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Recent Grants

A Light Unto My Path: $1,000 surprise grant awarded as part of the Brew Good for Giving Tuesday celebration.

Angels Charge Ministries: $30,000 to support the expansion of their reentry program, operational support, and two new long-term transitional homes. 

Benjamin E. Mays Family Center: $30,000 to support counseling services for uninsured and under-insured individuals in Pacolet and surrounding communities, a $1,000 sponsorship for their grand opening event, and $1,000 given in recognition of a retiring committee member.

BirthMatters: $30,000 for expansion of their doula program for mothers 25 years and older. 

Bloom Upstate: $15,000 in general operating support and to provide evidence-based youth development programming.

Children’s Advocacy Center: $10,000 in general operating support and to support services for children and families affected by sexual or physical abuse and $5,000 given in recognition of a retiring trustee. 

Children’s Trust of South Carolina: $2,500 sponsorship for the Building Hope for Children Conference.

City of Spartanburg: $1,000 sponsorship for the 2024 MLK Unity Week events and a $750 contribution to the 2024 Juneteeth Essay Scholarship.

CommunityWorks: $20,000 in general operating support and to provide down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. 

Converse College: $33,000 towards enhancing conditions for care at the Converse Wellness Center.

EMERGE Family Therapy: $100,000 to strengthen the organization’s capacity to better meet behavioral health needs and $500 given in recognition of a retiring committee member. 

GoForth Recovery: $10,000 in general operating support and to track family outcomes as a result of their addiction recovery and treatment programs. 

Greater Divine Nine of Spartanburg: $2,500 sponsorship for the 2024 Community Health Awareness Day (CHAD).

Habitat for Humanity: $20,000 to provide affordable housing, while addressing the increasing cost of construction and support services. 

Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg: $15,000 to provide dental screenings, prevention, and restorative care to children without access to health insurance. 

Help for Our Elderly: $1,000 surprise grant awarded as part of the Brew Good for Giving Tuesday celebration.

Hope Center for Children: $1,000 surprise grant awarded as part of the Brew Good for Giving Tuesday celebration.

Hub City Roots: $75,000 in general operating support.

Institute for Child Success: $125,000 in general operating support, that leads to systems-level changes to improve early childhood development outcomes and a $1,500 sponsorship for the Housing Innovation: Children’s Edition summit. 

JUMPSTART: $20,000 to provide services that address the educational, employment, healthcare, housing, and family relationship needs of previously incarcerated residents and $20,000 to support a capital campaign to build new transitional living housing for previously incarcerated individuals. 

Kids Upstate: $15,000 in general operating support and to provide evidence-based youth development programming.

Mental Health America of South Carolina, Spartanburg County: $500 sponsorship to support the 2024 Be Kind to Your Mind event. 

Middle Tyger Community Center: $30,000 to provide free or low-cost services to children and families in Spartanburg School District 5. 

My Brother’s Keeper Alliance South Carolina – Spartanburg: $25,000 awarded as part of the Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award recognizing Antiwan Tate as the 2025 recipient.

Northside Development Group: $20,000 in general operating support that will improve health and wellbeing in a historically under-resourced neighborhood and a $1,000 surprise grant awarded as part of the Brew Good for Giving Tuesday celebration. 

PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.: $150,000 in general operating support, $75,000 towards an endowment campaign, and a $5,000 grant given in recognition of a retiring trustee.

Project R.E.S.T.: $1,000 surprise grant awarded as part of the Brew Good for Giving Tuesday celebration.

ReGenesis Health Care: $30,000 to support the work of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, focused on behavioral health needs of children and a $1,000 sponsorship for 2024 community health events. 

Ruth’s Gleanings: $75,000 in general operating support.

Spartanburg Academic Movement: $1,000 sponsorship to support the Panel on Unaccompanied Minors and a $5,000 sponsorship for the Thrive 2024: Bridging Paths to Resilience Conference, and $5,000 given in recognition of a retiring trustee.

Spartanburg Community College Foundation: $33,000 to support behavioral healthcare for post-secondary students enrolled at SCC.

Spartanburg County First Steps: $2,000 to support Quality Counts, a continuous quality improvement initiative for childcare programs.

Spartanburg Methodist College: $33,000 to support mental and behavioral health services for students enrolled at SMC.

Spartanburg Regional Foundation: $200,000 to support the countywide plan to improve behavioral and mental health outcomes and $1,000 given in recognition of a retiring committee member.

South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children: $6,250 to support advocacy trainings for parents and childcare providers.

South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association: $50,000 to support Spartanburg’s Safe Babies Court.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate: $15,000 for the expansion of early childhood programming in the Spartanburg County location. 

The Roo Crew: $7,500 to increase organizational capacity to serve families with children experiencing medical or educational obstacles. 

United Way of the Piedmont: $25,000 to support the work of a Community Health and Resource Coordinator, focused on financial stability and health. 

Upstate Family Resource Center: $80,000 in general operating support and to provide low-cost or free services including family support groups and mental health services to children and families in northern Spartanburg County and $500 given in recognition of a retiring committee member.

Upstate Warrior Solution: $5,000 given in recognition of a retiring trustee. 

 

We also provide targeted funds throughout the year to support capacity building, pilot projects, and local anchor institutions. Below are some of the organizations and initiatives supported with these funds.

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