Community Health Fund for Non-profits in South Carolina

Applications are now open for the Community Health Fund for Improving the health and wellness of Spartanburg County.

Donor Name: Mary Black Foundation

State: South Carolina

County: Spartanburg County (SC)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/15/2022

Details:

The Mary Black Foundation promotes health and wellness in Spartanburg County, SC through the Community Health Fund (CHF). The CHF is an annual grantmaking opportunity for projects outside of the Foundation’s Early Childhood Development and Healthy Eating | Active Living priority areas and, generally, represents 10-20% of the Foundation’s total grantmaking.

Focus Areas

• Early Childhood Development
  • • Early childhood development is defined by the Foundation as the process of growth that occurs prenatally through the first five years of life. Improving the health and wellness of Spartanburg County through a focus on early childhood development will require efforts that address:
      • Children’s relationships with families and other caregivers
      • Children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development
      • Adolescent pregnancy and improving birth outcomes
• Healthy Eating | Active Living
  • • Efforts to increase the availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods will include:
      • Addressing the underlying causes – i.e. food desert mitigation strategies
      • Reducing barriers to making healthy eating decisions, and
      • Encouraging connections between existing infrastructure, such as farms and schools, to help create better community access to healthy foods

Eligibility Criteria

• The Foundation awards grants to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies working to improve the health and wellness of the people of Spartanburg County.
• Agencies that are located outside of Spartanburg County may apply if the proposed project will benefit primarily the residents of Spartanburg County.

For more information, visit Mary Black Foundation.