Community Foundation of Greenville

This week's article features the 2024 recipient of the Alice Watkins Scholarship, Poppy Hinson, who shares a passion for literature and learning with Alice Watkins Senter, the woman for whom the scholarship was named. Congratulations and best of luck at Clemson, Poppy!

Giving Matters: Community Foundation awards Alice Watkins Scholarship to Poppy Hinson Poppy Hinson, 2024 recipient of the Alice Watkins Scholarship, shares a passion for literature and learning with Alice Watkins Senter, the mother and pastor’s wife for whom the scholarship was named.

The South Carolina New Play Festival is happening this weekend! Community Foundation of Greenville is pleased to support SCNPF and the arts in Greenville County.

Tickets to most of the productions are sold out, but you can show up an hour before the shows and add your name to an in-person waitlist. To reserve a ticket, visit https://www.southcarolinanewplayfestival.org/plays-and-musicals. Read the article to learn more about the SCNPF!

This Greenville festival hopes to produce Broadway's next plays. Here's what to expect. The third annual South Carolina New Play Festival in Greenville will host not-yet-produced plays, circus performances and a cabaret show by Phillip Boykin.

The Margaret Linder Southern Endowment Fund Committee gathered together this week at the Community Foundation. The committee heard updates from past grant recipients, PMAC and Meyer Center for Special Children. Thank you to our volunteers who serve on this committee. We appreciate your knowledge and expertise!

Margaret Linder Southern passed away in October 2012 and left an $8.4 million bequest to the Community Foundation to establish an endowment fund. CFG carries out her wishes by making annual distributions from her endowment fund to benefit the Greenville Humane Society and organizations that benefit or provide services for early childhood education and special education for children and youth. Learn more: https://www.cfgreenville.org/grants-impact/margaret-linder-southern-endowment-fund/

Did you know? The Community Foundation of Greenville was founded in 1956 with an initial contribution of $5,675, and now we manage over 320 charitable funds with assets surpassing $100 million. Read the full history of CFG on our website!

Throughout our 68-year history, CFG has served as a tax-efficient and cost-effective means for individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations to provide the financial resources critical to improving the lives of Greenville County residents. The Community Foundation assists families in making their giving simpler and more powerful.

Our History • Community Foundation of Greenville Highlights of our History 1956 – 1970s In 1956, a group of approximately 125 citizens voted to organize the Greenville County Foundation with an initial contribution of $5,675. The Foundation’s seven founding Trustees were Ernest Patton, Eugene E. Stone III, Roger C. Peace, Francis M. Hipp, J.P....

We sponsor the “Giving Matters” series in the Greenville Journal to tell stories about local nonprofits and how philanthropy is impacting the Greenville community. Check out this week’s story about the Greenville Theatre.

Greenville Theatre is presenting its 99th season this fall! Producing Artistic Director Max Quinlan says “Our theater is unique because our seasons are designed to make sure there is truly something for everyone. Art should not be exclusive, and Greenville Theatre is committed to telling diverse stories for all people to enjoy and connect with.”

Greenville Theatre is a nonprofit that relies on donors, in addition to ticket sales, to support its work. Learn more about the upcoming season by clicking the link!

Giving Matters: Greenville Theatre approaches a century of telling enduring stories with local flair From the jazz age to the digital age, Greenville Theatre has engaged audiences with Broadway-caliber musicals and plays for almost 100 years.

Our Capacity Building Grant application is due this Friday, July 19th! These grants aim to improve an organization's ability to respond to the needs of those it serves and often fund projects such as technology upgrades, strategic planning, and marketing initiatives. Learn more - https://www.cfgreenville.org/grants-impact/grants/.

We are officially in our new office! Thank you for your patience as we get settled in and everything back up and running. We look forward to "Bridging Philanthropy and Purpose" for many years to come from our new home!

Greenville Literacy Association is still accepting book donations for its Really Good, Really Big, Really Cheap Book Sale! See below for more information about the sale. By supporting The Really Good, Really Big, Really Cheap Book Sale, you help make GED and ESL programs available to more people in our community!

Exciting News! We have extended our book donation dates for the 2024 book sale. You have until Wednesday, July 17th to drop off books at McAlister Square. Thank you for supporting the Really Good, Really Big, Really Cheap book sale and adult literacy in Greenville County! To learn more about this years book sale, visit https://www.greenvilleliteracy.org/upcoming-events/book-sale/

It's moving day! Our phone lines will be down for a few days during the move, but you can leave us a voicemail or send us an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience during this time as we expect it will take us longer to respond.

Our office will be closed next week for the July 4th holiday and we are moving to our new office the following week. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space starting July 15th!

New mailing address as of July 1st:
10 South Academy Street, Suite 350
Greenville, SC 29601

Happy 4th of July from the Community Foundation of Greenville!

We have a new mailing address - 10 South Academy Street, Suite 350, Greenville, SC 29601. Please update your records so we can stay in touch!

Project Hope Foundation, Inc. is providing life-changing services across the Upstate to children, youth, and adults on the autism spectrum. Read this week’s story for an update on Project Hope’s facilities and how they plan to expand their reach!

Project Hope’s 4th Annual Ride for Autism event is on August 17th where you can purchase shirts from the “Printed By Hope” T-shirt printing business (one of their adult services program). Community Foundation of Greenville is proud to support Project Hope!

Giving Matters: Project Hope Foundation plans new facilities to expand reach It’s a busy summer for Project Hope Foundation, with several projects underway that will allow it to provide more life-changing services for children, youth and adults on the autism spectrum.

Our office will be closed next week for the July 4th holiday and we are moving to our new office the following week. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space starting July 15th!

New mailing address as of July 1st:
10 South Academy Street, Suite 350
Greenville, SC 29601

We are excited to announce that the Community Foundation of Greenville is moving to a new office space in downtown Greenville! Our new office is located at 10 South Academy Street. Click here for more information and important dates - https://www.cfgreenville.org/about/news/we-are-moving/.

Local News in Philanthropy: Hathaway Family Foundation's summer 2024 grant cycle is open! Letters of Interest are due Friday, June 28th. Hathaway Family Foundation funds various programs focused on helping the unhoused and most-needy in the areas of food, shelter, healthcare and education in Greenville County, South Carolina. Visit their website to learn more.

Grant Making GRANT MAKING What We Fund We fund various programs focused on helping the unhoused and most-needy in the areas of food, shelter, healthcare and education in Greenville County, South Carolina. While there are many in greater Greenville that need help in the aforementioned areas, we aim to fund progra...

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina recently opened the SecondStory Bookstore on Haywood Road. You can support our community while shopping for a book to read this summer!

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina is a nonprofit organization offering career services, job training, certifications and programs that help South Carolinians become independent through employment.

We are happy to have supported Greenville Literacy Association's strategic planning and staff development through a 2023 Capacity Building Grant!

What a fabulous day of learning and thriving, working as a team through CliftonStrengths. Thank you Mark Mathia for your amazing leadership! Thank you Community Foundation of Greenville for supporting our growth and development with the capacity grant.

We love to share the “Giving Matters” stories that we sponsor in the Greenville Journal! These articles share stories about local nonprofits we support and how philanthropy is impacting the Greenville community. Be sure to read this week’s story about the new “Wings in the Air” exhibit at The Children's Museum of the Upstate!

This new exhibit invites children and their families to explore the world of aviation, and it is designed to facilitate hands-on learning through play while igniting children’s curiosity about careers in the field and traveling the world. CFG is proud to support TCMU! Did you know TCMU-Greenville is the seventh largest children’s museum in the United States? What an amazing place for children and families in our community!

Imagination takes flight in new exhibit at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate Prepare for takeoff: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate’s newest exhibit invites children and their families to explore the world of aviation.

Our Capacity Building Grant application is open! Applications close on Friday, July 19th.

The 2024 Capacity Building Grant application opens next Monday, June 3rd! Click here to learn more and apply - https://www.cfgreenville.org/grants-impact/grants/.

Since 2014, Community Foundation of Greenville has awarded over $1 million to local nonprofits through Capacity Building Grants. We looks for capacity building efforts where a modest grant can make a significant impact. We believe that when capacity building is successful, it strengthens and improves an organization’s ability to achieve its mission, sustain itself over time, and have a quantifiable impact on the community in which it serves.

Do you have an IRA account? Many people choose to make an impact in our community with a tax-advantaged gift from their IRA. Would you like to join them? The best strategy for IRA giving depends on your age and other financial plans. Click the link to learn more!

It’s important to talk to your advisors about how making any significant gift will affect your individual tax situation. We are happy to work together with you and your advisors to ensure the outcome you are hoping for. Contact us for more information!

Consider Making a Charitable Gift from Your IRA • Community Foundation of Greenville Making a Gift from your IRA Do you have an IRA account? After saving for years, you may find you don’t need all the money you saved. Many people in that fortunate category choose to make an impact in our community with a tax-advantaged gift from their IRA. Would you like to join them? Giving... Re...

Tod Hyche has been involved with the Community Foundation of Greenville in many ways - as a professional advisor, legal counsel, fundholder, board member, and now board chair. Click below to read our interview with Tod as he reflects on his 25 years of involvement. Thank you, Tod, for your commitment to the Community Foundation of Greenville!

Tod Hyche, CFG Board Chair, reflects on nearly 25 years of involvement with Community Foundation • Community Foundation of Greenville Tell us how and when you first got involved with the Community Foundation. I first got involved with the Community Foundation in 2000. David Quattlebaum, who was my mentor and senior partner at Leatherwood Walker Todd and Mann, P.C. (a predecessor firm to Fox Rothschild LLP), asked me to help with o...

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Spring 2024 Newsletter out now! • Community Foundation of Greenville   Click here to view our most recent edition of Giving Matters, the Newsletter for the Community Foundation of Greenville. Our Spring 2024 newsletter features the latest news from the Community Foundation and includes a story on our support of a new Greenville County park, features on Mike Shain an...

Last week our Board of Directors heard an update from Aldon Knight, executive director of Upstate Forever. Upstate Forever recently launched the Generations Campaign, a $7 million fundraising initiative to ensure that Upstate communities and their remarkable natural assets thrive for generations to come. We encourage you to visit Upstate Forever's website to learn more and watch the Generations Campaign video!

Generations Campaign | Upstate Forever Through the Generations Campaign, we are working to secure $7 million to safeguard the Upstate’s natural resources as the region experiences significant growth and development.

The 2024 Capacity Building Grant application opens next Monday, June 3rd! Click here to learn more and apply - https://www.cfgreenville.org/grants-impact/grants/.

Since 2014, Community Foundation of Greenville has awarded over $1 million to local nonprofits through Capacity Building Grants. We looks for capacity building efforts where a modest grant can make a significant impact. We believe that when capacity building is successful, it strengthens and improves an organization’s ability to achieve its mission, sustain itself over time, and have a quantifiable impact on the community in which it serves.

Local News in Philanthropy: The 2024 Fluor Corporation Golf for Greenville charity golf tournament raised $775,000! See Fluor’s post below to see the four local nonprofits that will receive grants from this year’s tournament. We are happy to administer the Fluor Golf for Greenville Fund at the Community Foundation of Greenville.

The 2024 Golf for Greenville charity golf tournament raised a record-breaking $775,000 thanks to the support and generosity of our sponsors, participants and volunteers.

Beneficiaries of this year's tournament include Meals on Wheels of Greenville, Roper Mountain Science Center, Center for Developmental Services and Emmanuel’s Hammer – all organizations that embody our commitment to building a better world through serving the local community.

Since 1990, the employee-led Golf for Greenville initiative has raised more than $8.1 million to support community organizations in the Upstate of South Carolina.

It’s so nice to have local businesses that care about the Greenville community and invite community leaders together to collaborate and strengthen relationships. Thank you, Elliott Davis, for hosting this event and inviting the Community Foundation!

We are grateful to work with Elliott Davis each year as they present our annual signature event, the Charitable Giving Awards, in partnership with Community Journals.

On May 7th Gateway House, Inc. hosted its first Prelude Luncheon and Community Foundation of Greenville was honored to be the event sponsor. This event was a special way to kick off and share the message of the importance of mental health and wellbeing. We heard personal stories from Gateway members and guest speaker, Mimi Wyche.

Gateway is the premier mental health resource for adults in Greenville and surrounding communities. Gateway follows the Clubhouse Model of Rehabilitation that focuses on relationships and skill-building as vehicles for healing. Learn more at https://gateway-sc.org/.