Upstate Giving, April 4
The company will donate one of its refrigerators and a total of $45,000 to local nonprofits for the purchase of fresh produce. Also in the Upstate, a bank is helping improve kids’ vision at a Greer school and BMW Charity Pro-Am
Nonprofit headquarters finds new home in former church
A North Charleston-based nonprofit has purchased the Cherokee Place United Methodist Church building as its headquarters. Neighbors Together has leased the first floor of the church at 2105 Cosgrove Ave. in North Charleston since 201
SC Aquarium celebrates 10 million visitors
The D’Angelo family had no idea just how exciting their trip to the South Carolina Aquarium would be when they arrived on March 16. After postponing their January trip to Charleston, Nic, Stacia and their daughters, Emery and Aubre
Bon Secours Mercy Health makes pledge, sets up site for Ukraine relief
Bon Secours Mercy Health has established a secure fundraising site to support emergency relief efforts for Ukraine.
Rebuild Upstate founder changes role to make room for full-time CEO
Nonprofit founder Chris Manley has another brainchild under his direction: a Greenville web design and digital market firm. He plans to step aside to make room for a full-time CEO, but he has no intention to step away from Rebuild Upstat
Upstate Giving, March 21
Upstate blood donors support Ukrainian relief efforts and a phone company distributes $1,500 in diapers across …
Angel investment fund partners with CommunityWorks
Founders of the funding platform wanted to combine venture capital and charitable giving tools to create an investment pool for
Nephron CEO forms partnership to help feed Ukrainian families
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. owner and CEO Lou Kennedy took to social media on Wednesday to ask for help in providing food for families in Ukraine. On the same day Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.S. Congress ...
Bank grants $325,000 to Upstate housing organizations
As COVID-19 enhanced the push for affordable housing across one bank’s service area, the company distributed $5.8 million to 33 nonprofits in the region, including
Chemical company gifts $500,000 to International African American Museum
The donation from the North Charleston-based company will be gifted during a four-year period and support operations at the museum, slated to open later this year. The museum will focus on
New organization offers impact investment in the Upstate
Abundance Capital, a Greenville-based donor-advised fund platform launched in late 2021 with the aim of activating millions of dollars of place-based charitable impact investing to grow vibrant, inclusive Southern communities.
SPOTLIGHT: Water Mission
Mission Statement: To honor God by developing, implementing, and sharing best-in-class safe water solutions that transform as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible. Name of your organization: Water Mission Year established locally: 2001 Top local executive: George C. Greene IV PE CEO and President Contact informat[...]