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Marking a Milestone in Philanthropy with Over $41 Million in Grants and Scholarships Awarded. The Waccamaw Community Foundation (WCF) proudly celebrated 25 years of service to the Waccamaw Region of South Carolina, encompassing Horry and Georgetown Counties. The event, held at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, gathered over 100 donors and fund holders to commemorate the foundation’s achievements and look toward the future of philanthropic growth.

WCF board president Rick Elliott said, “We are excited to welcome Erik to the WCF Board of Directors. His business experience and commitment to building a better community are wonderful assets to bring to the Foundation.”

Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, awarded its annual grants to fifty-six nonprofit programs as part of its annual Granting Day initiative.

Waccamaw Community Foundation and its partner organizations, Coastal Community Foundation, Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation, and the Jewish Endowment Foundation of South Carolina, announced a partnership to abolish more than $4 million in medical debt in the region. This is possible through a combined donation to RIP Medical Debt.

Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, has unveiled its list of 2023 scholarship winners, helping 10 local students offset the cost of higher education.

Watch: Mike Mancuso, Executive Director of the Waccamaw Community Foundation, gives a presentation during the 2023 Economic Growth and Real Estate Summit at Coastal Carolina University.

Only 36 percent of Horry County kindergartners and just 46 percent of Georgetown County kindergartners enter the area’s public-school systems prepared for the academic and social challenges that await, but three of the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organizations have partnered up to help end the problem.

Students in Horry and Georgetown counties are making plans for college in the fall, and the Waccamaw Community Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Program is helping lighten the financial burden.