About 1772 Foundation
The 1772 Foundation makes a small number of large, targeted grants focused on place-based community development in coastal South Carolina and on land- and culture-related public goods. Their funding centers on scholarship and economic opportunity programs tied to Reverend Pinckney/Charleston-area beneficiaries, place-based impact investing through a community foundation, and support for public land and Black history/culture programming. Grants are concentrated and strategic rather than widely distributed.
Focus Areas
Reverend Pinckney scholarship program (Charleston-area educational scholarships)Place-based impact investment and neighborhood/community development in coastal South CarolinaSupport for public land access and conservation linked to cultural programmingBlack history and culture programming tied to land and public-space projects
Who They Fund
historically underserved landownerslong-term/homeowner households needing repairsAfrican American cultural institutions and communitiesearly-career artisans/tradespeople in historic preservation
About 1772 Foundation
1772 Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant was $1,000,000 to Coastal Community Foundation for the Reverend Pinckney Scholarship Program and Community Works CDC, which captures the funder’s place-based style: concentrated support for community development, education, and cultural public goods in specific places. Across recent years, the foundation has paired major gifts to South Carolina-based community partners with substantial support for preservation and Black history initiatives. It also backs preservation organizations in New England and other states, suggesting a grantmaking approach that is both regional and theme-driven. The foundation’s work reaches beyond one cause area. Recent grants include $500,000 awards to The Trust for Public Land for its Black History and Culture Program and $250,000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund/Robert Smalls House. Alongside those flagship cultural investments, 1772 Foundation Inc has funded state-level preservation intermediaries and place-based organizations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Georgia. The pattern is targeted: a relatively small number of grants, often at substantial dollar amounts, with clear ties to historic places, community identity, and local capacity.
What 1772 Foundation Funds
A major thread in 1772 Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is historic preservation infrastructure. The foundation gave $140,000 to Preservation Massachusetts for historic preservation grantmaking in Massachusetts, and it made similar grants to Preservation Trust of Vermont, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Maine Preservation, Preserve Rhode Island, and Preservation Connecticut for state-level preservation work. Its cultural heritage giving is more specific than broad arts support. The foundation awarded $250,000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund/Robert Smalls House, and it also granted $150,000 to Black History in Action for Cambridgeport for the St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church preservation and adaptive reuse project. Another theme is Black history and public-space programming. The Trust for Public Land received $500,000 for the Black History and Culture Program, and the same organization also received $250,000 for the Black History and Culture Initiative. In South Carolina, the foundation supported the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation with $125,000 for expansion of service area and a pilot replication project.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.4M
Total Assets
$81.1M
Total Revenue
$7.5M
Total Expenses
$6.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $70K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$70K
Geographic Reach
National32 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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