About Jolley Foundation
The Jolley Foundation makes a small number of very large, unrestricted grants to community institutions, with recent gifts focused on health care and local housing infrastructure. Although based in Las Vegas, the foundation’s two largest commitments are directed to organizations in the Greenville/Upstate region, suggesting place-based philanthropy or ties to that community. Their grants provide general operating support rather than program-specific funding.
Focus Areas
Major hospital system support / community health system general operating funding (e.g., large gift to Prisma Health)Affordable housing finance and housing trust support in Greenville/Upstate SC (e.g., Greenville Housing Fund)Unrestricted general operating support to high-capacity community institutions
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations / grantee organizations
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few grants overall, dominated by one very large gift (roughly 77% of total) and another sizable award; emphasis on large, unrestricted grants rather than many small or targeted gifts; no evidence of repeated, diversified grantee portfolio yet.
Funding Style
About Jolley Foundation
The Jolley Foundation’s largest recent commitment is a $1,000,000 general operating grant to Prisma Health, paired with another large cluster of unrestricted support for Greenville-based institutions. That pattern points to a funder that backs established community organizations with flexible dollars rather than tightly scoped project grants. Recent gifts also include repeated support for Greenville Housing Fund, Community Foundation of Greenville, and United Way of Greenville County, all funded at substantial levels across multiple years. The foundation’s approach is especially visible in its operating support for health care, housing finance, and nonprofit intermediaries that can move resources through the local ecosystem. Although the foundation is headquartered in Las Vegas, its giving is concentrated in Greenville County, South Carolina, where it funds organizations working on poverty reduction, racial equity, education access, and health equity. The grant list shows a mix of large institutional support and mid-sized operating grants, with most awards framed as general operations. A smaller set of grants reaches organizations outside South Carolina, but the center of gravity remains Greenville-area community infrastructure and service capacity.
What Jolley Foundation Funds
Health care and housing are two of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $300,000 to Greenville Housing Fund for general operations and another $200,000 to the same organization in 2023, alongside a $1,000,000 grant to Prisma Health for general operations. The foundation also supports organizations that knit together local capacity. Community Foundation of Greenville received $166,000 in 2023 and $175,000 in 2025 for general operations, while United Way of Greenville County received $101,000 in 2023 and $125,000 and $100,000 in 2025. Education and community access show up as well: Furman University received $100,000 in 2025 for general operations, and Greenville Tech Foundation received $100,000 in 2023 for general operations. Several grants also point to equity-oriented community work, including $90,000 to Alianza Hispana Hispanic Alliance in 2023 and $75,000 in 2025 to the same organization for general operations.
How Jolley Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is fairly consistent: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $35,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent grants list shows that the foundation also makes a smaller number of much larger awards, with several six-figure operating grants and one seven-figure grant. Its giving is clearly recurring rather than one-off. Multiple organizations appear in both 2023 and 2025, including Greenville Housing Fund, Community Foundation of Greenville, United Way of Greenville County, and others. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. For requests of $50,000 or more, it uses a required letter of inquiry process before a full application.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$30.8M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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