Ocean View Memorial Foundation concentrates its giving in the Myrtle Beach / Horry County area, prioritizing local health and human services, community education and workforce training, and faith-based/community ministries. Grants frequently support direct-service providers addressing mental health/crisis intervention, food insecurity, and literacy or vocational education, and many grantees receive repeated, multi-year or multi-award support. The foundation’s portfolio skews toward mid-sized awards that sustain operating/program needs for local nonprofits rather than large national initiatives.
A recurring feature of Ocean View Memorial Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is support for Horry County institutions that combine education with workforce preparation. Horry-Georgetown Technical College received the foundation’s largest listed award at $25,000 in 2025, after earlier grants of $18,280 in 2023 and $14,990 in 2024, showing a continuing relationship rather than a one-time gift. The foundation also backs community-facing service providers that address local health and basic-needs pressures. Ground Zero Ministries Inc and New Directions of Horry County Inc each received $15,000 in 2025, and both also appear among prior awards in the recent grants list. Those repeated awards point to a funder that stays with local nonprofits over multiple years. Other grants support food assistance, counseling, sexual assault response, literacy, hospice, and family services, all within South Carolina. The overall picture is a local foundation using steady, mid-sized awards to help nearby organizations deliver direct services, student support, and community care in the Myrtle Beach and Conway area.
Education and workforce training are a clear thread in the portfolio. Horry-Georgetown Technical College received $25,000 in 2025 for educational purposes, following grants of $18,280 in 2023 and $14,990 in 2024. Coastal Educational Foundation also appears twice, with $12,750 in 2023 and $10,455 in 2024, again for educational support. On the health and counseling side, the foundation funded New Directions of Horry County Inc with $15,000 in 2025 and $10,455 in 2024. It also gave $9,000 to Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center in 2023, indicating support for counseling services alongside crisis-related care. Basic-needs work appears through $11,476 grants to Lowcountry Food Bank in 2024 and 2025, plus a $5,338 grant to Associated Charities in 2023. Literacy received support through Palmetto Literacy Council, which appears multiple times in the recent grants list.
Typical awards are mid-sized: p25 is $9,000, median grant size is $10,455, and p75 is $12,750. The recent grants list shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Ground Zero Ministries Inc, New Directions of Horry County Inc, Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach, Lowcountry Food Bank, Palmetto Literacy Council, and The Rape Crisis Center Serving Horry and Georegtown Counties Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a private foundation; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$100K
$6.3M
$319K
$266K
Most grants fall between $9K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving with many repeat grantees; mid-size grants that support operating and program needs rather than single large transformational gifts; roughly evenly split between education and human/health services.
Notable grantees: Horry-Georgetown Technical College, New Directions of Horry County, Inc., Ground Zero Ministries, Inc., SOS Health Care, Inc., The Rape Crisis Center Serving Horry and Georgetown Counties, Inc.
Grantmaking is fully local and entirely in South Carolina: 100% of grants in the recent list went to recipients in the HQ state. The strongest concentration is in Myrtle Beach, with additional awards in Conway, Surfside Beach, and North Charleston. Myrtle Beach recipients include Ground Zero Ministries Inc, New Directions of Horry County Inc, Sos Health Care Inc, Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach, and the Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA. Conway appears through Horry-Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Educational Foundation, while Surfside Beach appears through Palmetto Literacy Council.
Its recent grants favor local health and human services, educational programs, and community ministries. Named recipients include Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Ground Zero Ministries Inc, New Directions of Horry County Inc, Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center, Lowcountry Food Bank, Palmetto Literacy Council, and The Rape Crisis Center Serving Horry and Georegtown Counties Inc.
The grant-size distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $9,000, the median is $10,455, and p75 is $12,750. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $25,000 to Horry-Georgetown Technical College and $15,000 to both Ground Zero Ministries Inc and New Directions of Horry County Inc.
No. The recent grants list shows 30 grants to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants went to recipients in South Carolina.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Ground Zero Ministries Inc, New Directions of Horry County Inc, Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach, Lowcountry Food Bank, Palmetto Literacy Council, and The Rape Crisis Center Serving Horry and Georegtown Counties Inc across more than one year.
The recent grants point to education and workforce training, counseling and crisis-related health services, food security, literacy, hospice, and family services. Examples include Horry-Georgetown Technical College for education, Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center for counseling, Lowcountry Food Bank for food support, Palmetto Literacy Council for literacy, and Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA for community services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE | CONWAY, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $15,000 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| SOS HEALTH CARE INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $13,000 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HELPING HAND OF MYRTLE BEACH | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,312 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $11,476 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL | SURFSIDE BEACH, SC | $7,936 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| CHILDRENS CANCER PARTNERS OF THE CAROLINAS | SPARTANBURG, SC | $7,500 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $7,380 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE | CONWAY, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $15,000 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $15,000 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| SOS HEALTH CARE INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,314 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HELPING HAND OF MYRTLE BEACH | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,312 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $11,476 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL | SURFSIDE BEACH, SC | $7,936 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $7,380 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| CLAIRE CHAPIN EPPS FAMILY YMCA | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $7,000 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE | CONWAY, SC | $14,990 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $11,476 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| COASTAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CONWAY, SC | $10,455 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $10,455 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $10,455 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| SOS HEALTH CARE INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $10,455 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HELPING HAND OF MYRTLE BEACH | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $10,455 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL | SURFSIDE BEACH, SC | $7,380 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $7,380 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE | CONWAY, SC | $18,280 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,750 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,750 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| HELPING HAND OF MYRTLE BEACH | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,750 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| SOS HEALTH CARE INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $12,750 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| COASTAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CONWAY, SC | $12,750 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $9,000 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $9,000 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL | SURFSIDE BEACH, SC | $9,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| COASTAL SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $9,000 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| CLAIRE CHAPIN EPPS FAMILY YMCA | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $7,000 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE RELATED |
| ASSOCIATED CHARITIES | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $5,338 | 2023 | HOMELESS AND IMPOVERISHED |
HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$25,000EDUCATIONAL
SOS HEALTH CARE INC
$13,000HEALTH CARE RELATED
PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL
HEALTH CARE RELATED
THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC
$7,380HEALTH CARE RELATED
HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$25,000EDUCATIONAL
GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC
$15,000HEALTH CARE RELATED
SOS HEALTH CARE INC
$12,314HEALTH CARE RELATED
PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL
$7,936HEALTH CARE RELATED
THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC
$7,380HEALTH CARE RELATED
HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$14,990EDUCATIONAL
GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC
$10,455HEALTH CARE RELATED
SOS HEALTH CARE INC
$10,455HEALTH CARE RELATED
PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL
$7,380EDUCATIONAL
THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC
$7,380HEALTH CARE RELATED
HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$18,280EDUCATIONAL
GROUND ZERO MINISTRIES INC
$12,750HEALTH CARE RELATED
SOS HEALTH CARE INC
$12,750HEALTH CARE RELATED
LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE
$9,000HEALTH CARE RELATED
THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING HORRY AND GEOREGTOWN COUNTIES INC
$9,000HEALTH CARE RELATED
PALMETTO LITERACY COUNCIL
$9,000EDUCATIONAL
COASTAL SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER
$9,000HEALTH CARE RELATED
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
$5,338HOMELESS AND IMPOVERISHED