Recent News

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02/12/2009

On Friday, February 13th a reception to grant half a million dollars in awards to 49 nonprofit organizations serving Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties and also to celebrate the opening of Coastal Community Foundationís first regional office will be held. The Foundationís new Beaufort office at One Beaufort Town Center is the site for this celebration.

Since its inception eleven years ago, three and a half million dollars have been awarded by The Beaufort Fund, one of 500 funds managed by Coastal Community Foundation. Established by a multi-million dollar gift, per the anonymous donorís recommendation the annual grants pool has grown from $100,000 in 1998 to $500,000 this year.

Also this year the last installment of three-year grants will be awarded, completing the second term of multi-year grants since the Fundís establishment. Multi-year grant recipients received funding from the Beaufort Fund for five consecutive years before they were invited to apply for three-year grants in 2005, which are reflected in the total annual grants pool.

ìWe are starting to see the donorís long-term intentions for the Beaufort Fund be fulfilledî, praises Fred Washington, Jr., Beaufort Fund Advisory Committee Chair and Beaufort County School Board Chairman. ìThe achievement of two multi-year grant cycles reflects its permanence as a funding source, stability, and commitment to lasting community vitality.î

Coastal Community Foundationís investment in the region is augmented by the opening of a regional office. George Stevens, President & CEO of the Foundation, recognizes, ìThe presence of a full-time regional director in the southernmost counties positions us to best resource donors and nonprofits and fulfill our mission to foster philanthropy for the greater good.î

The Beaufort Fund accepts applications from any nonprofit in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, or Jasper County. Below is the list of nonprofit organizations receiving three-year grants followed by those receiving one-year grants.

Brief summaries on each of the recipientís grant-funded project are available upon request.

3-YEAR GRANTS = $254,310

ACCESS Network
Born to Read
Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry
Camp Wildwood
CAPA ñ Child Abuse Prevention Association
CODA ñ Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse
Colleton County Memorial Library
Franciscan Center
Friends of Caroline Hospice
Hampton County Literacy
HELP of Beaufort
Hope Haven of the Lowcountry
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry
Lowcountry Food Bank
Meals on Wheels- Bluffton/Hilton Head
Second Helpings
Thumbs Up
Volunteers in Medicine


ONE-YEAR GRANTS = $245,690

Alexander Community Development Corporation
Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort
Alzheimer's Respite & Resource
Arts Council of Bft. County
Beaufort Performing Arts
Bluffton Self Help
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth
The Colleton Center
Colleton Improvement Collaborative
Community Caring for Children
Family Promise of Beaufort County
Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic of Beaufort
Hampton County First Steps
Hampton School District One
Jasper County Neighbors United
Legacy Center for Student Success
Low Country Legal Aid
Lowcountry Habitat ñ Beaufort
Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Med-I-Assist ñ Bluffton
Mt. Pleasant AME Church
Nails in Hand
New Destiny Center
Ntíll Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Beaufort County
Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country
Programs for Exceptional People
Sheldon Township Community Support Partnership
St. Vincent de Paul
Technical College of the Lowcountry
YMCA of Beaufort County