Funding search · oral health · South Carolina
Who funds oral health work in South Carolina
8 funders have a record of paying for oral health work by South Carolina recipients: 24 grants totaling $4.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are The Duke Endowment ($3.9M), Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System ($19,000) and Carefirst Carolina Foundation ($68,266).
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: $825,000 to MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION — to establish a school-based oral health institute to help expand dental services to preschool and school-age children in the carolinas.
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare SystemSpartanburg, SCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $19,000 · through 2022Largest: $9,000 to HEALTHY SMILES OF SPARTANBURG — to support expanded dental care for children in spartanburg and cherokee counties
Carefirst Carolina FoundationHartsville, SCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $68,266 · through 2024Largest: $48,159 to CARESOUTH CAROLINA INC — dental care & pharm
Largest: $150,000 to Medical University of South Carolina Foundation — the purpose of this grant is to support the establishment of the pipeline dental champions for diversity and mentorship between the medical university of south carolina and five hi…
Carequest Institute for Oral HealthBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $135,520 · through 2022Largest: $135,520 to South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center — the purpose of this grant is to support south carolina appleseed legal justice center to carry out a statewide oral health landscape analysis, engage communities and organizational…
Eastern Carolina Community FoundationFlorence, SCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CAROLINAS CROSS CULTURAL HEALTH SERVICES — providing free primary medical care and basic dental care and free bilingual mental health counseling
Largest: $10,000 to HEALTHY SMILES OF SPARTANBURG INC — healthy smiles of spartanburg portable pediatric oral health clinics
Frugal PrincessMyrtle Beach, SC
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to WELVISTA — addresses the lack of affordable rxs available to uninsured in sc; provides free dental care for children.
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