About United Way of the Piedmont
Advance long-term community change in Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union counties by investing in programs and partnerships that help families achieve self-sufficiency across economic mobility, basic needs, education, health, and safe environments.
Focus Areas
Economic MobilityBasic NeedsEducationHealthSafe Environments211 referral services
Who They Fund
community members seeking social servicesindividuals contacting 2-1-1 (callers)vulnerable or resource‑insecure populations
Funding Style
program operating supportrestricted operational fundingservice delivery funding
About United Way of the Piedmont
United Way of the Piedmont Inc’s grantmaking is built around a local, multi-county community investment model that supports nonprofit programs and core operating expenses in Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union counties. Recent awards show repeated support for organizations serving children, families, crisis response, housing and safety, and education, with several grantees appearing in multiple years. The Hope Center for Children received $184,554 in 2023, followed by $159,953 in 2024 and $103,874 in 2025, while Safe Homesrape Crisis Coalition received $172,201 in 2023, $159,315 in 2024, and $129,980 in 2025. That pattern points to ongoing operating support rather than isolated project grants. The foundation also backs community infrastructure such as resource navigation, with Community Resource Coordinators placed in organizations to help families move toward stability. Other significant recipients include Middle Tyger Community Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate, Project Hope Foundation, and Adult Learning Center Inc, reflecting an emphasis on long-term service delivery across the Piedmont service area.
What United Way of the Piedmont Funds
Economic mobility and basic needs are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $160,740 in 2025 to Middle Tyger Community Center for program operations and $130,473 in 2025 to Upstate Family Resource Center for program operations, both of which fit the stability-and-support model in its community investment work. In education, the foundation backed Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate with $140,632 in 2023 for program operating costs and $113,996 in 2024 for program operations, alongside support for Adult Learning Center Inc at $93,089 in 2023 and $81,251 in 2024. Health and safety are also visible in grants such as $172,201 in 2023 to Safe Homesrape Crisis Coalition and $105,933 in 2023 to Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg for program operating costs. It also funds disability-related services through Project Hope Foundation, which received $91,436 in 2023 and $86,207 in 2024.
How United Way of the Piedmont Gives
Typical awards sit in a narrow operating-support band, with p25 at $12,352, median grant size at $21,749, and p75 at $39,626. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. Grantmaking is organized through community investment and related operating-support programs, including competitive funding for nonprofit programs and embedded resource-coordinator placements. Some opportunities accept unsolicited applications, including the Community Investment process, while others, such as Community Resource Coordinators and Prepared to Thrive, are invitation or placement based.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.1M
Total Assets
$3.3M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$5.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $40K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 99% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PAIGE STEPHENSON
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