The Central Carolina Community Foundation is seeking applications for its General Operating Support Grants.
Donor Name: Central Carolina Community Foundation
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
CCCF’s GOS grants provide multi-year, unrestricted operations funding to eligible nonprofits. Nonprofits can use the funds based on their organization’s operational needs and priorities.
Objectives
- To invest in communities that have been historically under invested in by philanthropy.
- To provide resources to organizations that are trusted by, connected to, and rooted in community.
- To cultivate trusting relationships between CCCF and nonprofit organizations within the 11 counties in the Midlands.
- To increase nonprofit organizations’ capacity to serve their community and sustain high quality services beyond the three-year grant period.
In general, GOS grants provide operational support to organizations and communities that have traditionally been underserved by philanthropy. Grantees will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Alignment with CCCF’s mission, values, and priorities
- Connection to and representation by the community they serve
- Proven outcomes in addressing a community need
- Opportunity to increase the nonprofit’s capacity
- History of collaborative work and philanthropy
Funding Information
$30,000; awarded $10,000 per year for up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a GOS grant, nonprofits must:
- Be determined as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and have nonprofit status for at least two years (determination letter dated no later than January 31, 2024).
- Have an annual Organization budget under $650,000.
- Have at least one paid employee who dedicates a minimum of 20 hours a week to the organization.
- Have applied for and received a grant from CCCF in the past four years (grant start date: July 1, 2022-present).
- Have a physical location (based on EIN address) in CCCF’s 11 county service area (Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter).
- Be registered on Midlands Gives.
- If funded, agree to ongoing communication with CCCF staff, completion of annual reports, attendance at quarterly grantee meetings, using funds towards operations and administrative costs, and expensing all grant funds annually. There are no other restrictions placed on grant funds.
For more information visit CCCF.
