Helping Out for Jan. 6, 2021
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area.
Helping Out for Dec. 23, 2020
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form.
Spinx raises $325,250 for the American Cancer Society
As part of The Spinx Co.'s 12th annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, the Greenville-based convenience retail chain raised $325,250 across 84 stores this fall.
Upstate Giving, Dec. 21
Greenville Area Development Corporation gifted 20 advanced manufacturing students across the county with top-grade tool kits this holiday, while the Countybank Foundation and SRS have stepped into aid United Way of Anderson County.
Duke Energy gifts $100,000 to support S.C. businesses
In support of local businesses across its service region, Duke Energy gave $100,000 to CommunityWorks’ small-business coaching and lending programs.
United Way of the Midlands receives $10M donation
The gift was part of $4.2 billion donated to 384 nonprofits by MacKenzie Scott, an author and philanthropist formerly married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The gift is the largest in the history of the organization, founded in 1925.
CommunityWorks gets a share of massive donation
Greenville's CommunityWorks was selected among 384 organizations across the United States to receive part of a $4.2 billion donation from MacKenzie Scott, a writer and philanthropist formerly married to Amazon's Jeff Bezos.
Greenville United Way opens economic mobility center
United Way of Greenville County will open the doors to its new Opportunity Center, a financial stability and economic mobility hub, in early 2021.
Helping Out for Dec. 16, 2020
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area.
Nonprofits win big grants from global groups
Coastal Community Foundation and One80 Place have both been awarded seven-figure funds from big names. Grants from Facebook and the Bezos Day 1 Family Foundation will to support Black communities and homelessness.
Upstate Giving, Dec. 14
Countybank and Greenwood Capital donated $26,936 to the United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties as part of the organization’s annual Pacesetter Campaign.
Helping Out for Dec. 9, 2020
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form.