About Heritage Classic Foundation
Dedicated to hosting a world-class PGA TOUR event to raise funds for educational and charitable initiatives, enhancing the quality of life in South Carolina.
Focus Areas
EducationScholarshipsChildren and youth servicesHealth and welfareArts and cultureEnvironment / conservationWorkforce developmentAnimal welfare
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/organizational supportflexible funding
Topics
About Heritage Classic Foundation
Heritage Classic Foundation’s grantmaking is built around a PGA TOUR event that raises money for educational and charitable initiatives in South Carolina. That structure shows up in the foundation’s mix of unrestricted community support and targeted programs: donors can direct gifts through Heritage Champions Fore Charity or Birdies For Charity, while the foundation also operates scholarship and license-plate programs tied to local giving. The largest recent award in the data is a $500,000 general fund grant to Community Foundation of Lc, followed by repeated support for local organizations such as Memory Matters and Hilton Head Symphony Orch. The recent grants also show that the foundation backs a broad civic ecosystem on Hilton Head Island, with funding for health, arts, youth, and preservation organizations. Heritage Classic Foundation’s own program design reinforces that blend of fundraising and distribution, with matching contributions, scholarship support, and community-based charity channels all feeding the same local mission.
What Heritage Classic Foundation Funds
In community grantmaking, Heritage Classic Foundation repeatedly supports organizations serving Hilton Head Island and the broader Lowcountry. A $229,915 general fund grant to Boys & Girls Club Hilton Head points to youth development as one of its recurring priorities, while $196,338 to Vounteers in Medicine reflects support for local health services. Arts and culture also appear in the recent awards, including $155,822 to Arts Center of Coastal Caroli for general support. The foundation likewise funds conservation and civic heritage work, as seen in $107,596 to Mitchellville Preservation. Across these examples, the purpose text is consistently broad rather than project-specific, which fits the foundation’s use of general fund and unrestricted support.
How Heritage Classic Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the mid five-figure range, with a p25 of $11,273, a median grant of $23,778, and a p75 of $45,123. The recent-grants list also includes much larger community gifts, so the distribution is wide even though the foundation’s local giving is concentrated in South Carolina. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Memory Matters, Hilton Head Symphony Orch, South Coastal Fca, Vounteers in Medicine, Arts Center of Coastal Caroli, and Boys & Girls Club Hilton Head, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time awards. The foundation uses a mix of unrestricted grants and program-based vehicles, including donation matching and scholarship programs. One active channel, Heritage Champions Fore Charity, accepts unsolicited contributions from donors through a registered charity partner.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$16.8M
Total Revenue
$19M
Total Expenses
$16.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $45K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
J SIMON FRASER
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