Funding search · mental health · South Carolina
Who funds mental health work in South Carolina
15 funders have a record of paying for mental health work by South Carolina recipients: 119 grants totaling $25.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Duke Endowment ($11.3M), Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina ($5.9M) and Mary Black Foundation ($847,675).
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: $300,000 to MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION — to improve behavioral health conditions for children and youth by integrating mental health screenings, interventions and treatments at three high need clinics in charleston county…
Largest: $990,470 to SC Department of Mental Health — investing in south carolina children
Largest: $75,000 to SPARTANBURG AREA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — mental health services for black, indigenous and people of color: outreach & communication
Community Foundation of the LowcountryHilton Head Island, SCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $284,801 · through 2022Largest: $90,000 to MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF THE LOW COUNTRY — a collaborative project to address mental health needs in the hispanic community
Children'S Trust of South CarolinaColumbia, SCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $794,405 · through 2023Largest: $198,531 to WESTVIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES — strengthening families program
Largest: $1.5M to FURMAN UNIVERSITY — trone family endowed fund for student mental health & wellbeing
United Way of Aiken CountyAiken, SCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $344,088 · through 2025Largest: $86,022 to MENTAL HEALTH ASSC IN SC — see page 2, part iv
United Way of Greenville CountyGreenville, SCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $295,200 · through 2023Largest: $115,200 to PHOENIX CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH — donor designation, program allocation
Largest: $294,401 to Catawba Community Mental Health — grant related services
Largest: $10,000 to MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA — community interest
United Way Association of South CarolinaColumbia, SCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $263,097 · through 2024Largest: $143,868 to MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF GREENVILLE — operational support
Largest: $38,171 to Pee Dee Mental Health Center — outpatient facility of sc dept of mental health
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