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Grant Funders in Columbia, SC

Bespoke Grants indexes 48 grant-making foundations headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina — together $252.1M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and faith-based (christian). Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Columbia nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

48
Foundations in Columbia
$252.1M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
SC
State

Foundations headquartered in Columbia

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Limestone Charter Association$35.4M2024
2South Carolina First Steps to$33.2M2023
3Central Carolina Community Foundation$21.7M2023
4University of South Carolina Educational$15.7M2024
5Benedict College$15.2M2023
6Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina$13.5M2023
7Columbia International University$10.0M2023
8South Carolina Food Bank$9.2M2017
9Children's Trust of South Carolina$9.0M2024
10The Gamecock Club$7.6M2025
11Prisma Health Midlands Foundation$6.4M2025
12Darnall W and Susan F Boyd Foundation$6.1M2024
13New Morning Foundation$5.9M2017
14United Way of the Midlands$5.9M2025
15University of South Carolina$5.6M2025
16Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc$5.6M2024
17South Carolina Research Authority$4.5M2023
18United Way Association of South Carolina$4.2M2024
19Riverbanks Society$4.0M2023
20Sc Launch Inc$3.1M2023
21The South Carolina Bar Foundation$2.9M2025
22Cure Sanfilippo Foundation$2.5M2024
23Carolinas Credit Union Foundation$2.2M2024
24Able South Carolina Inc$1.5M2023
25Baptist Educational and Missionary$1.5M2024
26University of South Carolina School of$1.4M2025
27Womans Missionary Union Auxiliary to Sc$1.3M2018
28South Carolina Student Loan Corp$1.2M2024
29Fact Forward$1.2M2024
30Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation$1.1M2020
31Jim Hudson Foundation$998K2024
32The Eloise C Snyder Foundation$990K2020
33Columbia Metropolitan Convention$963K2025
34South Carolina Woodmen of the$920K2023
35Conservation Voters of Sc$920K2024
36Garnet Trust Foundation$854K2024
37Prisma Health-midlands$847K2023
38South Carolina Technical College$750K2025
39South Carolina Hospital Association$699K2022
40South Carolina Independent Colleges and$686K2025

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What Columbia funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Columbia:

Higher EducationHealth CareEducationFaith-Based (Christian)Food & AgricultureEnvironment & ConservationYouth DevelopmentK-12 Education

Beyond Columbia

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Columbia, SC address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Columbia nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.