CHARLESTON, S.C. – Dec. 10, 2024 – South Carolina Ports awarded $260,000 to 94 South Carolina nonprofits and organizations through its Community Giving program for fiscal year 2025.
This year’s award was the highest amount donated in the program’s 11-year history, supporting organizations that work to provide food security, familial support, environmental awareness and education.
“SC Ports invests in South Carolina, because South Carolinians invest in us, working to support 1 in 9 jobs tied to the Port,” SC Ports President & CEO Barbara Melvin said. “These 94 organizations do impactful work in their communities, and we are proud to assist in supporting their operations.”
Through the Community Giving Program, SC Ports dedicates a portion of its revenues each year to support charitable organizations across the state. More than $1.3 million has been awarded since the program began in 2013.
Applications are awarded to organizations whose work focuses on maritime commerce, economic development, environmental awareness or community outreach.
The Fiscal Year 2026 application process will open early next year. Details will be posted here: https://scspa.com/about-the-port/our-impact/community/community-giving-program/.
Award recipients
African American Settlement Community Historic Commission
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
Audubon South Carolina
Avian Conservation Center
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Beyond Our Walls
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry
Bluffton Self Help
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry – Bluffton Unit
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area
Boys To Men and Girls With Purpose
Bridges of Hope
Camp Happy Days
Camp Rise Above
Carolina Wildlife Center
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc.
Charleston Area Senior Citizens Services, Inc.
Charleston Jazz
Charleston Habitat for Humanity
Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
Coastal Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America
Columbia World Affairs Council
Communities In Schools of South Carolina
Cross My Heart Free Mobile Clinic
Dillon County Boys & Girls Youth Center
Dillon County Chamber
Dillon County First Steps
Dillon County Theatre Association
Dorchester Habitat for Humanity
Early Learning Partnership of York County
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity
Edisto Island Youth Recreation
Every 1 Voice Matters, Inc.
Feed & Seed Co
Feeding of the Multitudes
First Tee – Aiken
Florence Crittenton Programs of SC
Foster Care Clothing Closet
Friends of Charleston National Parks
Friends of Fisher House Charleston
Future Entrepreneurs Foundation
Golden Achievers Community Development Center
Good Neighbor Medical Clinic
Greenville Drive
Greenville Tech Foundation
Greer Relief & Resources Agency, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County
Help 4 Kids Florence
Humanities Foundation
Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center
Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina
Levi Pearson Scholarship Foundation
Lions Vision Services
Lowcountry Autism Foundation
Lowcountry Maritime School
Lowcountry Orphan relief
Lumber River United Way
Meals on Wheels of Summerville (MOWS)
Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County Inc
My Sister’s House
One80 Place
Orangeburg County Community of Character
Original Six Foundation
Project Cool Breeze
Public Education Partners
Reading Partners South Carolina
Rural Area Leadership Initiative – Dillon County
Saint James Learning Center
SC Council on Economic Education
SC Future Makers
SC Operation Lifesaver
SC School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation
Second Helpings
South Carolina Aquarium
South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation
Spectrum Sailing
Teachers’ Supply Closet
The Charleston Pipe Band
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The Green Heart Project
The Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation
The Naomi Project
The Village Group
Town of Mount Pleasant/Wayne Magwood Fisherman’s Memorial
Trent Hill Center for Children & Families
Turn90
United Fund of Dillon County
Vision To Learn
War Vets Charleston
WarriorWOD Foundation
Waymaker Off-road Wheelchairs
Wings for Kids
Winyah Rivers Foundation, Inc.
YouthBASE
About South Carolina Ports
South Carolina Ports owns and operates marine terminals at the Port of Charleston and two rail-served inland ports in Greer and Dillon. As the 8th largest U.S. container port, SC Ports connects port-dependent businesses throughout the Southeast and beyond to global markets. SC Ports proactively invests in infrastructure ahead of demand to provide reliable service, efficient operations, cargo capacity, an expansive rail network and the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 52 feet. SC Ports is a vital economic engine for South Carolina, with port operations supporting 1 in 9 jobs statewide. Learn more: scspa.com.
