Funding search · economic mobility and poverty · South Carolina
Who funds economic mobility and poverty work in South Carolina
10 funders have a record of paying for economic mobility and poverty work by South Carolina recipients: 21 grants totaling $4.2M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are TD Charitable Foundation ($255,000), Blue Meridian Partners ($3.4M) and National League of Cities Institute ($198,899).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to South Carolina recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $175,000 to HOMES OF HOPE — affordable housing economic mobility collaborative
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2022Largest: $3.2M to SPARTANBURG ACADEMIC MOVEMENT — to support economic mobility
National League of Cities InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $198,899 · through 2022Largest: $111,149 to CITY OF CHARLESTON — city inclusive entrepreneurship network, equitable economic mobility initiative, strong southern communities initiative
Largest: $30,000 to CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — economic mobility
United Way of Horry CountyMyrtle Beach, SCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $74,000 · through 2023Largest: $38,000 to A FATHER'S PLACE — general support for pathways to economic mobility
Largest: $5,000 to NEIGHBORS TOGETHER — to support ongoing program services - hunger, homelessness, health and wellness, and economic mobility
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $132,400 · through 2023Largest: $132,400 to UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS — general charitable operations, economic mobility, human & social services
Hollingsworth FundsGreenville, SCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT NETWORK — project support for a women's economic mobility initiative in greenville county
The Community Foundation of GreaterChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to URBAN LEAGUE OF THE UPSTATE — racial and economic mobility commission
Aarp FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to BROOKLAND CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC CHANGE — grant to support aarp foundation's economic mobility program
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