organizations in South Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
30% of that came from funders also based in South Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in South Carolina is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $9M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Harvesters Ministries, at $7M.

Largest funders of religion in South Carolina

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

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$9M 2South Carolina Christian Foundation$5M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$5M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$4M 5Christian Community Foundation Inc$3M 6Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3M 7Waccamaw Community Foundation$1M 8Giving Ministry Foundation$1M 9Central Carolina Community$866k 10Upward Unlimited$797k

Religion organizations in South Carolina that draw the most

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

225 other religion organizations$23M

Harvesters Ministries$7M South Carolina Christian Foundation$5M His Way at Work$4M Seacoast Christian Community Church Inc$3M United Ministries$3M GBA Ships Florence Inc$3M

How to find religion funders in South Carolina

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Start with the funders already active in South Carolina
The funders giving the most to religion in South Carolina are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, South Carolina Christian Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
70% of religion money in South Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in South Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in South Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in South Carolina, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, South Carolina Christian Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into South Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in South Carolina?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to religion organizations in South Carolina, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in South Carolina?: $53M reached 235 religion organizations in South Carolina, from 374 funders. 30% 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

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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.