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02/16/2010

BEAUFORT FUND RECEPTION TO AWARD $500,000 IN GRANTS

Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties ñ February 16th, 2010: On February 19th Coastal Community Foundation will host a 5:00 pm reception at the Arts Council of Beaufort County to grant half a million dollars in awards from The Beaufort Fund to 57 nonprofit organizations serving Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties.

The Beaufort Fund, one of 550 funds managed by Coastal Community Foundation, has issued over $4 million in grant awards since its inception in 1998. The annual grants pool has grown from $100,000 in 1998 to $500,000 this year creating a substantial funding source for the charitable recipients in coastal SC.

Edna Crews, Regional Director for Coastal Community Foundation and the Staff facilitator for the grant cycle said, ìIt was such a pleasure working with the Advisory Committee and participating in the site visits. The committee logs many hours before selecting the final grantees. These organizations truly make a difference in our communities.î

One-year grants will be awarded to 39 organizations in addition to 18 multi-year grants of which 2010 is the second of three installments. Current multi-year grant recipients received majority funding from The Beaufort Fund for five consecutive years before they were invited to apply for three-year grants in 2008, which are reflected in the total annual grants pool.

The Beaufort Fund accepts applications from any eligible 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
Agape Family Life Center
Alexander Community Development Corporation
Allendale/Hampton/Jasper Regional Library
Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort
Arts Council of Beaufort County
Beaufort County First Steps
Beaufort Womenís Center
Bluffton Self Help
Camp Happy Days
The Childrenís Center
Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth
The Colleton Center
Colleton County Arts Council
Community Services Organization of Beaufort County
Croft Praise House
Disabilities Foundation of Beaufort County
Family Promise of Beaufort County
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Solicitorís Office
Hampton County Arts Council
Hampton County Farmersí Market
Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
Little Red Dog Foundation
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity
Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Memory Matters
Mount Pleasant AME Church
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Beaufort County
New Destiny Center
Neighborhood Outreach Connection
Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Lowcountry
Programs for Exceptional People
Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire
SC Governors School for Sciences & Math Foundation
SC Environmental Law Project
St. Vincent de Paul Outreach
Technical College of the Lowcountry
YMCA of Beaufort County