18 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in South Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 18 private foundations reported 24 grants for environment & conservation totaling $12,963,698 to 22 organizations in South Carolina. The most-funded South Carolina communities were Charleston, Greenville, Florence. Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $10,230,000 across 2 grants. The median grant was $19,500.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater Foundation | 2 | $10,230,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| Honda USA Foundation | 2 | $119,240 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 1 | $116,458 |
| The Byerly Foundation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Green South Foundation Inc | 2 | $39,000 |
| Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc | 3 | $35,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 2 | $25,000 |
| Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Clif Family Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| The JEM Project | 1 | $20,000 |
| The Brown Family Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Lake City Alliance | 1 | $10,130,000 |
| United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities Inc | 2 | $2,366,458 |
| PEE DEE Land Trust | 1 | $100,000 |
| Mcleod Medical Center Foundation | 1 | $69,240 |
| Camp Rise Above | 1 | $50,000 |
| Darlington County Council on Aging | 1 | $40,000 |
| Southeastern Wildlife Exposition | 1 | $30,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League | 2 | $27,500 |
| Children's Attention Home | 1 | $20,000 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation | 1 | $20,000 |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust Inc | 1 | $20,000 |
| Conserving Carolina | 1 | $19,000 |
| Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund | 1 | $15,000 |
| Chattooga Conservancy | 1 | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity -georgetown County | 1 | $10,000 |
18 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in South Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $12,963,698. The largest by reported dollars were Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation, Honda USA Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
22 distinct organizations appear as recipients in South Carolina, led by Greater Lake City Alliance, United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities Inc, PEE DEE Land Trust. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in South Carolina was $19,500, and the largest single reported grant was $10,130,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
