Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits, Agencies, and Faith-Based Organizations in Eligible Counties to Improve the Lives of Residents

Waccamaw Community Trust (WCT) Fund Mini-Grants

Agency

Foundation

GrantWatch ID#

157936

Funding Source

Waccamaw Community Foundation - Waccamaw Community Trust (WCT) Fund

Geographic Focus

USA: South Carolina: Georgetown and Horry Counties

Important Dates

Deadline: 09/30/22 3:00 PM

Grant Description

Grants of up to $2,500 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and faith-based organizations in eligible counties to benefit local residents. New applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a full proposal. Eligible applicants provide programs and services to Horry and/or Georgetown counties.

The Community Trust Fund supports a wide range of causes that share one common purpose: to improve the lives of individuals and families living in Horry and Georgetown counties. Funding is available for equipment and supplies, general operating support, and special projects or programs.

Funding priority is given to proposals that include one or more of the following facets:

Sensitive to an emerging need
Address existing needs in new and imaginative ways
Initiation of a promising pilot
Designed to reduce cost and increase efficiency of nonprofit organizations
Direct impact on persons with need
Plans for necessary funding to continue after the Foundation’s support has ended

Applications that meet eligibility requirements will be considered for general operating support; specific project or program support; or purchase of equipment and supplies.

Recipient

Eligibility

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Criteria

The Community Foundation considers applications from organizations that:
- Are determined by the I.R.S. as being a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of I.R.S. code, a government agency, or recognized house of worship that are exempt from income tax.
- Provide programs and services to Horry and/or Georgetown counties.
- Do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, sexual orientation, national/ethnic origin or disability.

Applications that are in support of the following are discouraged from submitting:
- Private foundations, individuals, political or lobbying organizations
- Strictly religious purposes, including worship, instruction or recruitment
- Publication of books
- Conferences, dinners, fundraisers, or other special one-time events
- Reimbursements, including for programs that have already taken place
- Capital campaigns or endowments
- Projects that are typically the funding responsibility of federal, state or local governments

Pre-Application Information

Application Deadline: Mini-Grants Program deadline is Friday, September 30, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

If you have never applied for a grant from Waccamaw Community Foundation, please contact staff before you submit your application.

Online applications open twice annually in early November and May with submission deadlines in January and July.

Estimated Size of Grant

The Waccamaw Community Trust Fund awards grants up to $2,500.

Term of Contract

An organization may only be awarded one grant per fund during a 12-month period.

Contact Information

Apply online:
https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=ccfsc

If you have never applied for a grant from Waccamaw Community Foundation, please contact staff before you submit your application by emailing info@mywcf.org or calling 843-357-4483.

Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits, Agencies, and Faith-Based Organizations in Eligible Counties to Improve the Lives of Residents

Waccamaw Community Trust (WCT) Fund Mini-Grants

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