GCCF Youth & Education Grants Announced, April 2025

Eight nonprofit organizations received a total of $30,000 in Greenwood County Community Foundation’s 2025 Youth & Education granting cycle. Each funded program or project serves Greenwood County residents.

Grant recipients are:

Emerald City Rotary Foundation — Dolly Parton Imagination Library for children ages 0-5

Greenwood Community Theatre — The Penguin Project for young actors with disabilities and youth mentors

Healthy Learners — Staff salary support, transportation, and medical fees for schoolchildren’s health needs

Lakelands Region Y — life jackets and vest storage rack for the Safety Around Water program

MODELS Academy — MODELS Academy Summer Institutes for Black males in grades 6-12

The Period Project — Hygiene products for low-income female students

PlaySafe — Athletic training services for local high schools

SC Governor’s School of Science and Mathematics  — GoSciTech STEM Summer Camp at Piedmont Technical College

Congratulations to our 2025 Youth & Education grant recipients and thank you for your dedicated service to our community!