2016 Annual Reports are Available!
The Spartanburg County Foundation recently released its 2016 Annual Report entitled Promoting. Encouraging. Responding. Click below to view an online version or request one by mail. Contact Caroline Goodman, Communications Officer, at (864) 582.0138 or cgoodman@spcf.org to receive your copy of the 2016 Annual Report today! We want to…
New Website Maps Local Waterways
A new website is offering outdoor enthusiasts information on how to better navigate waterways across South Carolina. Upstate Forever has launched Paddle SC, www.gopaddlesc.com. The website will be updated with additional content on a regular basis and currently includes descriptions of 63 waterways, 108 trip listings, 390 points of interest…
New tech hub to provide resources for Highland residents
New tech hub to provide resources for Highland residents Alyssa Mulliger Staff Writer @AMulligerSHJ A plan to provide residents in Spartanburg’s Highland community with life skills, job training and other resources became a reality Wednesday. The new “Innovation Village” technology hub has launched at the Bethlehem Center on Highland Avenue,…
Financial Investment Performance Webinar Recording
The Spartanburg County Foundation was pleased to present its mid-year financial performance update June 29, 2017 in partnership with its investment manager, Prime Buchholz. Thank you to all who were able to join the live Financial Investment Performance Webinar! For those who were unable to join the webinar, we invite…
The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards More Than $149,000 to Fourteen Nonprofit Organizations
The Spartanburg County Foundation awarded $149,150 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations working to improve the overall well-being of Spartanburg County residents.
Women Giving for Spartanburg Awards $215,500 in Grants on its 10th Anniversary!
Women Giving for Spartanburg celebrated its tenth anniversary Monday, May 1, 2017 with a Toast to Ten event honoring its inaugural members and awarding $215,500 to six Spartanburg County nonprofits. “This is an exciting time for Women Giving for Spartanburg as we celebrate 10 years of service to our community,”…
John T. Wardlaw Receives Service to Mankind Award
Honoring John T. Wardlaw Uptown Sertoma Club of Spartanburg – Service to Mankind Award 2016 By Susan Hodge Irwin The Uptown Sertoma Club of Spartanburg honored John T. Wardlaw as the recipient of the Service to Mankind Award in 2016. The recipient of this award is always an outstanding Spartanburg…
Ball4Good Presents Gift to Boys and Girls Club and Establishes a Fund at the Foundation
Adom Appiah, a seventh-grade student at Spartanburg Day School and founder of Ball4Good, presented a check to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate today. On March 26, 2017, Ball4Good held its first Celebrity Basketball Tournament with the help of several community volunteers, sponsors, and his mentor Mary Thomas, chief…
Gloria Close Receives the 2017 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership & Community Change
Spartanburg educator Gloria Close recognized for work helping families living in motels By Alyssa Mulliger, Staff Writer, Spartanburg Herald-Journal Tuesday, March 28, 2017 The Spartanburg County Foundation recognized Gloria Close as the recipient of the 2017 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change at the foundation’s annual…
Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute
Spartanburg students eager to delve into justice system By Allison M. Roberts, www.goupstate.com High school students from Spartanburg and their parents gathered Thursday night to help launch the Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute. The program is a collaboration between the Spartanburg County clerk of court and the Spartanburg County…
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