Request for Applications for Opportunity Grant (South Carolina) - fundsforNGOs

The Opportunity Grants are available to nonprofit organizations throughout the Community Foundation’s four-county service area of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties.

Donor Name: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

State: South Carolina

County: Beaufort County (SC), Colleton County (SC), Hampton County (SC), Jasper County (SC)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/03/2026

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: 1 Year

Details:

Opportunity Grants are Community Impact Grants with a grant request budget under $10,000. These grants are designed to stimulate and help launch new programs and projects; or to help focus, enhance, and/or expand an organization’s existing programs and services; or as an investment in a capital project which is a critical enhancement to the mission of the nonprofit organization. These grants focus on community impact.

Funding Information

The grant term is typically 12 months and grants are made up to $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funding an organization must:

Be a nonprofit organization with a tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code, and are not classified as a private foundation;
Serve the people who live and/or work in the Foundation’s four-county service area: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper;
Attend an Impact Information Session at the Community Foundation (within 12 months of application due date);
Have a current, up-to-date profile on GuideStar or The Giving Marketplace;
Have a social justice statement in place.
Receive an Access Code with application instructions from Community Investment staff.

Limitations

The foundation generally will not consider requests for the following: