Breaking the Cycle Grants for Economic Mobility and Self-Sufficiency is sponsored by Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. These grants are designed for organizations creating and sustaining pathways to economic mobility and self-sufficiency.

Grants | Sisters of Charity Foundation SC Hit enter to search or ESC to close Through our grantmaking, we support nonprofits that serve South Carolina at local, regional and state levels to address root causes of poverty while honoring the dignity of every South Carolinian.

Starting in 2026, our grants focus primarily on systems change in the areas of economic mobility , housing security and health care (with health care systems change grants by invitation only). By focusing our efforts and going deeper on these three issues, we aim to have an even greater impact on the nonprofits and communities we serve.

WATCH OUR 2026 GRANTS OVERVIEW WEBINAR Nonprofit organizations or coalitions that are addressing poverty in South Carolina Work addressing economic mobility, housing security or health care General operating expenses Work led and informed by communities Organizations that do not address poverty Activities that do not support South Carolina Work that does not address economic mobility, housing security or health care Organizations that have been operating for less than one year Activities that are only directed toward children and youth younger than 18 years of age These grants support organizations addressing economic mobility or housing security through advocacy, shifting power, affirming the dignity of people experiencing poverty or implementing scalable solutions.

Learn more about Systems Change Grants. Health Care Systems Change Initiative (HCSCI) The Foundation defines health care as affordability of and access to high-quality services that prevent disease and improve quality of life. These grants are open to organizations participating in our HCSCI cohort programming.

This initiative is by invitation only. More information coming soon. Community Engagement Grants These small grants support event sponsorships, outreach and other emerging needs that advance the Foundation’s three focus areas.

Learn more about Community Engagement Grants. Organizations must meet all the requirements in our Inquiry Checklist to be considered for funding. Take our quiz to determine if you qualify Choose your grant focus area If you qualify, we will send a link to apply Frequently Asked Questions Can we set up a phone call or meeting to discuss our letter of intent or grant application?

No. Because of the high volume of inquiries we receive and our efforts to create an equitable process for everyone interested in applying, we are unable to accept requests for phone calls or meetings about potential grant projects. We would love to have phone conversations with everyone interested in applying. However, we are a small staff that receives a very high volume of inquiries from nonprofits throughout the state.

The LOI process for Systems Change Grants and application process for Community Engagement Grants are the most efficient and equitable ways for us to hear from everyone. If we need additional information to help us determine next steps, we will contact you. You can reach out at any time for technical support, and we will respond within two business days.

Do you only fund religious organizations? No. Although we are a faith-based organization, we believe it is vital to our mission to collaborate with organizations rooted in justice, courage, respect and compassion — these values are not exclusive to faith-based organizations. Diversity makes us stronger and more effective in our commitment to serving people experiencing poverty in South Carolina.

Why don't you fund projects focused on children and youth younger than 18 years old? We recognize and acknowledge that earlier intervention, especially educational attainment among children and young adults, is critical for overall upward mobility.

However, in South Carolina, the efforts being poured into our children are being diminished when people enter the workforce and are faced with wages that are too low, benefits that don't meet their needs, affordable housing that is unavailable and health care that is too expensive. For this reason, the Foundation feels called to focus our funding on adult populations. Note that projects that serve the whole family are eligible to apply.

Ineligible projects are ones that only serve children and youth. Do you provide general operating support grants? Yes!

In fact, we encourage organizations to request general operating support if their organization’s mission and work align with the Foundation’s mission and grantmaking criteria. However, if only a portion of your work aligns with our mission, we recommend your application and funding request be specific to how you serve people experiencing poverty. I missed the grants webinar in January.

Did you record it? Yes! You can find webinar recording, slides and Q&A on our website .

Do you fund organizations outside South Carolina? Sometimes. Grantee partner organizations can be located outside South Carolina if they are serving South Carolina communities.

If an organization serves several states, we can only support the portion of the work happening in South Carolina. Will you still fund the Immediate Needs and Breaking the Cycle categories in 2026? No. As of January 2026, our former funding categories are not available.

Our 2025 Grantee Partners Our current grantee partners work in all 46 South Carolina counties, meeting the immediate needs of people experiencing poverty, breaking the cycle of poverty and addressing systems-level change to reduce poverty. As we modify our grantmaking starting in 2026, we honor the vast network of organizations necessary to address poverty in our state.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - Cover SC Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Black Economic Leadership League of Rock Hill (BELL) Brothers Restoring Urban Hope (BRUH) Care House of the Pee Dee Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg Catholic Charities of South Carolina - Immigration Services Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Charleston Promise Neighborhood Children's Attention Home Clover Area Assistance Center Communities in Schools of South Carolina Berkeley, Charleston, Fairfield, Greenville, Hampton, Lexington, Richland Community Kitchen of Myrtle Beach E3 (Educate, Empower, Elevate) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Economic Policy Institute Lexington, Richland, Saluda Family Promise of Aiken County Fort Lawn Community Center Free Medical Clinic of Newberry County Friendship Medical Clinic and Pharmacy GOAL Justice (Greenville Organized for Accountable Leadership) Good Neighbor Medical Clinic Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County Greenville Free Medical Clinic Greenville Literacy Association Greer Relief & Resources Agency, Inc. Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach Hilton Head Island Safe Harbour HOPE Missions of the Upstate Housing Development Corporation of Rock Hill ICNA Relief USA, Shifa Free Clinic Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Institute For Child Success Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dorchester, Laurens, Lexington, Marlboro, Richland Laurens County Cancer Association Limitless Community Development Newberry, Richland, Sumter Aiken, Lexington, Richland Lowcountry Legal Volunteers Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper Lowcountry Youth Services Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Meals on Wheels of Greenville Metanoia Community Development Corporation Midlands Housing Alliance Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg North Charleston Dental Outreach Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, York Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services Palmetto Place Children and Youth Services Partners For Active Living Pickens County Advocacy Center Inc Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens Public Education Partners Richland County Public Education Partners Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center South Carolina Environmental Law Project South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health Southeastern Chapter National Safety Council St.

Luke's Free Medical Clinic Student Action with Farmworkers Teach For America - South Carolina Allendale, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Darlington, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester The Aspen Institute - Criminal Justice Reform Initiative The Life House Women's Shelter Trident Literacy Association Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Richland United Way of Horry County United Way of Lancaster County United Way of the Piedmont Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union University of South Carolina - PASOs Vision To Learn (Charleston) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island (VIM HHI) Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper Allendale, Clarendon, Dillon, Hampton Women's Rights And Empowerment Network Young Moms Together (formerly Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation Anderson Interfaith Ministries, Inc. (AIM) Anderson, Oconee, Pickens Area Churches Together Serving (ACTS) Avery C Thompson Sr. Community Center Colleton, Hampton, Jasper Berkeley County First Steps Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens Big Brothers Big Sisters Upstate Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg Bluffton Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Carolina Human Reinvestment (CHRSC) Central Midlands Justice Ministry (MORE Justice) Charleston Climate Coalition Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services Cherokee County Meals On Wheels Children's Recovery Center Clean Energy Fund of the Carolinas Cola Town Bike Collective Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Saluda Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County Dillon County First Steps East Cooper Community Outreach Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Edisto Indian Free Clinic Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester Anderson, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Dorchester, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union Family Support Services of Horry County Inc. Foothills Family Resources Free Medical Clinic of Aiken, Inc. Georgetown University - South Carolina Justice Navigator Network, Georgetown Law Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper Golden Corner Food Pantry Great Falls Referral and Assistance Service Project (GRASP) Greenville Tech Foundation - ASPIRE Scholars Initiative Habitat for Humanity of York County Helping and Lending Outreach Support (HALOS) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Helping Hands of Georgetown Anderson, Charleston, Greenville, Laurens, Lexington, Spartanburg, York Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, York Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Kershaw Area Resource Exchange (KARE) Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster Landmark for Families (formerly Carolina Youth Development Center) Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Williamsburg Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas Charleston, Greenville, Horry, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg Meals on Wheels of Summerville, Inc. Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Middle Tyger Community Center Midlands Mediation Center Kershaw, Lexington, Richland Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation Cherokee, Greenwood, Spartanburg Neighborhood Cancer Connection New Directions of Horry County Northside Development Corporation Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Palmetto Community Health Care Center Pickens County Meals on Wheels Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country Inc Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland Soteria Community Development Corporation South Carolina Coastal Conservation League South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association South Carolina Technical College System Foundation Lexington, Newberry, Richland Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg Step by Step Ministry Hope Project Taylors Free Medical Clinic The ARK of South Carolina Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg The Center for Community Self-Help - Fair Lending Alliance The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester The Sustainability Institute Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt) United Way Of Greenville County Incorporated - On Track Greenville United Way of Kershaw County United Way of the Midlands Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland United Way of York County University of South Carolina Educational Foundation- FoodShare Anderson, Bamberg, Berkeley, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Laurens, Lee, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Union, Williamsburg, York Vital Aging of Williamsburg County Berkeley, Charleston, Lexington YMCA of Greenville - Judson Community Center Learn more about our grant focus areas.

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