IN TOTAL, NONPROFITS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE RECEIVED OVER $321.1 MILLION IN PUBLICLY REPORTED CHARITABLE GIFTS OF $1 MILLION OR MORE SINCE 2005. The top recipients of these gifts have been as follows: 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 5 COLLEGES$ AND2 7. UNIVERSITIES Million $2 7. Million 5 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS COMMUNITY$1 . FOUNDATIONS Million $1 . Million CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION$3.3 AND Million THE ENVIRONMENT $3.3 Million HOSPITALS HEALTH ORG. HOSPITALS HEA$ LTH ORG. $3 Million3 Million MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES $ $3 Million3 Million 0 0 OTHER OTHER
Since 2005, in South 76 18 5 PUBLICLY REPORTED PUBLICLY REPORTED PUBLICLY REPORTED Carolina, Charitable Gifts Charitable Gifts Charitable Gifts $ $ $ there have 1 MILLION OR MORE 5 MILLION OR MORE 10 MILLION OR MORE been: AVERAGING $4.2 MILLION AVERAGING $12.2 MILLION AVERAGING $27 MILLION PER GIFT PER GIFT PER GIFT
ESTATE TAXES AND PHILANTHROPY • NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY @NCRP /NCRPCOMMUNITY HERE ARE THE TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA OF PUBLICLY REPORTED CHARITABLE GIFTS OF $1 MILLION OR MORE (MULTIPLE GIFTS COMBINED):
RECIPIENT LOCATION GIFT AMOUNT College of Charleston Charleston $68,500,000 University of South Carolina at Columbia Columbia 59,000,000 Clemson University Clemson 56,675,000 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston 28,000,000 Citadel Charleston 15,100,000 University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg 11,000,000 Morris College Sumter 10,000,000 North Greenville University Tigerville 9,250,000 Community Foundation of Greenville Greenville 8,400,000 Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Hilton Head Island 8,400,000
HERE ARE THE LARGEST 30 PUBLICLY REPORTED CHARITABLE GIFTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE 2005, WITH SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT EACH:
AMOUNT DONOR RECIPIENT DESCRIPTION YEAR
$60,000,000 Guy E. Beatty Jr. College of Charleston For scholarships, campus facilities and 2008 infrastructure.
30,000,000 William and Lou W. University of South Pledge to establish the Pharmacy 2010 Kennedy Carolina at Columbia Innovation Center.
25,000,000 Shawn Jenkins Medical University of For a new Children’s Hospital and 2015 South Carolina Women’s Pavilion.
10,000,000 Peter and Bonnie University of South To endow fellowships for young faculty 2013 McCausland Carolina at Columbia members, create a visiting scholars program and to encourage research and teaching projects.
10,000,000 Solomon Jackson Jr. Morris College For facilities, the endowment, athletics, 2010 student aid for freshmen, its health services center and to purchase a bus.
9,100,000 Gay and Bill Krause Citadel Pledge to endow leadership programs. 2013
8,400,000 Jim and Margaret Krum Community Foundation Bequest to establish a foundation to 2012 of the Lowcountry provide college and graduate school scholarships for local students. AMOUNT DONOR RECIPIENT DESCRIPTION YEAR
$8,400,000 Margaret Linder Community Foundation Bequest to create an endowment that will 2014 Southern of Greenville benefit children’s education, special needs children and the Greenville Humane Society.
8,000,000 David T. Clamp Anderson University To support graduate programs. 2009
7,000,000 Norman and Gerry Sue University of South Pledge to establish an institute on aging 2015 Arnold Carolina at Columbia that will support research into age-related areas such as childhood obesity prevention, chronic stroke recovery, nutrition and food safety, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
6,250,000 Georgia T. Roberson North Greenville Bequest to create a scholarship fund and 2013 University for unrestricted use.
6,000,000 George Dean Johnson, University of South For a new facility for the College of 2008 Jr. and Susan Johnson Carolina Upstate Business and Economics.
6,000,000 Rick and Mary Lee Citadel For its capital campaign. 2016 Bastin
5,500,000 Watt family Clemson University To establish a center for academic 2012 collaboration and student engagement.
5,000,000 Anita Zucker Clemson University To build an education center. 2012
5,000,000 Gerald M. and Candice Clemson University Unrestricted gift. 2011 W. Glenn
5,000,000 Anita Zucker University of South To endow the Zucker Institute for 2012 Carolina at Columbia Aerospace Innovation and a professorship in aerospace innovation and research.
5,000,000 Darla Moore University of South To establish a center for aerospace 2011 Carolina at Columbia innovation and research.
4,000,000 Dodie Anderson University of South To renovate the Hodge Center, an athletics 2009 Carolina Upstate facility.
3,400,000 Anonymous Furman University For a college access and academic 2010 enrichment program for high school students in Greenville County.
3,300,000 James C. Kennedy Clemson University To establish a waterfowl and wetlands 2014 research center in coastal South Carolina.
3,300,000 Joe and Barbara Ann Clemson University For athletics facilities 2016 Swann
3,000,000 Anita Zucker South Carolina To expand its hospital for sea turtles. 2014 Aquarium AMOUNT DONOR RECIPIENT DESCRIPTION YEAR
$3,000,000 Jim Benson Greenville Technical To expand and renovate the campus. 2014 College
3,000,000 T. Walter and Christine North Greenville To build an arena/worship center. 2013 Brashier University
3,000,000 Charles and Andrea College of Charleston For upkeep of a teacher training center 2005 Volpe and for scholarships.
3,000,000 Floyd and Shirley Charleston Southern For the Center for Christian Leadership. 2013 Whitfield University
2,500,000 Stewart and Ann Cobb Converse College To endow a professorship in history and a 2007 Johnson fund for research and development.
2,500,000 Michael and Robyn Clemson University For a student-athlete enrichment program. 2016 Nieri
2,500,000 William Barnet III Northside Development For community development projects. 2015 Group
All data and examples courtesy of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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