SPARTANBURG — The Spartanburg County Foundation announced Aug. 19 it awarded $123,100 in grants to area nonprofit organizations to help fund a variety of programs and projects.
Kim Atchley, Spartanburg County Foundation (SCF) communications officer, said the programs and projects funded by the grants aim to help improve quality of life, educational opportunities and economic mobility. The grants are part of the foundation's 2022 Spring Continuous Improvement Grant Cycle. SCF sets an unrestricted grant budget to award funding to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and institutions in Spartanburg County.
The list of organizations receiving grants:
Quality of life grants
- Play. Advocate. Live Well received $13,000. The funds will be used to install a 100-foot bridge that will span Lawson's Fork Creek as part of the completion of the River Birch Trail.
- SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition received $16,500 to support a full-time, bilingual therapist to work with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in underserved communities.
Educational achievement grants
- South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation received $7,500 to support classroom and mobile libraries to improve literacy.
- Upstate Family Resource Center received $12,500 to reinstate its family solutions program to help strengthen families and improve educational success.
- YMCA of Greater Spartanburg received $12,500 to support academic tutoring for students in six after school locations.
Economic mobility grants
- Jump Start SC received $16,500 to expand its employment placement program. The program provides opportunities for people with criminal records to find jobs with second chance employers.
- Upstate Warrior Solution and Warriors Once Again received $10,000 to help support transitional housing for veterans in Spartanburg County.
Nonprofit effectiveness grants
- Ballet Spartanburg received $10,000 to update technology, printers and a donor database.
- Habitat for Humanity Spartanburg received $8,449 to renovate its boardroom and create more office space.
- Shepherd's Center of Spartanburg received $6,150 for board training and strategic planning.
- Spartanburg Juneteenth received $10,000 to support the Juneteenth Festival.
