The South Carolina Grantmakers Network serves to promote member networking, enhance the professional education of its membership, foster collaborative funding opportunities, promote philanthropy in South Carolina, and leverage the influence of Grantmakers in their respective communities. Learn More...
The South Carolina Grantmakers Network serves to promote member networking, enhance the professional education of its membership, foster collaborative funding opportunities, promote philanthropy in South Carolina, and leverage the influence of Grantmakers in their respective communities. Learn More...
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South Carolina is home to more than 500 private foundations with almost $1.3 billion in assets. In 2006 alone these foundations gifted and granted more than $83 million.
J. Marion Sims Foundation
Adult Literacy & Basic Skills Initiative
After a lengthy and exhaustive strategic planning process that examined a number of community issues and health indicators, J. Marion Sims Foundation found that the common thread running through all was an unacceptable rate of adult illiteracy. The premise upon which the Foundation’s targeted grant making effort is based is that a more literate population will, over time, become a healthier population.