Joan Sasser Coker and Charles Westfield Coker Charitable Foundation

About Joan Sasser Coker and Charles Westfield Coker Charitable Foundation

A defining feature of the Joan Sasser Coker and Charles Westfield Coker Charitable Foundation is its steady support for local education, with general-purpose grants to Hartsville institutions and nearby schools appearing repeatedly in the recent record. The largest grant in the latest list went to Coker University for general purpose support, and Butler Academy has also received multiple general-purpose awards across consecutive years. That pattern points to a funder that favors operating support over project-specific funding. The foundation’s recent giving also extends beyond classrooms into community-serving organizations. Hartsville Salvation Army, Hartsville Interfaith Ministries, Hartsville Soup Kitchen, and Carolina's Kids each appear in the grant list, suggesting a local network approach centered on institutions that serve families, students, and basic needs in the Hartsville area. Other grants reach organizations in Florence, Darlington, Murrells Inlet, Spartanburg, Charlotte, Savannah, and Bluffton, but the overall pattern remains tied to South Carolina and to general-purpose support. Across the recent grants, the foundation appears to back organizations that provide ongoing services rather than short-term campaigns. The grant descriptions are consistently labeled general purpose, which reinforces a preference for flexible institutional support.

What Joan Sasser Coker and Charles Westfield Coker Charitable Foundation Funds

Education is the clearest theme in the recent record. The foundation gave $30,033 to Coker University for general purpose support, and Butler Academy received $26,441 in 2024 and $24,526 in 2023, both for general purpose support. Wofford College also appears in the grant list with general-purpose awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Community need and social services form a second cluster. Hartsville Salvation Army received grants of $22,237, $17,000, and $13,517 across 2023 to 2025, while the Pee Dee Coalition for Domestic & Sexual Abuse received $16,237, $17,000, and $13,500 over the same period. The foundation also supported Hartsville Soup Kitchen and Hartsville Interfaith Ministries with general-purpose funding. Health and family support show up as well through grants to Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County, Mercy Medical Free Clinics, Miles of Smiles, and Carolina's Kids, all listed as general purpose.

How Joan Sasser Coker and Charles Westfield Coker Charitable Foundation Gives