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 2022 GWC Grants will be accepted from August 1-31, 2022.
The required Verification Checklist may be downloaded here.
Instructions for completing the downloaded form can be found here.
Information sessions for GWC Grants will be held on Tuesday, July 12, from 4:00-5:00 and on Thursday, July 14, 11:00-noon, in the GCCF conference room at 110 Phoenix St. Those interested in applying for a 2022 GWC Grant are strongly encouraged to attend one of these sessions. Email gwc@greenwoodcf.org to register.
Grant Writing 101, a workshop offered at no cost to participants representing local nonprofits, will be held on Tuesday, July 26, from 10:00am -12:30 pm. This workshop will include a Funders’ Forum with representatives from local grantmaking organizations and will be offered at no charge to staff members of Greenwood County nonprofits. Space is limited and registration is required. Up to two persons per organization may attend. Registrations will be accepted starting July 1. Please email gwc@greenwoodcf.org.
GWC 2021 Grant Awards
Please see the announcement of our GWC 2021 Grant Awards here.
GWC Women’s Health Grant
Greenwood Women Care (GWC) is pleased to announce a new grant initiative for this community. The GWC Women’s Health Grant will be offered in the first quarter of every other year, beginning in 2021.
The GWC Women’s Health Grant will support holistic care and health education to improve physical, mental, or social health and well-being. This grant is funded by 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. Those who served on the Women’s Health Grant subcommittee for the 2021 cycle are: Anne Craig (Chair), Kelly Addy, Sharlene Greene, Alice Hodges, Sally Kauffmann, Priya Kumar, Marilyn Murphy, Anit Vettukattil, and Mary Woodiwiss.
Please read about our 2021 GWC Women’s Health Grant award recipient here.
For the 2023 cycle:
The award will be made to an organization working to improve women’s health. The anticipated amount of the award will be announced for each cycle. Funded projects should occur between April 1 of the current year and April 30 of the following year.
Initially an interested organization should submit a brief letter of intent describing the project or need to gwc@greenwoodcf.org by February 8. Several organizations will be selected to submit the full application, due March 15. The GWC Women’s Health review committee will notify the grant recipients and all other applicants by March 31 and funds will be made available by April 15.
Please refer to the GWC Women’s Health Grant Guidelines and the GWC Women’s Health Grant Application. Contact gwc@greenwoodcf.org with any additional questions.
GWC Grant Writing 101
Greenwood Women Care will offer our annual Grant Writing 101 workshop on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, from 10:00 am-12:30 pm at Westside Baptist Church. Grant Writing 101 will be open to the Greenwood nonprofit community at no charge. Space is limited and registration is required. Up to two persons per organization may attend. Registrations will be accepted starting July 1. Please email gwc@greenwoodcf.org.
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.
GWC Grants Final Reports
Click on the links below to view excerpts from the Final Reports provided by GWC grantees. We hope you enjoy learning about what each of our GWC Grant recipients accomplished for the benefit of our community!
2021
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $78,449 to twelve local nonprofits in 2021.
Final report summaries and photos will be compiled and posted in early 2023.
2020
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $74,000 to ten local nonprofits in 2020, our second granting year.
Final report summaries and photos submitted by each grantee have been compiled and may be viewed here.
2019
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $47,625 to eight local nonprofits in 2019, our first granting year.
Final report summaries and photos submitted by each grantee have been compiled and may be viewed here.
