Central Carolina Community Foundation

To supplement an existing donor-advised fund

Computers for Job-help Center

To increase Richland County residents' access to and knowledge of the technology they need to be competent job seekers and employees

Southeastern Council of Foundations

For 2009 general operating support.

BG Time

To bridge ethnic, economic and especially generational lines to raise digital literacy among seniors, enhancing their participation in civic dialogue

Southeastern Council of Foundations

For 2008 general operating support

Homeless housing program

To launch a comprehensive housing and services program for the homeless to decrease homelessness in Columbia and address a persistent obstacle to downtown development

Southeastern Council of Foundations

For 2007 general operating support

United Way of the Midlands

To ensure United Way's civic leadership position in the Columbia area by jump-starting its rebuilding efforts

Central Carolina Community Foundation

To launch and support Yes We Can public relations campaign to galvanize the Midlands community to implement the regional 10-year Blueprint to Address Homelessness

Richland County School District One

For school-based support of off-site after-school programming for students at Sanders and Gibbes Middle Schools

University of South Carolina Research Foundation

For the evaluation of the after-school enrichment programs for Sanders and Gibbes Middle Schools

Vital Connections of the Midlands

For professional development of staff at the Arthurtown Child Development Center, leading to assessment by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and accreditation of a pre-school class