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Waccamaw Community Foundation and Partners to Abolish More Than $4 Million in Local Medical Debt
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.
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Waccamaw Community Foundation, Google Provide Matching $500,000 Grants To Ensure Protection For Waites Island
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, has joined Google in providing matching $500,000 grants that will go toward permanently protecting a portion of Waites Island from development.

Parts of SC barrier island safe from development after $500K Google donation
Waties Island, one of South Carolina’s last remaining undeveloped barrier islands, has been the target of conservation efforts for decades and a recent land purchase through a donation by tech giant Google seeks to expand on that.

Help Is On The Way: Waccamaw Community Foundation To Begin Accepting Mini-Grant Applications August 15
Proposals for the Mini-Grants, which will be for up to $2,500 each, will be accepted through September 30, 2022.

Conway awarded $26,625 grant for pathways and trails study
The Waccamaw Community Foundation presented the Knight Foundation grant at Monday’s city council meeting.

Waccamaw Community Foundation Presents City of Conway Knight Foundation Grant
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, presented the City of Conway a $26,625 Knight Foundation Grant at Monday’s City Council meeting to complete a pathways and trails study.

“This place here is unique”: Barnabas Horse Foundation receives grant to support therapy horses
The Barnabas Horse Foundation received a $5,000 grant from the Waccamaw Community Foundation to support two of its therapy horses.

Waccamaw Community Foundation Awards Pair of $50,000 Grants, Including One To Franklin G. Burroughs – Simeon B Chapin Art Museum For Relocation Study
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, has awarded a pair of $50,000 Knight Foundation grants, both with the goal of bringing increased economic and cultural vitality to Myrtle Beach.

Waccamaw Community Foundation Awards More Than $74,000 In Grants, Benefitting 14 Initiatives In Horry And Georgetown Counties
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, awarded a total of more than $74,000 to 14 programs as part of its annual Granting Day initiative.

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.