Funding search · student-athlete mental health · South Carolina
Who funds student-athlete mental health work in South Carolina
15 funders have a record of paying for student-athlete mental health work by South Carolina recipients: 108 grants totaling $32.1M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Duke Endowment ($9.3M), Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina ($6.0M) 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 conduct a randomized clinical trial of a rehabilitation program addressing the unmet emotional and mental health needs of stroke survivors.
Largest: $719,225 to Mental Health America of Greenville County — improving health care quality & value
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: $69,126 to MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF BEAUFORT JASPER COUNTIES MHABJ — mental health america-beaufort/jasper
Largest: $1.5M to FURMAN UNIVERSITY — trone center for mental health
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
The Citadel Brigadier FoundationCharleston, SCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $9.7M · through 2024Largest: $3.3M to THE CITADEL — to fund athletic scholarships for students attending the citadel.
Tl Hanna High School Booster ClubAnderson, SCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $369,000 · through 2024Largest: $134,000 to TL HANNA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT — money is given to the athletic department to support the needs of the student athletes and sports teams at tl hanna high school.
Largest: $294,401 to Catawba Community Mental Health — grant related services
Largest: $38,171 to Pee Dee Mental Health Center — outpatient facility of sc dept of mental health
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
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