$1.2M in expenses

The frances p. Bunnelle foundation serves the georgetown county region through a robust grantmaking program and leads other important community-wide initiatives. The bunnelle center: in 2024, the foundation continued to make meeting space available at no charge to nonprofits serving georgetown county. The building includes two meeting rooms, one with state-of-the-art technology that can accommodate 30 people, and another small meeting room that can accommodate 12. Palmetto giving day: the foundation was proud to support palmetto giving day in 2024 with matching funds and administrative support. Over $4.1 million was raised over a 36-hour period through online giving to support 83 organizations that serve georgetown county. Pathways to possibilities: in 2024 the foundation hosted the 6th annual pathways to possibilities career expo which reached over 6,000 8th graders from 10 counties. The event connects students with career education and future opportunities with over 100 regional employers in an interactive workforce development experience.

$3.5M in expenses

Grantmaking: in 2024 the foundation awarded over $3.5m in grants to 111 different organizations that support georgetown county in the areas that meet the bunnelle mission. These grants were distributed as follows: 136 grants totaling $1,604,110 supporting youth development programs, 80 grants totaling $850,236 supporting human needs programs, 13 grants totaling $549,615 supporting economic vitality initiatives, 26 grants totaling $308,500 supporting environmental programs, and 24 grants totaling $214,550 supporting root causes of poverty efforts.

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Cradle to career: the cradle to career (c2c) initiative highlights the bunnelle foundation's work to ensure that all young people in georgetown county will have the character, competencies, creativity and motivation required for traditional and new economy jobs. The initiative was created to address the trend of young people leaving georgetown county after high school due to a lack of opportunities in the area, promoting positive youth development and economic vitality through partnerships that will help create opportunities in georgetown county. Projects include internships for college students with local businesses and a youth board for high school students.