Funding search · EIN 570804684 · Columbia, SC

South Carolina Humanities Council

Name: South Carolina Humanities Council grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

69
grants reported: $794,880
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

exhibit festival lectures history lecture literary oral documentary

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of South Carolina4 grants · $79,919
Coastal Carolina University4 grants · $75,402
Richland County Public Library2 grants · $28,100
Charleston Literary Festival2 grants · $27,000
Center for Creative Partnerships2 grants · $23,500
Able South Carolina2 grants · $23,242
Pendleton District Commission2 grants · $22,410
Lancaster County Council of the Art2 grants · $22,000
Sigal Music Museum2 grants · $21,879
Clemson University1 grant · $19,000

Giving over time

$199,420

2021

$203,458

2022

$236,118

2023

$155,884

2024

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$38,922
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2022
Exh; conf; holo. Edu
$24,800
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
Exhibit oral history
$21,679
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2022
Nhd & exhibit
$20,884
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2024
Schd & lectures
$20,415
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2021
Exhibit, programs
$19,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
Reading program
$18,500
Afrosouth Filmfestival Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
Documentary films
$18,500
Richland County Public Library · Columbia, SC · 2023
Book festival/lectur
$18,320
Business & Professional Women · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
Documentaries
$16,200
Southeast Rural Community Outreach · Columbia, SC · 2021
Lecture & festival
$16,000
Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum · Orangeburg, SC · 2022
Documentary
$15,000
Able South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
Oral history project
$15,000
Better World Studios · Graniteville, SC · 2024
Lectures/classes
$15,000
Georgetown County Library · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Lecture series
$14,500
Center for Creative Partnerships · Orangeburg, SC · 2022
Film screenings
$13,500
Charleston Literary Festival · Charleston, SC · 2023
Literary festival
$13,500
Chester County Historical Society · Chester, SC · 2023
Exhibit/lectures
$13,500
Four Holes Indian Organization · Ridgeville, SC · 2023
Archival work
$13,500
Historic Columbia Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
Exhibit
$13,500
Pendleton District Commission · Pendleton, SC · 2023
Exhibit
$13,500
Pure Theatre · Charleston, SC · 2023
Arts event
$13,500
American Battlefield Trust · Washington, DC · 2022
Interpretive signage
$13,500
Charleston Literary Festival · Charleston, SC · 2022
Literary festival
$13,500
Hagood Mill Foundation · Pickens, SC · 2022
Lang. Reclamantion
$13,000
Brookgreen Gardens · Murrells Inlet, SC · 2024
Art history program
$12,879
Sigal Music Museum · Greenville, SC · 2022
Lecture series
$12,424
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2023
Nhd & literacy
$12,000
Lancaster County Council of the Art · Lancaster, SC · 2023
Festival, lectures
$11,250
Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2021
Public programs
$11,000
Gullah Geechee Group · North Charleston, SC · 2021
Conference
$10,800
Friends of Coastal South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2022
Historical research
$10,000
Berkeley County Museum · Moncks Corner, SC · 2024
Digital exhibit
$10,000
Lancaster County Council of the Art · Lancaster, SC · 2024
Festival, lectures
$10,000
Arts & Heritage Center of North · North Augusta, SC · 2023
Humanities festival
$10,000
Allendale Rural Arts Team · Allendale, SC · 2021
Voices and votes
$9,738
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2021
Festival and lecture
$9,600
Richland County Public Library · Columbia, SC · 2021
Literary workshop
$9,000
Mather Museum & Interpretive Center · Beaufort, SC · 2024
Walking tour project
$9,000
Bullets and Bandaids · Columbia, SC · 2023
Statewide conversati
$9,000
Columbia Museum of Art · Columbia, SC · 2022
Exhibit
$9,000
Arts Council of Greenwood County · Greenwood, SC · 2021
Exhibit and program
$9,000
Butler Heritage Foundation · Hartsville, SC · 2021
Oral history doc
$9,000
Center for Creative Partnerships · Orangeburg, SC · 2021
Film screenings
$9,000
Charleston To Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2021
Literary festival
$9,000
Dorchester Heritage Center · St George, SC · 2021
Public lectures
$9,000
Sigal Music Museum · Greenville, SC · 2021
Exhibit
$9,000
Upcountry History Museum · Greenville, SC · 2021
Exhibit
$8,993
Lincolnville Preservation and · Summerville, SC · 2023
Speakers/symposium
$8,910
Pendleton District Commission · Pendleton, SC · 2021
Exhibit
$8,242
Able South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2021
Oral history project
$7,971
Stone Soup Storytelling Institute · Woodruff, SC · 2022
Hist. Prog; festival
$7,740
Friends of Honey Hill · Ridgeland, SC · 2023
Interpretive signage
$7,200
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2021
Documentary
$7,035
Edisto Island Historic Preservation · Edisto Island, SC · 2022
Exhibit
$7,000
One Columbia for Arts and History · Columbia, SC · 2024
Poetry festival
$6,870
Charleston Library Society · Charleston, SC · 2022
Screening/lit event
$6,750
Summerville Orchestra · Summerville, SC · 2023
Exhibit/lectures
$6,750
Community Foundation of Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2022
Event
$6,500
South Carolina Arts Commission · Columbia, SC · 2021
Writing workshop
$6,459
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
Exh; conf; holo. Edu
$6,200
Magnolia Plantation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Festival & lectures
$6,200
South Carolina State University · Orangeburg, SC · 2021
Lectures
$6,000
City of Gaffney South Carolina · Gaffney, SC · 2024
Spark grant
$5,957
Charleston Gaillard Center · Charleston, SC · 2021
Podcast/lesson plans
$5,732
Aiken County Library · Aiken, SC · 2023
Reading prog & pres.
$5,700
Sc New Play Festival · Greenville, SC · 2023
Performance and pane
$5,400
Franklin Burroughs-S Chapin Art · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2022
Exhibit, programs
$5,208
Fountain Inn Museum · Fountain Inn, SC · 2021
Short film
$5,152
Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2022
Humanities festival

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.