The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is seeking applications for its Organizational Development Grants.
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: 08/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Organizational Development Grants are available to organizations throughout the Community Foundation’s four-county service area of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Their purpose is to help organizations increase their capacity to govern and achieve long-term sustainability.
These grants may be used to address issues such as:
- Strategic planning
- Organizational structure
- Board/staff relations
- Governance training
- Board/staff policies and procedures
- Asset development planning
- Marketing/public relations/communications planning
- Merger and/or consolidations
- Fiscal management
- Social Justice Planning
Funding Information
Grants are made up to $5,000 and may cover up to 70% of the total cost of the consultant’s services.
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 Community Foundation’s four-county service area;
- Attend an Impact Information Session within 12 months of application;
- Have a current, up to date profile on The Giving Marketplace;
- Have a social justice statement in place;
- Additional eligibility requirements may apply.
Limitations
- The grant can be used only to retain a consultant.
- Organizations may only apply for an Organizational Development grant once during our fiscal year, which runs July 1 – June 30.
- Organizational Development Grants can only be approved once for each development area.
- Your grant application must include a detailed proposal from the consultant with budget and payment schedule.
- The grant is paid to the organization.
- Grant funds may not be used for previous commitments or contracts/agreements already incurred with a consultant.
- The grant award may cover up to 70% of the consultant’s proposal. For example, if the consultant’s total project cost is $6,500, the grant award would be $4,550, or 70% of the request. The organization is required to cover the balance of the project cost with their funds.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.
