The CW and Dorothy G Love Foundation makes highly targeted, local grants focused on sustaining basic healthcare access in McColl, South Carolina. Its sole recorded award is a large operating grant to a regional health provider to support a rural clinic, transportation to clinics, and dental services, indicating a priority on practical, service-delivery funding rather than broad policy or research. The foundation appears focused on keeping essential health services functioning in underserved rural communities.
The Cw and Dorothy G Love Foundation’s largest recent award was a $268,500 grant to Carefirst Carolina Foundation to support a rural health clinic in McColl, rural bus operations to health clinics, and dental clinic funding. That grant fits a clear pattern of practical support for basic services in Marlboro County and nearby communities, with health access sitting at the center of the foundation’s giving. Recent grants also show direct support for operating needs tied to local service delivery, including budget help for the Town of McColl and the Marlboro County health and civic network. The foundation’s work is heavily weighted toward South Carolina recipients, and many awards are concentrated around McColl and Bennettsville. It also backs community institutions that extend beyond healthcare, including schools, churches, public services, and conservation groups. In practice, its grantmaking combines unrestricted or operating support with targeted help for services such as transportation, clinics, dental care, and local budgets. The picture that emerges is a regional funder that channels sizable grants into institutions carrying day-to-day responsibilities in rural communities.
Health access is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent giving. A 2024 grant of $199,763 to Carefirst Carolina Foundation again supported a rural health clinic in McColl, rural bus operations to health clinics, and dental clinic funding. Another health-related award went to Scotland Healthcare Foundation, which received $105,000 in 2024 and $75,000 in 2025 for healthcare needs of the uninsured and help with the local hospital budget. Education also appears in the grant list. The foundation gave $150,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024 to USC Educational Foundation for scholarships at the University of South Carolina, and $195,000 in 2025 plus $75,000 in 2024 to Charleston Collegiate School for the school in the Charleston area. Community services and conservation are also present. Marlboro County received $175,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024 for sheriff, rescue squad, humane society, and historical museum budget needs, while Coastal Conservation Association received $50,000 in 2025 and $45,000 in 2024 for coastal fishing areas and ecology.
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$74.1M
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$4.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$45K
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Highly concentrated: one large, local operating grant focused on service delivery; appears to favor targeted, single-recipient support rather than many small or geographically diverse grants.
Notable grantees: CareFirst Carolina Foundation
Typical grants sit in a mid-sized range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $45,000. The recent record also includes several six-figure awards, showing that the foundation can move well above its core distribution when funding local institutions. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Carefirst Carolina Foundation, Marlboro County, USC Educational Foundation, Charleston Collegiate School, Scotland Healthcare Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, Town of McColl, and Pine Grove United Methodist. The foundation does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments.
South Carolina is the main receiving state, accounting for 78% of grants. Recent awards cluster around McColl, Bennettsville, Charleston, Columbia, Laurinburg, and Spartanburg. McColl appears repeatedly through grants to local churches, the town government, and health-related support; Bennettsville shows up through county and humane-society funding. Outside South Carolina, the foundation has also given to recipients in North Carolina and Texas. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. organizations.
Its most consistent support is for rural health access, especially in and around McColl, with grants for a rural clinic, transportation to clinics, and dental services. It also funds schools, churches, county services, food support, and conservation groups.
The grant-size profile is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $45,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger six-figure grants, including awards above $100,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Carefirst Carolina Foundation, Marlboro County, USC Educational Foundation, Charleston Collegiate School, Scotland Healthcare Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, Town of McColl, and Pine Grove United Methodist.
South Carolina is the main giving state, with 78% of grants going to recipients there. Recent South Carolina recipients include organizations in McColl, Bennettsville, Charleston, Columbia, Spartanburg, and Johns Island.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF MCCOLL | MCCOLL, SC | $263,500 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE TOWN |
| CAREFIRST CAROLINA FOUNDATION | HARTSVILLE, SC | $237,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST IN SUPPORTING A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN MCCOLL SC AND RURAL BUS OPERTATIONS TO HEALTH CLINICS. FUNDS ARE ALSO USED FOR DENTAL CLINIC FUNDING. |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $227,472 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| USC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, SC | $225,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA |
| GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC | COLUMBIA, SC | $201,134 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH THE BUDGETED NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC |
| MARLBORO COUNTY | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $150,000 | 2026 | To provide funding for Sheriff, Rescue Squad, Humane Society, and Historical Museum budget needs |
| MARLBORO CO SHERIFF | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $125,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT FOR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT |
| SCOTLAND HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | LAURINBURG, NC | $125,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED AND ASSIST WITH THE BUDGET OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $123,965 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| PINE GROVE METHODIST | MCCOLL, SC | $101,760 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINISTRIES AT THE CHURCH |
| LAKE MURRAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CHAPIN, SC | $100,567 | 2026 | To provide funds to meet ministry needs of the church |
| TRINITY CLIO METHODIST | CLIO, SC | $100,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS OF THE CHURCH |
| BLUERIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $100,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR TRAIL EXPANSION AND BUDGET NEEDS |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $90,000 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| MARLBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $90,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE MUSEUM |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $70,233 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| HUMANE SOCIEY OF MARLBORO COUNTY | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $70,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARLBORO COUNTY |
| TOWN OF MCCOLL | MCCOLL, SC | $70,000 | 2026 | To provide funding for budget needs |
| MARLBORO ACADEMY | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $65,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND BUDGET NEEDS |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO HELP CONSERVE COASTAL FISHING AREAS AND ECOLOGY |
| CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE ACADEMY | LAURINBURG, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | To provide partial funding for building needs and for budget purposes. |
| ROPER ST FRANCIS FOUNDATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND CANCER PATIENT NEEDS |
| CLIO RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT | MCCOLL, SC | $45,000 | 2026 | To provide money to be used for fire fighting equipment |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $43,561 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| MAIN STREET METHODIST | MCCOLL, SC | $40,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CHURCH AND THE FOOD BANK HOPE HOUSE |
| MARIAS KIDS INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $35,000 | 2026 | To Assist with budget needs |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $31,251 | 2026 | TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA |
| SC AQUARIUM | CHARLESTON, SC | $30,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE SC AQUARIUM |
| CHILDRENS CANCER PARTNERS | SPARTANBURG, SC | $30,000 | 2026 | To provide funding for budget needs |
| SC WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION | PINEWOOD, SC | $30,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING NEEDED FOR CAMP WOODIE INTRODUCING WATERFOWL TO CHILDREN |
| GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP FO | LINVILLE, NC | $30,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS |
| LOW COUNTRY OPEN LAND TRUST | COLUMBIA, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING FOR BUDGET OF CONSERVATION LAND TRUST |
| GEDDIE COLE CENTER INC | MCCOLL, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE GEDDIE COLE CENTER |
| JOHNS ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BUDGET NEEDS |
| FIRST METHODIST CHURCH | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAMPS FOR DISABLED KIDS |
| MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION | FLORENCE, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS AT MCLEOD HEALTH CENTER |
| GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC | COLUMBIA, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH THE BUDGETED NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC |
| THE CHILDRENS SECURITY BLANKET | SPARTANBURG, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | To provide funding for budget needs |
| MARLBORO CIVIC CENTER | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $20,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE LOCAL CIVIC CENTER |
| EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH | MCCOLL, SC | $16,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH MINISTRIES IN MCCOLL SC |
| CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | CHERAW, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BODY CAMERAS |
| VITA CHOICES | LAURINBURG, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS |
| COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF BENNETTSVILLE | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING OF COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN BENNETTSVILLE SC |
| FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | To provide additional funding for church budget needs. |
| CLIO POLICE DEPARTMENT | CLIO, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BODY CAMERAS |
| MARLBORO CO MENS MINISTRY | MCCOLL, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS |
| BREAD OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY | BENNETTSVILLE, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK MINISTRY |
| MCCOLL PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH | MCCOLL, SC | $14,000 | 2026 | CHURCH MINISTERING IN THE MARLBORO COUNTY AREA |
| LAKE MURRAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CHAPIN, SC | $11,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHURCH MINISTRIES |
TOWN OF MCCOLL
$263,500TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE TOWN
CAREFIRST CAROLINA FOUNDATION
$237,000TO ASSIST IN SUPPORTING A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN MCCOLL SC AND RURAL BUS OPERTATIONS TO HEALTH CLINICS. FUNDS ARE ALSO USED FOR DENTAL CLINIC FUNDING.
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$227,472TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC
$201,134TO ASSIST WITH THE BUDGETED NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC
MARLBORO COUNTY
To provide funding for Sheriff, Rescue Squad, Humane Society, and Historical Museum budget needs
MARLBORO CO SHERIFF
$125,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT FOR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
SCOTLAND HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$125,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED AND ASSIST WITH THE BUDGET OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$123,965TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
PINE GROVE METHODIST
$101,760TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINISTRIES AT THE CHURCH
LAKE MURRAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$100,567To provide funds to meet ministry needs of the church
TRINITY CLIO METHODIST
$100,000TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS OF THE CHURCH
TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR TRAIL EXPANSION AND BUDGET NEEDS
MARLBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$90,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE MUSEUM
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$70,233TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
HUMANE SOCIEY OF MARLBORO COUNTY
$70,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARLBORO COUNTY
TOWN OF MCCOLL
$70,000To provide funding for budget needs
MARLBORO ACADEMY
$65,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND BUDGET NEEDS
TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO HELP CONSERVE COASTAL FISHING AREAS AND ECOLOGY
CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE ACADEMY
$50,000To provide partial funding for building needs and for budget purposes.
TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND CANCER PATIENT NEEDS
CLIO RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
$45,000To provide money to be used for fire fighting equipment
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$43,561TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
MAIN STREET METHODIST
$40,000TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CHURCH AND THE FOOD BANK HOPE HOUSE
MARIAS KIDS INC
$35,000To Assist with budget needs
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$31,251TO FUND SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
CHILDRENS CANCER PARTNERS
$30,000To provide funding for budget needs
SC WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION
$30,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING NEEDED FOR CAMP WOODIE INTRODUCING WATERFOWL TO CHILDREN
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP FO
$30,000TO ASSIST WITH BUDGET NEEDS
LOW COUNTRY OPEN LAND TRUST
$25,000TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING FOR BUDGET OF CONSERVATION LAND TRUST
GEDDIE COLE CENTER INC
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS OF THE GEDDIE COLE CENTER
JOHNS ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BUDGET NEEDS
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
$20,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH
MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION
$20,000TO ASSIST WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS AT MCLEOD HEALTH CENTER
GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC
$20,000TO ASSIST WITH THE BUDGETED NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC AT GOOD SAMARITAN CLINIC
THE CHILDRENS SECURITY BLANKET
$20,000To provide funding for budget needs
MARLBORO CIVIC CENTER
$20,000TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE LOCAL CIVIC CENTER
EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
$16,000TO ASSIST WITH MINISTRIES IN MCCOLL SC
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
$15,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BODY CAMERAS
VITA CHOICES
$15,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BUDGET NEEDS
COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF BENNETTSVILLE
$15,000TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING OF COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN BENNETTSVILLE SC
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
$15,000To provide additional funding for church budget needs.
CLIO POLICE DEPARTMENT
$15,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BODY CAMERAS
MARLBORO CO MENS MINISTRY
$15,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS
BREAD OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY
$15,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK MINISTRY
MCCOLL PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH
$14,000CHURCH MINISTERING IN THE MARLBORO COUNTY AREA
LAKE MURRAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$11,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHURCH MINISTRIES