Phillip Anderson Joins Waccamaw Community Foundation Board of Directors
Phillip Anderson, a senior vice president and commercial bank area executive for Pinnacle Financial Partners, has been elected to the Waccamaw Community Foundation’s board of directors.
“Mission Matters” – Waccamaw Nonprofit Summit – Horry & Georgetown Counties
How does your organization measure its performance against its stated mission? Why do mission, vision, and values statements matter? Patrick will share research from his Ph.D. studies, illustrating the three levels at which nonprofits measure (or don’t measure) their work.
Waccamaw Community Foundation Supports Myrtle Beach Area Chamber Launch of Partnership Grand Strand Foundation
Initiative Will Accelerate Area’s Economic Prosperity and Enhance Quality of Life
Waccamaw Community Foundation Names Executive Director
MURRELLS INLET, S.C.: The Board of Trustees of Waccamaw Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael L. Mancuso to Executive Director and Principal effective July 26. Mancuso comes to Waccamaw Community Foundation with 30 years of leadership experience across the private and nonprofit sectors, most recently as the President and CEO of […]
Grantees of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund expand shelter, food access & more in Coastal SC
The COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund, a collaborative effort with Waccamaw Community Foundation and other organizations across coastal counties of South Carolina, is awarding grants on a rolling basis to nonprofits working with communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus outbreak and whose work is within the nine counties of coastal South Carolina: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, […]
WCF is Committed to Inclusion with Equity for All
A letter from Chairman of the Board of Directors Brent Groome and WCF Director Angel Johnson-Brebner To our friends, donors, partners and community, Almost two years ago, Waccamaw Community Foundation adopted a new set of values to guide our work. We committed to inclusion with equity for all of those living in our communities. We also committed […]
COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund awards more than $640K to nonprofits in coastal SC, raises more than $2.1 million
Waccamaw Community Foundation and its regional partners in the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund are excited to announce today that more than $2.1 million has been raised since the fund’s inception, and $641,745 has been awarded so far to nonprofits across coastal South Carolina to support communities impacted by the pandemic. So far, funds have […]
$1.2M raised within two weeks for COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund in coastal SC, exceeding matching goal
Waccamaw Community Foundation and its regional partners are excited to announce today that $1.2 million has been raised in two weeks for the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund for coastal South Carolina, exceeding the fundraising goal by $200,000. Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors and the Bakker family, who matched $500,000 in donations, […]
How the CARES Act helps nonprofits and donors during the coronavirus pandemic
The latest Coronavirus stimulus package, the CARES Act, creates two ways to help nonprofits during the coronavirus pandemic. It implements a temporary Universal Charitable Deduction to encourage charitable gifts and it provides nonprofits with access to emergency loans. The temporary Universal Charitable Deduction establishes a new above-the-line deduction that applies to all taxpayers for total charitable contributions […]
COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund in coastal SC receives $500,000 challenge grant to spur same amount in more donations
The COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund, a collaborative effort with Waccamaw Community Foundation and other organizations across coastal counties of South Carolina, has received a $500,000 challenge donation to spur more donations up to the same amount by April 20. That gives us two weeks to maximize this opportunity and bring in one million dollars […]
