GCCF Awards Youth & Education Grants, April 2021

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Greenwood County Community Foundation (GCCF) made grant awards to five local nonprofit organizations in their 2021 Youth and Education granting cycle. Grant recipients and their funded programs are:

Goodwill Industries — for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training

Greenwood Community Improvement Foundation — for TREP$ (entrepreneurship program) for middle school students

Healthy Learners — for staff salary & transportation expenses serving school children with medical needs

Lakelands Region YMCA of SC — for scholarships for childcare programs

United Way of the Lakelands — for Inspire 864 program (community awareness and programming to addresses effects of youth violence and Covid-19)

For each cycle of GCCF’s Community Impact Grants, grant applications are reviewed by a diverse committee of community members and funding determinations are finalized by the GCCF Board of Directors.

Beginning with 2012 granting cycles, GCCF has awarded more than $800,000 through annual Community Impact Grants and more than $4,000,000 through these Community Impact Grants, Donor Advised, Field-of-Interest and Community Response Fund grants.

Information about the 2021 Community Enhancement and Open Granting grant cycles may be found at: www.greenwoodcf.org/grants/. For further details about the granting process, contact Mary Woodiwiss, Director of Grants and Projects, at mwoodiwiss@greenwoodcf.org or 864.223.1524.

All the best to our 2021 Youth & Education Grant recipient organizations! Thank you for your service to Greenwood County residents!

GCCF Open Granting Awards Announced, December 2020

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Greenwood County Community Foundation (GCCF) recently awarded $25,000 in grants to ten local nonprofit organizations in the 2020 Open Granting cycle.

Grant recipients and their funded programs or projects are:

Alston Wilkes Society — for the Community Services program

American Red Cross-Upstate SC Chapter — in support of Disaster Cycle services

Boy Scouts of America – Blue Ridge Council — for BSA Camp scholarships and expenses

Burton Center — for health area upgrades

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home — for Outz Cottage renovations

Crossroads Pregnancy Center — in support of the Earn While You Learn program

Emerald City Rotary Club Foundation — for Dolly Parton Imagination Library costs

Greater Greenwood United Ministry — in support of the Crisis Ministry

Humane Society of Greenwood — for Foster Care pet program expenses

Wild Hare Productions — in support of a historical figures project with school children

In each of GCCF’s Community Impact Grant cycles, grant applications are reviewed by a diverse committee of 10 or more community members and funding determinations are finalized by the GCCF Board of Directors. GCCF has awarded more than $800,000 in Community Impact grants to support the work of more than 80 local nonprofit organizations since the first GCCF grants in 2012, and more than $4,000,000 combined through Community Impact, Donor Advised, Field-of-Interest, and Community Response Fund grants.

Congratulations to our Open Granting award recipients and all best wishes for successful projects and programs in your service to Greenwood County residents!

GCCF Awards Community Enhancement Grants, August 2020

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Greenwood County Community Foundation GCCF awarded a total of $26,000 to six local nonprofit organizations in our 2020 Community Enhancement granting cycle.

Grant recipients are:

Arts Center of Greenwood — for Black History exhibit and “Connecting the Dream” programming

Beyond Abuse — for racial equity training for staff

Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity— for materials and contracted services for home construction

Greenwood Community Theatre — for expenses for The Penguin Project

Lakelands Region YMCA of SC — for purchase of an Aquatic Access pool lift

MODELS Academy — for the MODELS Academy’s Black Male Success series

(Due to COVID-19 precautions, grant check presentation photos for this cycle have been suspended.)

Congratulations to each of our Community Enhancement grant recipient organizations! We are grateful for and wish you all the best in your continued good work in service to our community!

GCCF Funds Youth & Education Grants, April 2020

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Greenwood County Community Foundation GCCF awarded a total of $25,000 to eight local nonprofit organizations in our 2020 Youth & Education granting cycle.

Grant recipients are:

Boys & Girls Club of the Lakelands — Power Hour program

Community Initiatives — I-station and computers for Safe Haven

Emerald City Hoops/BLOOM — LeadHERship Conference

Food Bank of Greenwood County — Weekend Backpack Program

Goodwill Industries — CNA uniforms and Job Connection training

Healthy Learners — staff and client transportation

The Museum and Railroad Historical Center — summer camp scholarships and “Polar Express” collaborative project

Salvation Army — youth music enrichment program

In response to the particular challenges experienced by nonprofits during this period of COVID-19 precautions, GCCF offered additional flexibility in the utilization of these grant awards.

(Due to COVID-19 precautions, grant check presentation photos for this cycle have been postponed.)

We congratulate each of our Youth & Education grant recipients and are grateful for your continued good work serving our community!

Burton Center

GCCF Awards Open Granting Funds, December 2019

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Eight local nonprofits received funding in GCCF’s Open Granting cycle in December 2019 for a range of projects and programs for Greenwood County residents. They are:

Alston Wilkes Society for essential work-related items for ex-offenders

American Red Cross- Upstate SC Chapter for Disaster Cycle Services program

Beyond Abuse for purchase of therapists’ computers, printers, and Voicestation

Burton Center for sound wall around café for clients

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home for renovation of residential home for children

Engaging Men of Color for “Reaching Your Destiny Through Education” conference expenses

SC Festival of Flowers for “When Dogs Fly!” Kidfest program

Upper Savannah Land Trust for Community Conservation Priorities spatial analysis

Congratulations! Thank you for all you do to serve and improve our community!

Greenwood Performing Arts

Community Enhancement Grants Announced, August 2019

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GCCF is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2019 Community Enhancement grants! The following organizations and their programs or projects received funding totaling $26,000 in this cycle:

Arts Council of Greenwood County for “A Local Look” exhibit and “Connecting the Dream” programming

Festiva for professional artists’ fees for free community concerts

Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity for materials and contracted services for home construction

Greenwood Community Theatre for expenses for The Penguin Project

Greenwood Pathway House for PTC tuition for Ready to Work course

Greenwood Performing Arts for Intergenerational Outreach Program performance costs

Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce for Nonprofit Council’s board governance seminar

We salute your good work to improve our community for everyone!

GCCF check presentation to Greenwood Lions Club Foundation

Innovation Grant Supports Community Impact, June 2019

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In June, GCCF awarded its bi-annual Innovation Grant to substantially support a project with the promise of significant community impact.

The Greenwood Lions Club Foundation received $50,000 from GCCF for the development of a Mobile Diabetes Clinic that will bring professional services to areas of the county that are greatly underserved. Diabetes screening and education will be available as needed, free of charge, to all residents of Greenwood County. The Lions Club’s proposal demonstrated well-developed collaboration with Self Regional Healthcare providers, local nonprofits offering medical services (such as Greater Greenwood United Ministry and Clinica Gratis), and a strong plan for implementation.

Phyllis Zuehlke, Lions Club Member who spearheaded this project, said, “[Greenwood Lions Club] wanted to expand our service projects into more areas than just vision. What better [related concern] than diabetes? The GCCF Innovation Grant was exactly what we needed. The Mobile Diabetes Clinic is a major project that will enrich the county and brings together many organizations that are striving for the same goals we have. People in our area desperately need identification of, education about, and care for diabetes. We can take our free clinic to community centers and rural areas and give not only screenings but also information about effective, healthy lifestyle changes and how their medical needs can best be met.”

Clients who have not had a medical home, are impoverished, have little or no access to transportation and are uneducated about an improved and healthier lifestyle will be offered health consultations and be directed to other programs that can provide reduced cost or free services and medications.

The Foundation is pleased to provide for the development of such beneficial projects in our community!

City of Greenwood

Youth & Education Grants Awarded by GCCF, April 2019

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2019 Youth & Education Grants have been awarded to the following eight organizations serving Greenwood County:

City of Greenwood in support of a community mosquito education program

Community Initiatives for a Safe Haven reading specialist

Food Bank of Greenwood County for the Weekend Backpack Program

Goodwill Industries for CNA uniforms for participants in Job Connection training

Healthy Learners for staff and client transportation

The Homeless Period Project for feminine hygiene supplies for middle school girls in need

The Museum and Railroad Historical Center for summer camp scholarships

Wild Hare Productions in support of scholarships and expenses for a youth musical theatre summer intensive workshop and performances

GCCF is grateful to play a role in supporting this array of good work in our community!

GCCF Funds Open Granting Awards, December 2018

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GCCF gave grants in our 2018 Open Granting cycle to the following organizations to fund specific programs or projects:

Alston Wilkes Society for staff salary and client workshop materials

Beyond Abuse for protective awnings at agency site

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home for “Fostering Families” program

Engaging Men of Color for “Standing Firm to be My Brother’s Keeper” conference expenses

Greenwood Pathway House for a commercial dishwasher for the men’s shelter

Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont for furnishing a community room at the palliative care center

Immanuel Lutheran Church Soup Kitchen for purchase and installation of an AED

Meg’s House  for client transportation to places of employment

United Center for Community Care (UCCC) for a digital information sign at UCCC highlighting nonprofits housed and services offered at UCCC

Thank you to these organizations that carry out such good work for the benefit of our community!

Greenwood Community Theatre

Community Enhancement Grants Awarded, August 2018

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GCCF congratulates the following organizations that received funding in our 2018 Community Enhancement granting cycle:

Arts Council of Greenwood County for #instART 2018 exhibit and purchase of pottery wheels

Benjamin E. Mays Historic Site for The Mays Scholars Program for young men

Burton Center for career training for Burton Center clients on site

Festiva for performance fees and commissioned composition by Deanna Witkowski Jazz Trio

Greenwood Community Theatre for The Penguin Project production of “Aladdin, Jr.”

Greenwood Performing Arts for outreach program performance costs

John and Lula Welton Life Enrichment Initiative for community performances of “God’s Trombones”

MODELS Academy for the MODELS Academy Leadership Conference series for young men

We are grateful for your continued good work in our home community!