About Us

Coastal Community Foundation began in 1974 with $9,000 from The Rotary Club of Charleston to serve the tri-county area. Today we manage over $103 million in combined assets held in over 532 individual funds. Thousands of donors are served and charitable organizations supported throughout the eight coastal Carolina counties. Our expertise and responsible management eliminates bias and minimizes risk, leaving donors secure to look forward and give back.

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Financials



Most of what we do is seen through the incredible work of the nonprofit organizations that receive funding from one of our grantmaking programs or from grants recommended by our donors.

Bringing Us Together features the six focus areas that Coastal Community Foundation provides funding for: arts, education, environment, health, human needs and neighborhood & community development. It reports on funds and endowments we manage, nonprofit organizations we are connected to in the Lowcountry, and the financials and grantmaking of Coastal Community Foundation.

INVESTMENT POLICY AND PERFORMANCE
Please click here to read about our Investment Objectives and average annual returns.

FINANCIAL DASHBOARD REPORT
  June 30, 2008 June 30, 2009 FY to 05/31/2010
Assets $138,022,941 $116,717,911 $129,731,815
   Foundation Funds $85,006,428 $74,049,757 $82,878,791
   Charitable Trusts $2,068,308 $1,408,532 $1,680,649
   Affiliate Foundations      
      Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation $42,630,537 $32,851,505 $35,724,973
      Other Affiliates $8,317,668 $8,408,117 $9,447,402
Gifts $11,949,327 $13,077,544 $8,403,937
Grants $11,542,974 $12,354,313 $10,092,631
Operating Expenses as a % of Assets 1.01% 1.11% 0.95%

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