Due to COVID-19, our staff is working remotely. We will continue to conduct regular business. We can still be reached by phone at 843-681-9100 or by staff email. Thank you for your understanding.

Strengthening Community

Every day we connect people, resources and needs to make positive and sustainable change in our communities.

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Our COVID-19 Response

Thanks to your generosity, in 10 short days we raised $100,000 and Community Foundation matched it. Because this will be a long road, we've launched another $50,000 match!

We've established the Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund to rapidly deploy resources to community-based, front line nonprofit organizations addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Learn more or donate today.

For Donors

You are a philanthropist.

We work with people like you to channel your philanthropy into powerful giving strategies. We make it easy and fulfilling. Let us help you turn your passion into action.

Tax free giving

Using your IRA distribution for good

If you're 72 or older, you can transfer up to $100,000 annually from your IRA to a qualified charity - tax free.

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Community Initiatives

Stepping up in a time of crisis

How we're addressing COVID-19

We’re facing a unique and potentially staggering health crisis. The lives of many of our neighbors will be upended, not necessarily by the virus itself, but by the consequences the virus will wreak. We're meeting this crisis head-on. Find out more about our Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund and how it's supporting front-line nonprofits serve vulnerable populations.

Our COVID-19 Response

Informed philanthropy

The Giving Marketplace

The Giving Marketplace is a free, online searchable database of in-depth information, offering insight that will make your giving decisions purposeful and focused, yet meaningful. Each nonprofit profile contains in-depth information so you can feel good about doing good.

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Good for you. Good for the community.

Make a difference through volunteering.

We make it easy to find worthwhile volunteer opportunities through our online volunteer matching platform, Lowcountry Volunteer Connections. Search the list for interesting openings, or complete a profile with your interests and get matched to available options. It's a one stop shop for finding the perfect volunteering match!

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Giving Circles

The power of collective giving.

By joining together, members of our giving circles increase their impact, collectively tackle pressing issues and accomplish great things. Altogether, Women in Philanthropy (Beaufort County) and PEARLS (Hampton County) have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to nonprofit organization in their respective counties. That's the power of collective giving.

Giving Circles

Awards $82,276,034 Total grants and scholarships awarded since 1994
Scholarships 898 The number of students who've received a scholarship from the Community Foundation
Funds 335+ The number of funds managed by the Community Foundation