About Children's Trust of South Carolina
Strengthening Families, Organizations and Communities to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
Focus Areas
Child abuse and neglect preventionHome visiting programsFamily resource centers / family supportWorkforce development for home visitorsPolicy and advocacy for childrenTraining and professional developmentResearch and evaluation
Who They Fund
pregnant and postpartum mothersinfants and toddlers (early childhood)parents and primary caregiversfamilies with young children
Funding Style
About Children's Trust of South Carolina
Children’s Trust of South Carolina’s recent grantmaking is shaped by a clear state-level role: it administers federal MIECHV investments and other funding for evidence-based home visiting across South Carolina, while also supporting family resource centers and parenting programs. The largest grant in the data went to MUSC in Charleston for home visiting and the Positive Parenting Program, showing how the foundation combines service delivery with evidence-based family supports. Carolina Health Centers Inc. in Greenwood appears three times across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for home visiting-related funding, reflecting sustained investment rather than one-time support. Other recurring partners include The Parenting Place in Pickens and Lee County First Steps in Bishopville, both tied to family strengthening and early childhood programming. The foundation’s portfolio centers on prevention, early intervention, and community-based systems that support pregnant people, infants, toddlers, parents, and families with young children. Its grantmaking also includes workforce development, training, convening, and coordination for providers working in these programs across the state.
What Children's Trust of South Carolina Funds
Home visiting is a core area for Children’s Trust of South Carolina. In 2025, it gave $778,175 to McLeod in Florence for home visiting, and in 2025 it gave $625,256 to Prisma Health Upstate in Greenville for the same area. The foundation also supports maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting through multi-year funding to Carolina Health Centers Inc. in Greenwood and MUSC in Charleston. Family strengthening is another thread. It awarded $668,859 to Lee County First Steps in Bishopville in 2024 for the Strengthening Families Program, and $451,352 to Growing Home Southeast Inc. in Cayce in 2024 for the same program. Children’s Trust also backs family resource center capacity through The Parenting Place in Pickens, linking direct services with organizational support.
How Children's Trust of South Carolina Gives
Typical grant size sits at $61,284 at the 25th percentile, a median of $119,185, and $248,885 at the 75th percentile, while the recent-grants list also shows several awards well above that range for statewide program partners. The same organizations appear across multiple years, especially Carolina Health Centers Inc., MUSC, McLeod, Prisma Health Upstate, The Parenting Place, Lee County First Steps, and Spartanburg County First Steps, pointing to recurring support rather than isolated awards. The foundation funds nonprofits and qualified state agencies, and its active programs show a mix of direct grantmaking, federal funding administration, convening, workforce development, and capacity building. Unsolicited applications are accepted in some programs, including Family Resource Center Grants, MIECHV Grants, and Prevention Grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.4M
Total Assets
$14.5M
Total Revenue
$21.3M
Total Expenses
$21.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $61K and $249K, with a median of $119K.
25th Percentile
$61K
Median
$119K
75th Percentile
$249K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BEVERLY HAMILTON
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