GWC Grant Guidelines
Greenwood Women Care is committed to learning about needs and opportunities in Greenwood County and supporting nonprofit organizations that serve Greenwood County residents through our GWC Grants.
Thank you for your interest in GWC Grants. Please review the GWC Grant Guidelines to determine whether your organization’s program or project is suitable for GWC funding consideration.
GWC Grant Application and Process
PLEASE NOTE:
Applications for 2025 GWC Grants will be accepted from August 1-31, 2025.
The required Verification Checklist may be downloaded here.
Instructions for completing the downloaded form can be found here.
Information sessions for GWC Grants are held annually for those interested in applying for a GWC Grant. Although attending a session is not mandatory, it is recommended for a clear understanding of our granting process. Information sessions for the 2025 cycle have been completed. Dates for the 2026 cycle will be posted here in the first quarter of 2026.
Grant Writing 101, a workshop offered at no cost to participants representing local nonprofits, is held annually in July. This workshop includes a Funders Forum with representatives from local grantmaking organizations. Up to two persons per organization may attend.
Grant Writing 101 has been held. The date for the 2026 workshop will be posted here in the first quarter of 2026.
Lakelands Counts
For current information about community indicators and services in Greenwood County, see Lakelands Counts.
Lakelands Counts is an easy-to-use platform that supports community improvement work in Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, and Saluda counties. It contains data, best practices, and resources, and hosts over 140 health and quality of life data indicators. Users may customize maps and reports to visualize and analyze data.
Please see our GWC Grants at a Glance here.
GWC 2025 Grant Awards
Greenwood Women Care 2025 Grants will be awarded in October 2025.
GWC 2024 Grant Awards
Greenwood Women Care awarded grants totaling $72,100 to eleven local nonprofits in 2024.
Please see the announcement of our GWC 2024 Grant Awards here.
Our video featuring GWC 2024 Grant Recipients will be posted in late August 2025.
Our GWC 2024 Grant Recipients Final Report will be posted here in early 2026.
GWC 2020 Grant Awards
Greenwood Women Care awarded grants totaling $74,000 to ten local nonprofits in 2020, our second granting year.
Please see the announcement of our GWC 2020 Grant Awards here.
Please enjoy our video featuring GWC 2020 Grant Recipients here.
Read our GWC 2020 Grant Recipients Final Report here.
GWC 2019 Grant Awards
Greenwood Women Care awarded grants totaling $47,625 to eight local nonprofits in 2019, our first granting year.
Please see the announcement of our GWC 2019 Grant Awards here.
Please enjoy our video featuring GWC 2019 Grant Recipients here.
Read our GWC 2019 Grant Recipients Final Report here.
GWC Women’s Health Grant
The GWC Women’s Health Grant supports holistic care and health education to improve physical, mental, or social health and well-being. This grant is funded through a Field of Interest Fund endowed by Jim and Denise Medford and held by the Greenwood County Community Foundation.
The GWC Women’s Health Grant subcommittee developed the granting and evaluation process for this grant award. A single grant will be made to an organization working to improve women’s health. The anticipated amount (approximately $5,000) will be announced for each cycle. Funded projects should occur between April 1 of the current year and March 31 of the following year.
The GWC Women’s Health Grant is awarded every other year. Information about the 2027 cycle will be posted here early in that year.
Please scroll down to the green buttons below to download the GWC 2025 Women’s Health Grant Application and the GWC 2025 Women’s Health Grant Guidelines as examples of these documents until information for the 2027 cycle is posted.
Please read about our 2025 GWC Women’s Health Grant award recipient here.
Please read about our 2023 GWC Women’s Health Grant award recipient here.
Please read about our 2021 GWC Women’s Health Grant award recipient here.
GWC Grant Writing 101
Grant Writing 101, a workshop featuring professional presenters and practical information on completing effective grant applications, is offered annually at no charge to local nonprofit staff and volunteers. Please see details of this year’s workshop in the Grant Application Process section above.
A video of our virtual 2020 Grant Writing 101 workshop may be found here. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recording errors, this video begins within the first informational session of the 2.5-hour long workshop.
