Reports
Investment in the Community
From its inception in 2000 and its first grants in 2003, the Bunnelle Foundation has invested $15 million in improving the quality of life for Georgetown County citizens to achieve the vision of a community where the hopelessness of poverty has been transformed into opportunities for safe, healthy, and sustainable living.
2011 Grantmaking
Almost $600,000 in awards were awarded in 2011 Grants for the Common Good. Spring Cycle grants were in the focus areas Positive Youth Development and Root Causes of Poverty. Summer Cycle grants were in the focus areas Equitable Economic Development / Environmental Conservation and Basic Human Needs. See a list of all 2011 grants here.
2010 Grantmaking
Competitive Grants for the Common Good continued with cycles in the spring and summer addressing four focus areas of the Foundation’s mission. Applicants applied for both general operating support and special project funding. In all, sixty-four different organizations received a total of $2.1m in funding through the various competitive, strategic, and discretionary grant programs. See report.
2009 Grantmaking
Strategic Grants made in 2008 were continued in 2009. Because of the downturn in the economy and its effect on the Bunnelle Foundation’s investment portfolio, Sustaining Grants were discontinued. In place of Community Grants offered in prior years, competitive Grants for the Common Good invited applicants to apply for general operating support. Forty-six different organizations received a total of $2.1m in funding. See report.
2008 Grantmaking
2008 grantmaking included two offerings of competitive Community Grants, non-competitive Sustaining Grants, three year Strategic Grants targeted to encourage positive youth development, and Board Discretionary grants. Fifty-three different organizations received a total of $2.5m in grant funding. See report.