Our Grants Program

We award more than $200,000 annually thanks to the continued generosity of our donors. Based on the Community Fund's 2022 strategic planning process, our grants program has three main areas of focus: Education, Health, and Community and Economic Development. We strive to empower this community to define and create projects that use the area’s local knowledge, foster community collaboration, and build on the strength of the area’s people, communities, and natural setting.

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SCCF Spring 2022 grant funded can racks & basket rack to left of older rack being readied

Our Grants Program is divided into three main rounds:

Spring Grants

This is where our grant program began. In the spring 2012 the Community Fund awarded its first grants to area nonprofits totaling $100,000, and has continued to do so annually. Given to nonprofits for a specific project.

Applications are closed. They will reopen next spring.

Connecting for Lasting Impact Grant

In celebration of our 10 year anniversary in 2022, we created a special grant round focused on collaboration. The grant required multiple organizations to apply together to address an overarching issue on the Plateau. This grant program was extended in 2023 and 2024. LEARN MORE>

Applications are closed. They will reopen next summer.

Philanthropy Internship
Program Grants

In 2017 we established the Philanthropy Internship Program at the University of the South through a gift from a Sewanee alumna. This program allows students to learn about philanthropy, and award grants in the fall of each year. The program is supported by two endowments at the University.

Applications are now closed. They will reopen next fall.