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08/14/2009

P R E S S R E L E A S E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: CHRISTINE BEDDIA
843-723-5736 x103

Coastal Community Foundation Announces Grant Application Opportunity
The Winthrop Family Allendale/Hampton Fund

Hampton and Allendale Counties ñ August 14, 2009 The Winthrop Family Allendale/ Hampton Fund is accepting applications for a total of $41,000 in grant dollars available to charitable organizations serving the community needs in Allendale and Hampton counties in the areas of environment, education, health, and conservation/preservation (both man-made and natural). The maximum grant is $5,000 and the deadline for applying is Tuesday, September 8th. Last year the Fund made grants to 15 nonprofits serving Allendale and Hampton counties.

In 2001, The Winthrop Family created The Winthrop Family Allendale/Hampton Fund at the Coastal Community Foundation in memory of Sarah T. Winthrop to provide a permanent source of funding to support charitable programs that benefit citizens who reside in Allendale/Hampton area.

Even with the introduction of grant dollars from the Winthrop Family Fund, there is tremendous need in the community that is not being met. This past year 23 charitable organizations requested $162,352 to fund their programs, which was more than three times the amount available from the Fund. These surmounting requests certainly present a challenge to the whole community to find ways to respond to those unmet needs.

Coastal Community Foundation welcomes questions regarding qualifying for the Winthrop Family Fund. Please feel free to contact Tasha Tucker (Tasha@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org) at 843-723-3635 or download a copy of the application from our Web Site: http://www.coastalcommunityfoundation.org/pdf/winthrop_application.doc

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Established in 1974, Coastal Community Foundation is a public grant making foundation fostering philanthropy for the lasting good of the community in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, and Jasper Counties.

Thousands of families, businesses, individuals and organizations have built over 532 individual funds and endowments at the Foundation to benefit specific charities and/or broad areas of community life ñ education, basic human needs, conservation and preservation, arts, health and neighborhood/community development. In its 35-year history, Coastal Community Foundation has awarded more than $86 million in grants and currently manages assets in excess of $116 million.

Last year, Foundation funds generated over $12.2 million for charitable programming, community projects, educational initiatives and scholarships. To learn more, go to: www.CoastalCommunityFoundation.org.