South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
ActivePublic CharityHuman Services
Cleveland, OHWebsite
About South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
Our mission is to provide the means for fathers to be great dads. We support families, build communities and prevent child poverty by educating, advocating, cultivating resources, investing in local programs, providing technical assistance, and using data to drive continuous quality improvement.
Focus Areas
Fatherhood programs and parenting educationEmployment coaching and job placementLegal guidance (child support, visitation, paternity)Men's health and mental health screeningExpungement and reentry supportsProgram development, training and technical assistance
Who They Fund
fathers (participants in fatherhood programs)families of participating fathersstatewide service providers/staff receiving TA
Funding Style
About South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families directs its largest recent grants to local fatherhood coalitions and family-support providers across South Carolina, with a 2025 award of $1,472,896 to A Father's Place in Conway and repeated multi-year support for Midlands Fatherhood Coalition in Columbia. The foundation’s work is organized around fathers, their families, and the service systems around them: educating parents, advocating for families, cultivating resources, and providing technical assistance while using data for continuous quality improvement. Its recent grantmaking shows a strong program-delivery model rather than small project awards. Many grants support community-based organizations that work with fathers on parenting, employment, legal needs, health screening, and reentry. That includes ongoing support for Upstate Fatherhood Coalition in Greenville and Father to Father Inc. in North Charleston, along with funding for A Father's Way in Lancaster and Man 2 Man in Bennettsville. The foundation also funds statewide capacity-building and evaluation work, including support for training providers and third-party evaluation tied to federal grants. Across the recent record, the pattern is consistent: large operating-style awards to local implementation partners, plus smaller grants for technical assistance and research support.
What South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families Funds
Fatherhood programming is the core of the foundation’s portfolio. A recent $1,472,896 grant to A Father's Place in Conway supported social service work, and other large awards went to Midlands Fatherhood Coalition in Columbia and Upstate Fatherhood Coalition in Greenville for similar community-based fatherhood services. The foundation also backs parenting and family stability efforts through organizations such as Father to Father Inc. in North Charleston and A Father's Way in Lancaster. Its mission statement emphasizes preventing child poverty, and the grant list reflects that by supporting local groups that work with fathers and families directly. A separate strand covers systems support. Global Partners for Fathers and Families in Wake Forest received funding for statewide fatherhood training and technical assistance, while the University of South Carolina in Columbia received grants for third-party evaluation on a federal grant. The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice also appears in the recent grants list, indicating work connected to state service systems.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.8M
Total Assets
$8M
Total Revenue
$6.6M
Total Expenses
$6.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $79K and $944K, with a median of $544K.
25th Percentile
$79K
Median
$544K
75th Percentile
$944K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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