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Features 6 Sector switchers 10 Survival of the fittest 13 Join a board 14 Grow by giving

Resources 18 Philanthropy Week in the Lowcountry 2009 19 Nonprofit rankings 26 Philanthropy Directory 38 Giving back

2009 Association of Fundraising Professionals Lowcountry Philanthropy Awards 17 Bill and Ruth Baker honored for their impact on the community 17 Charleston Place Hotel named 2009 Corporate Philanthropist of the Year

Nonprofit Spotlight 23 Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina Inc. 25 Cannon Street YMCA

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Zucker Family Endowment Fund Grant Recipients Addlestone Hebrew Academy American Red Cross Lowcountry Chapter Anchors Away Ashley Hall School Boys & Girls Clubs of the Trident Area Brith Shalom Beth Israel Synagogue Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum Camp Happy Days Camp Judaea Cannon Street YMCA Carolina Youth Development Center Center for Women Charleston Academy of Music Charleston Animal Society Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding Charleston Artist Guild Charleston Breast Center Charleston Civic Forum Charleston Concert Association Charleston County Public Library Charleston County School District Charleston Habitat for Humanity Charleston Jewish Community Center Charleston Jewish Federation Charleston Miracle League Charleston Roundball Charleston Scottish Rite Educational & Historical Foundation Charleston Stage Company Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry City of Charleston Of¿ce of Cultural Affairs Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy College of Charleston Jewish Studies Program College of Charleston Addlestone Library College of Charleston Foundation Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area Creative Spark Crisis Ministries Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute Darkness to Light Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center Donors Choose Down Syndrome Association Drayton Hall Evening of Prayer Church of God in Christ Good Cheer Fund/Post & Courier HALOS Hollings Cancer Center Hospice Health Services Hotline ITN Charleston Trident Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

LifeManagement Center Lowcountry Earth Force Lowcountry Food Bank Lowcountry Senior Coalition Lunch Buddies Make-A-Wish Foundation Metanoia NEW Fund Patriot’s Point Naval & Maritime Museum Pet Helpers PURE Theatre Ramah Darom Redux Contemporary Art Center Ronald McDonald House Rural Mission SC Aquarium SC Governor’s School for Math & Science SC Humanities Council SC Maritime Heritage Foundation Sea Island Comprehensive Health Sea Island Partners for Youth South of Broadway Spoleto Festival USA St. John’s Catholic School Sustainability Institute Synagogue Emanu-El & Religious School Teacher’s Supply Closet The Education Foundation The Nature Conservancy SC Tricounty Family Ministries Trident Literacy Association Trident Urban League United Methodist Relief Center University of SC School of Education Wings for kids Yo Art Project Young Ladies Conquering Obstacles Youth Empowerment Services Youth Endowment for the Arts Youth Service Charleston

Nearly 99% of volunteers are donors, but far fewer donors are volunteers. Many donors give at a distance. Not the Zuckers. Anita Zucker, sons Jeffrey and Jonathan and daughter Andrea now carry the light and brilliance of the late Jerry Zucker into our community. The light they carry is the light of enlightened philanthropy. The brilliance is Jerry’s reÀected inspiration to volunteer…really get your hands dirty…to better understand why giving back matters. Anita and Jerry taught all of us the value of selÀess giving…so much so that they are the only family to have been honored with two Haven Awards; the highest award made by Coastal Community Foundation. They are also the only family honored with election to the South Carolina Aquarium Board, twice, ¿rst with Jerry and now Jonathan. Among the many dozens of honors and awards received by the Zucker family, it is the repeats that show how deeply this family will be involved in our community in the future. Their light, their brilliance, reÀects kindly on us all.

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switchers By Allison Cooke Oliverius

Business executives who leave the corporate world for the nonprofit world bring with them a skill set that is critical to the future of nonprofits

inny Deerin and Toni McHugh are among a growing number of former business executives who reached great success in their corporate careers, but

have found even greater success in the nonprofit world. Their work is still hard, fast-paced and stressful, but sector switchers choose to give up their high-paying salaries for jobs that allow them to use their unique skill set to make a difference in the community and provide a greater personal return on investment.

Top: Toni McHugh, development director at the Albert Florens Storm Eye Institute. (Photo provided) Bottom: Ginny Deerin, founder of WINGS for Kids. (Photo provided) 220 2009 00099 P Philanthropy hiila h lantthr hrop hrop opy 7

Sector switchers McHugh said. “I have a wonderful assistant, and we have the attitude that we can do it. We probably take on more than we should. But the reward of helping people is so great. “I love working with the donors. They are fabulous … they are thinking about something bigger than themselves,” McHugh said. “I also love what we are doing here with research, patient care and training. I’m very proud of what I’m doing.”

Ginny Deerin: WINGS for Kids

Lions International past president Jimmy Ross applauds as Storm Eye Institute’s Toni McHugh is given a check at the Lions State Convention from past district governor Ruth E. Smith. (Photo provided)

Toni McHugh: Storm Eye Institute Germany, Finland, France, Spain and England. There was a time when these countries were Toni McHugh’s stomping ground. As a former vice president of sales for CNBC in the United Kingdom and Europe, it was nothing for McHugh to jet from one country to another to meet with top executives of companies like Nokia in Finland and Siemens Group in Germany to try to secure advertising commitments for the network. Prior to her 18-month stint in the U.K. and Europe, McHugh spent many years building a strong career in advertising sales and management. She worked with various television stations from Columbus, Ohio, to Washington, D.C., to Charleston. But upon McHugh’s return to the United States, she began to look for a different experience. “I know it’s a tired phrase now, but I wanted to give back. I wanted to see if I could use my sales skills to raise money for nonprofits,” said McHugh, who holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in marketing. It took a while to find the right position, and McHugh admitted she had to mentally prepare herself for the salary reduction — one offer was 8 2009 Philanthropy

Ginny Deerin graduated from the University of South Carolina in the 1970s with a degree in theater. Her first real job was working on Charles “Pug” Ravenel’s campaign for governor. The effort was touted as the first big media campaign in the South and Deerin worked alongside upand-comer David Rawle, who was Ravenel’s roommate at Harvard. Ravenel’s bid for governor was quashed when it was discovered he had lived out of the state too long and did not meet basic residency requirements. So, after the campaign, Rawle moved to Charleston and decided to begin his own ad agency — a little company now known as Rawle Murdy Associates, a high-powered nationally known marketing and communications firm. Deerin moved to Charleston,

too, and became the company’s second employee. Through the years, she steered several other political campaigns, helping a mayor, a U.S. Senator and a governor get elected. She also helped numerous large and small companies flourish. “I worked for them for 10 years and ended up as vice president of the firm,” Deerin said. She then moved to Williamsburg, Va., and began the second phase of her career as a professional fundraiser at the College of William and Mary at the business school. She then moved back to Charleston and raised funds for the Hollings Cancer Center. After returning to Charleston, Deerin said she began to step back and really take a look at her life. Her work was rewarding, and she was successful, but something was missing. She attended conferences, read books and even sought professional help. “I started to notice a whole bunch of stuff I hadn’t learned, and I wondered why someone hadn’t taught me when I was little,” she said. Specifically: the need for empathy, the recognition that others needs may differ from our own, and the ability to communicate constructively and listen carefully. “I decided these skills were important to being happy and successful

for one-third of her former salary. But she eventually took a job as senior vice president for development with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, D.C. Her responsibilities included marketing, public relations, fundraising and overseeing the volunteers. After two years in Washington, McHugh accepted a position as development director at the Albert Florens Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. She says she hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. McHugh immediately put her marketing skills to use to educate the community — and potential donors — about the research, services and training that takes place at the Storm Eye Institute. And McHugh’s accomplishments in fundraising continue to add up. Some of her successes include helping to raise $4.5 million in matching funds in 18 months to allow the institute to establish two endowed chairs in bioengineering and retina research under the state’s Centers of Economic Excellence program. She also secured a $1.5 million donation to establish another endowed chair in international ophthalmology. “I’ve made the pace really fast At WINGS for Kids, children participate in activities, from dancing to planting flowers, because I want to accomplish a lot,” that help develop social emotional skills. (Photo provided)

Sector switchers whether it was in business or in personal life, and so I decided I wanted to devote my professional life to helping kids learn these things before they became teenagers,” Deerin said. While at a conference in California, Deerin had the opportunity to read Nelson Mandela’s inaugural address, which included two statements that hit Deerin hard: “Who are you serving by living ‘small’ in the world?” and “We are all given gifts – who are you not to use yours?” After reading these words, “I just sat there,” Deerin said. “And then I wrote the vision statement for WINGS for Kids.” Deerin conducted more research, hired consultants to create a curriculum and in 1996 WINGS as a summer camp in Charleston at which kids could learn social emotional skills that would help them to live “joyfully, powerfully and responsibly.” The program has grown into a successful after-school program serving 400 children. It has re-

the table with colleagues, she is the self-described “odd person out. But in a good way.” With two successful careers under her belt, her experience in the business world has been an asset in her new career in the nonprofit world. “I do seem to be a different voice at the table, and I think it’s a great complement,” said Deerin. “Sometimes nonprofits have a tough time finding a balance between the coombaya and being nice to everyone, that they lose sight of some really important business practices.” “I’ve recently gotten involved in discussions that have to do with a WINGS curriculum weaves 30 learning objectives into everyday activities that develop self- new way of investing philanthropiawareness, self-management and responsible decision-making. (Photo provided) cally,” Deerin continued. “More and more, people who are giving money ceived national attention as the only a beautiful thing,” she said. away are focused on performance, “We’ve grown steadily, but we management and outcome. They are after-school program of its kind and Deerin said there is discussion of would rather be more effective than very focused on the business metrics, big,” she said. replicating the program. and it’s getting more and more like “It’s very rewarding to see the that. If we are going to be successful impact that the program has on the Unique skill set as nonprofits, we will need to focus kids, so your heart is filled and that’s Now, when Deerin gathers around more on business practices.” cr bj

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fittest Survival of the

The future of nonprofits

arry Waldman of the Trident United Way believes the way a nonprofit survives is the same way any business

survives. “By constantly innovating,” he said. “Businesses are like sharks; you move forward or die. And any nonprofit that doesn’t understand it’s a business won’t be in business anymore.” Innovation has played a key role in the way many Charleston area nonprofits have been able to survive the economic recession. From forming collaborative partnerships to searching for new avenues of funding, nonprofits like the Trident United Way, the Lowcountry Food Bank and the Center for Women have hunkered down to find ways to ensure their clients receive the services they need.

Surviving the recession The obvious challenge nonprofits are facing in the wake of the recession is cash flow. Organizations that built their budgets based on steady income from investments have faced a significant decline in 10 2009 Philanthropy

By Allison Cooke Oliverius

namely the organizations that provide basic human needs: food, shelNational economic impact ter and services like employment There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the services.” United States employing 10 million people and contributing more than Others, such as arts and land $620 billion (6%) to our National Gross Domestic Product. conservation organizations, are not seen as critical needs right now. Economic impact in South Carolina “Charitable giving has continued; • South Carolina is home to more than 21,000 nonprofit organizations, it’s just shifted from one sector to approximately 4,100 of which operate with revenues over $25,000. another,” Stevens said. • South Carolina nonprofits employ approximately 162,000 employees, “I think people believe giving to or 7% of the work force. Nonprofits contributed more than $12 billion nonprofits is discretionary giving, in 2007 to the state’s economy. and so you would expect it to go Source: S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations down in a recession,” Stevens said. “But sometimes just the reverse haprevenue. Others that relied heavily the board. In addition, the organiza- pens, and with lots of media attenon donations have also suffered be- tion had to borrow from its reserve tion on the problems real people are facing, some of the nonprofits that cause giving has slowed. And where fund. “We tell nonprofits to establish a serve those people are doing well.” it has not slowed, it has shifted. Many organizations have cut sal- reserve fund before they establish aries, staff or both. They’ve scaled an endowment fund,” said George Contributions up, demand up back professional development, Stevens, president and CEO of the An example of this is the Lowconference attendance and in some Coastal Community Foundation. country Food Bank. “We had to cut into our reserve cases trimmed programming. “We have seen a slight increase And the Coastal Community funds and cut our operating budget in contributions, which, knock on Foundation has not been immune. so we could push more money out wood, has been a benefit,” said D. The foundation now manages more to nonprofits that weren’t as pre- Jermaine Husser, executive director than $126 million in more than 550 pared as we were.” of the Food Bank. But the demand “Nonprofit organizations have is outstripping the contributions. separate endowment funds. But when revenue slowed, the organiza- all been affected by the recession,” “There has also been a tremendous tion had to cut operating expenses Stevens said. “But there are some growth in new clients. We’ve had a by 20% and issued pay cuts across categories that have done quite well, 40 percent increase in demand from

t A volunteer (left) packs boxes at the Lowcountry Food Bank with executive director D. Jermaine Husser. (Photo provided)

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Survival of the fittest

The 2009 Resolution Run, which was held on the Trident United Way’s Day of Caring. (Photo provided)

where we were last year this time.” Another example is the Center for Women. The center has doubled its membership in the last year and had record program attendance. That means the center is offering programs women want and need, said Jennett Robinson Alterman, executive director. “We have responded to the economic issues and done things like starting a job coaching session and regular job search workshops, but we’ve also seen a downturn in business sponsorships.” As a result, Husser and Alterman both said it has been necessary for their organizations to begin collaborating with like-minded organizations. “Before this (the recession) happened, you had nonprofits that were territorial and would not reach across the aisle to work together,” Husser said. “The collaboration builds greater support, which most importantly gets passed along to our clients.” For example, the Food Bank and the Trident United Way are working together to ensure the success of the Food Bank’s Backpack Buddies program, where students are given 12 2009 Philanthropy

Colleen Troy speaks at the 2009 Women in Business Conference hosted by the Center for Women. (Photo provided)

Preparing for the future Nonprofits should create a reserve fund that is about 1/3 of the operating budget. That fund will enable an organization to weather tough times. “Contrary to general opinion, donors like nonprofits with cash reserves, especially those who want to create a sustainable nonprofit,” said George Stevens, president and CEO of Coastal Community Foundation. “They want to see that it is being run in a way that can survive a recession.”

a backpack of healthy snacks to take home on the weekend. “We are going to see government support continue to go down and as a result, we are going to have to make a commitment to do more things together, as well as really streamline and honing what our missions are,” Alterman said. “It’s going to be survival of the fittest and it’s going to be determined by the organizations who are providing the best services needed in the community. And those that are fully accountable for how they spend their money and are fully transparent in their operations,” she said.

tion’s assets have already increased 7% year over year. “We’re anticipating the markets will recover quickly and they are. And that will cause donors and prospective donors to feel that we are through the worst of this crisis, and they will start giving more. We are already seeing signs of that in conversations with donors who are starting to feel they have some breathing room.” To ensure future giving, organizations “will have to be more sensitive to donor interests, and they are realizing they need to spend more time on donor cultivation and working with private funding sources,” Stevens said. On the upswing For example, there is an increased Stevens has already seen signs of a recovery. The Community Founda- interest in greater accountability

The Coastal Community Foundation manages more than $126 million in over 550 separate endowment funds. This year (ending June 30), it has has distributed about $12.4 million into the community.

and increased performance. “People are interested in a results-oriented business approach to philanthropy,” said Waldman of the Trident United Way. “That’s why almost all of our efforts are focused on prevention. “From a practical standpoint, the way we achieve those goals is by investing in programs that measurably change people’s lives in the community and creating initiatives and convening partnerships and collaborations to address issues in the community. “I think it’s important for people to treat their philanthropic organization like a community investment. They should expect a return,” Waldman said. “Generally it is not monetary, but it’s something.” cr bj

Join a board

ommunity leaders and board members share their insight on what it means to be a part of a nonprofit board and why others should get involved.

Why join a board?

Federal Credit Union: “There are three philosophies to participate: 1. Time. That really becomes an issue of whether you want to have passive or active participation. 2. Talent. That’s where you have professionals who represent a good cross section of the community serving on the board. They each bring their own set of experience of wisdom to the table, which is invaluable. 3. Treasures. It’s all about your personal financial support as well as being a good cultivator of others to give.” Blue serves on the board of the Lowcountry Food Bank.

Anita Zucker, CEO of The InterTech Group: “First of all, it’s just really important for the businesses in the community to understand what’s going on and what resources could be available to the community. Also, often business members are entrepreneurs, so they may have creative ideas that could What do you look create new business opportunities.” for in a board? Zucker serves on numerous board Bill Hewitt, retired business and board committees. owner: “For me there are three things: 1. Does the organization What are the responsibilities? meet a real need in the commuScott Blue, vice president of nity? 2. Is the organization wellmarketing with South Carolina run financially because if it isn’t

well run, your money may not be well spent. 3. Does the organization have a vision for the future?” Hewitt is on the board of trustees at the Medical University of South Carolina.

How do you cultivate a board?

on a committee that you are just passionate about. Right now I’m on a committee, and I love the idea of what we are doing and the people I’ve met are the coolest. They are not in my circle or age group, but we’ve become buddies. I could just as well call them and tell them what my idea is, but I want to go.” Bradham serves on nine boards and has written the book The Truth About What Nonprofit Boards Want: Nine little things that matter most.

Blue: “Recruitment is a critical, intentional piece. Interviews will make sure the member is a good fit for the organization and vice versa. Potential board members must know what they are getting into before they actually become members of the board.” Can one person

make a difference? How do you keep board members engaged? June Bradham, founder, owner and president of Corporate DevelopMint: “Have a good time. Fun doesn’t mean partying. It can mean just really stimulating discussions in the board room or serving

Hewitt: “I think it’s always possible for one person to make a difference, and a lot of it depends on your experience. Experience as in your background and experience as in whether you participate in the board or your chair is empty more times than not.” cr bj

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Grow by giving By Allison Cooke Oliverius

ong before the Art Institute of Charleston opened its doors in April 2007, its leaders decided part of the school’s mission was to be an integral part of the Charleston community. “It’s important for us to be involved in community service events because it sets the right tone for our students,” said Richard Jerue, president. “As an institute of higher education, we have a responsibility to educate our students and try to help them become good citizens,” Jerue said. “And to me, citizenship is about helping others.” Three months after the school opened, a deadly fire at the Sofa Su-

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per Store in West Ashley took the lives of nine Charleston firefighters. The school immediately got involved with Dine for the Charleston Nine, a fundraising gala held at Charleston Place Hotel to assist the families impacted by the tragedy. “Our students worked the event, faculty worked the event, and we are establishing a scholarship in honor of the Charleston Nine,” he said. Details of the annual scholarship are still being worked out, but it will ultimately allow the child of a firefighter in Charleston County to attend the school at no cost.

Giving is good business There are a number of ways to

give back to the community including money, time or talent. But regardless of the method, companies are finding that they can grow their business by being good corporate citizens. They are also finding that providing opportunities to give back inspires employees, fosters good will and ultimately impacts the bottom line. The name Blackbaud has long been synonymous with community outreach. To begin with, their business is nonprofits. They create and sell software for nonprofit organizations to use in fundraising, financial management and other applications. But its leadership — from founder Tony Bakker to current CEO Marc Chardon — has set examples for employees for professional and personal giving. As a result, a large number of the company’s 2,000 employees volunteer, said Rachel Hutchisson,

director of corporate relations and philanthropy at Blackbaud. The company maintains a volunteer job bank on its intranet so employees can post opportunities as well as sign up for them. The company also hosts a volunteer fair each spring during National Volunteer Week. Nonprofits set up booths during lunch to make it easy for employees to find out more about their organizations and sign up to volunteer. There are incentives for service. Blackbaud employees can earn 8 hours of vacation time for every 16 hours spent volunteering. Employees can earn a maximum of 24 hours of vacation time in a year. But Hutchisson said many employees volunteer but don’t turn in their hours. “Any time you give back, the experience you get always far exceeds what you give,” Hutchisson said. In addition to personal fulfill-

Getting started For business owners and organizations interested in getting involved in the community, but not sure how, Father Terry Fleming of Roper St. Francis Healthcare suggests you keep it simple. “Start with a small project that is measurable but that could touch the hearts of employees,” he said. “One thing we are planning now is a food drive in November for the Food Pantry. It can be as simple as asking employees to bring in canned food.” Rachel Hutchisson of Blackbaud suggests talking to companies who are established leaders in projects that interest you. She recently fielded a call from a company in Upstate New York who visited the Blackbaud Web site and was interested in launching employee-centered volunteering programs. “Look at your tradition, what your employees value. Be thoughtful about it because choosing what to give to is extremely difficult. Involve your employees and allow them to have a vote,” she said. “When employees engage in a company program, you are by nature building a tighter bond with the company, building morale and loyalty,” Hutchisson added. “You are also connecting relationships and resources to drive change in the community.”

Setting an example Richard Jerue of the Art Institute of Charleston emphasizes the importance of getting management involved in volunteer efforts. Staff as well as students recently participated in Feed the Need, an effort by the restaurant and hospitality industry to provide lunch for local homeless shelters. “Our culinary students got involved; our management team was onsite serving the meals. And by setting that example, you find that people get involved in things without encouragement,” Jerue said. “And when our employees are out doing these things, it gives them a sense of pride that they work for an institution that encourages community involvement. It adds to employee loyalty, pride,” he said.

Top: Blackbaud product manager Julia Wilson assembles a horse jump at Rein & Shine in Awendaw as Deana Brown, interaction designer, and quality assurance analyst Paul Sebestyen assist. Right: Blackbaud employees participated in the Trident United Way 2009 Day of Caring. Nearly 150 Blackbaud employees volunteered on Sept. 11 to work on projects that benefited the Charleston community at 13 different nonprofits as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

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GROW by giving

Top: Families for a Healthy Heart Cooking demonstration at Roper St. Francis with (from left) Chef Marvin Woods, Tammy McCottrey-Brown and Father Terry Fleming. Top right: Art Institute of Charleston faculty and students at the Lowcounty Food Bank. Jonell Pulliam (left), Jackie D’Amico, President Rick Jerue and Mehsen Joseph. Bottom right: Roper St. Francis employee Caroline Pate shares a drink of clean drinking water with children at Mission Plateau Village in Kenya in May 2009.

ment, Blackbaud’s employees and the company grow from volunteer service in other ways: • Employees gain a better understanding of the clients they serve by volunteering. • Employees can further develop their professional skills by volunteering their talent. For example, someone with human resources experience can volunteer to help an organization develop an employee handbook. • The company gains positive exposure because the employees are representing it in the community. About 60 of Blackbaud’s employees worldwide also serve on various boards. Hutchisson said they are creating a group to allow board members to share their experiences and channel what they have learned into improving company products and services. Roper St. Francis Healthcare is another name synonymous with community service. “We strive to serve the common good and a lot of that centers around people who are less fortunate than we are: the uninsured, underinsured and disenfranchised,” said 16 2009 Philanthropy

Typical ways your employees can get involved in community service MONEY – Employees can participate in efforts to raise funds or supplies. TIME – Employees can volunteer their time as a group or on an individual basis. TALENT – Employees can use their professional skills to assist a nonprofit in need. For example, someone with human resources experience can volunteer to help an organization develop an employee handbook.

Father Terry Fleming, vice president of mission at the nonprofit health care system. So far this year, Roper St. Francis has provided more than $13 million in charity services. In September alone, it provided more than $2 million worth of health care services. In addition, all of its 4,800 employees are encouraged to participate in service projects. Physicians regularly work in the clinic at Crisis Ministries. Employees regularly donate money and supplies for various causes. In fact, this year, employees helped the organization break a record for the number of people and the amount of money raised during the Trident United Way fundraising campaign. “We raised $469,000. The most ever raised by an organization,” Fleming said. Employees also helped raise

$35,000 this year to help Water Missions International provide a clean water system to a small hospital in Kenya, Africa. Roper St. Francis also sent three employees to Africa for the dedication and blessing ceremony. “Everyone had a sense of belonging to this project, and it evoked a wonderful sense that part of our responsibility is global as well,” Fleming said.

Lasting impression The Art Institute’s Jerue says his perspective on community service comes from years spent working with Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, an organization founded in 1965 to fight poverty. He also had a hand in creating the AmeriCorps program. “So I am all about the whole concept of service,” Jerue said. He described various projects that faculty and students have been

involved in and the lasting impression the experiences have made. For example, a number of students painted a mural at the Lowcountry Food Bank expressing what the world would be like with no hunger. They spent weeks on the project and later attended the unveiling. “You could see it on their faces that it was just something they will remember forever,” Jerue said. “I think that seeing the reception they got for doing something, and the appreciation people bestowed upon, them will make them want to do it — give back — more and more.” Jerue himself is involved in the school’s community outreach projects. “Absolutely all of them. I think it would be unfair for me to ask others to do it and not be involved myself.” “I think everything we do as a new institution creates more visibility for us,” Jerue added. “To me, by getting involved in these events and activities, it’s an indication that we are here to stay and be good neighbors and participate where we can. If you are an institution … that is regarded as one that wants to give back, it can only help you.” cr bj

2009 Association of Fundraising Professionals Lowcountry Philanthropy Awards

Bill and Ruth Baker honored for their impact on the community

ill and Ruth Baker are being recognized by the Lowcountry Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for their generous support of various nonprofit organizations. Since the Bakers arrived in the Lowcountry, they have embraced the community through direct service and personal giving and, as a result, will receive the 2009 Philanthropy Award for Individuals at the AFP’s national Philanthropy Day luncheon Nov. 12. Bill Baker is chairman of the board of The Baker Companies, a residential/industrial development and investment company headquartered in Pleasantville, N.Y. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Locally, Baker is vice chairman of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Foundation Board of Directors and is an MUSC Capital Campaign Cabinet member. He is vice chairman of Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach and was

honored in May 2008 with a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from MUSC. An active volunteer with hospitals, he was vice chairman of Northern Westchester Center in Mount Kisco, N.Y., and a founding board member of Stellaris Health Network in White Plains, N.Y. Most recently, he was on the board of directors of Georgetown University where he chaired the committee on medical center affairs. Ruth Baker is a graduate of Chatham College in Pennsylvania and was a high school teacher and curriculum writer in the Pittsburgh Public School System for eight years. She was communications director for the Greater Pittsburgh Home Builders and Apartment Association. In Youngstown, Ohio, she helped organize hospice care and headed the fundraising drive in 1981 and 1982. When she moved to Charleston, she started Seabrook Exclusives, a villa rental company on Seabrook Island.

Ruth Baker is a board member of the Storm Eye Institute of MUSC and is the chair of the board’s governance committee. She is a founding member of “Gibbes, etc.” a Kiawah organization associated with the Gibbes Museum of Art. She was the treasurer and fundraising chairperson for the Gibbes Art & House Tour for five years and is currently on the Board of the Gibbes Museum of Art where she serves as secretary. She was a member of the Arts Council at the

College of Charleston and was on the Antique Symposium Board at the college. As a current board member for the Charleston Collegiate School, Ruth Baker is working to expand the scholarship program. Locally, the Bakers also support Trident United Way, Hollings Cancer Center, Darby Children’s Research Institute, Habitat for Humanity and the Presidential Scholars Program. And through the Bill and Ruth Baker Foundation, they are able to provide direct assistance to needy families on Johns Island with housing and education grants. In addition, the Bakers have helped encourage collaboration between charitable organizations. For example, they helped establish a link between the Storm Eye Institute’s Fight for S.I.G.H.T. and Our Lady of Mercy Outreach so that vision care services will be available to underprivileged people on James Island, Johns Island and Wadmalaw Island.

Charleston Place Hotel named 2009 Corporate Philanthropist of the Year

harleston Place Hotel has been selected as this year’s top corporate philanthropist by the Lowcountry Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The recognition is due in large part to the generous leadership of Paul Stracey, general manager of Charleston Place, and Mickey Bakst, general manager of Charleston Grill. Stracey has made a significant impact on charitable organizations throughout the Lowcountry over the years. Whether it involves cultural, educational or human needs issues, Stracey and his team at Charleston Place have consistently given back to this community in significant ways. Numerous organizations today

rely on the generous gifts of rooms and meals as fundraising vehicles. Charleston Place offers organizations rooms at reduced rates for their fundraising efforts, and sometimes provides them at no cost. The hotel also offers space for events and seminars. Stracey has empowered his em-

ployees to act as goodwill ambassadors, and their charitable reach extends deeply into the community. Stracey’s initiatives also have led to some of Charleston’s most successful charitable events. In 2005, Charleston Place Hotel held a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina that raised $200,000 in one

evening. And after the deadly Sofa Super Store fire took the lives of nine Charleston firefighters in July 2007, Stracey encouraged Charleston Grill Manager Mickey Bakst and the hotel’s staff to create another event that was named “Dine for the Nine.” Held in the hotel’s grand ballroom, this event raised $500,000 in one evening. Today, Charleston Place Hotel’s efforts continue with Feed the Need. Spearheaded by Stracey and Bakst, this effort brings together more than 50 businesses throughout the year to donate food and labor to help feed the hungry. About 500 meals are served each week in coordination with four local nonprofit organizations. 2009 Philanthropy 17

PHILANTHROPY WEEK IN THE LOWCOUNTRY 2009 Nov. 9-13, 2009

Festival of Houses and Gardens and Several nonprofit leaders and or- Charleston International Antiques ganizations join forces each year to Show. RSVP to achamberlain@ promote a week of events centered historiccharleston.org or call 843around National Philanthropy Day, 723-1623. Nov. 12. Tuesday, Nov. 10 Through this collaboration, the groups and leaders aim to highlight “Inspired Philanthropy” reception and strengthen the importance of philanthropy to the community’s presented by the Coastal Commueconomy and overall quality of life. nity Foundation of South Carolina The Lowcountry Chapter of the Location: Saul Alexander Park, Association of Fundraising Profes- Summerville sionals, the Center for Women, Time: 4 – 6 p.m. Coastal Community Foundation, The reception will celebrate the Women Making a Difference and inspiring philanthropy among the Junior League are the lead part- donors and nonprofit organizaners in organization of the 2009 tions that serve Berkeley and events. During Philanthropy Week, Dorchester counties. The program each organization will host an event will highlight the mind, body and focusing on an aspect of commuspirit of “inspired philanthropy.” nity giving. Light refreshments will be served. The week’s events are intended The event is open to the public. to broaden the community’s under- There is no charge to attend. standing of how philanthropy can Reserve your spot via RSVP@ provide solutions for the commuCoastalCommunityFoundation. nity’s ills as well as enhance the way org or call 843-723-3635. of life in the Lowcountry. For more information, visit www. Wednesday, Nov. 11 philanthropyweek.org. “Women in Philanthropy” panel discussion presented by the Monday, Nov. 9 Center for Women Location: Spoleto Festival USA, Volunteer Appreciation Party 14 George St. hosted by Historic Charleston Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m. Foundation Cost: $15 (light lunch provided by Location: Top of High Battery Gourmet Bay Catering) 40 East Bay St. Local philanthropists will discuss Time: 5:30 p.m. The 2009 Volunteer Appreciation their personal approaches to giving and supporting nonprofit efforts in Party will honor the volunteers, homeowners and supporters of the the community. This event is open

to the public. Panelists include Denise Barto, All Occasions; Karen Siegel, community volunteer; and Doretha Walker, Walker Phenomenal Spirit Award. Register online at www.c4women.org or call 843-7637333 ext 203.

improve lives in our community. The discussion is open to the public. There is no charge to attend. RSVP to kmorrison@tuw.org.

National Philanthropy Day Luncheon presented by S.C. Lowcountry Association of Seventh annual Grant Awards Fundraising Professionals Celebration presented by Women Location: Charleston Marriott Hotel Making a Difference Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m. Location: The Historic Rice Mill, Keynote Speaker: Matt Dunne, 17 Lockwood Blvd. Google Time: 6 – 8 p.m. The 2009 AFP Lowcountry PhiEnjoy wine and heavy hors lanthropy Awards will be presented d’oeuvres with members and to this year’s outstanding individual friends of Women Making a Differ- and outstanding company. The ence, a local giving circle. At 6:30 event is open to the public. Ticket p.m., Tracey Amick of Live 5 News prices: individual, $60; nonprofit will present grant awards to nonindividual, $40; corporate table profit organizations serving women of 10, $500; nonprofit table of 10, and children in Berkeley, Charles$350; sponsor table of 10, $1,500. ton and Dorchester counties. The Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. event is open to the public. There is RSVP to afplowcountrychapter@ no charge to attend. RSVP to gmail.com. womenmakingadifference@gmail. com. “Women in Leadership” Awards Reception presented by Junior Thursday, Nov. 12 – League of Charleston National Philanthropy Day Location: Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. Time: 5 – 7 p.m. Pre-luncheon panel discussion: The Junior League will present “Collaborations that work! Creatthree awards to membership based ing long-lasting change through on leadership in the chapter. The community engagement” anniversary of the Henrietta F. Sponsored by Trident United Way Location: Charleston Marriott Hotel Gaillard Leadership Fund of Coastal Community Foundation will Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. also be recognized and celebrated. Hear examples of how local organizations are leveraging the power The reception is open to the public. There is no charge to attend. RSVP of collaboration and technology to office@jlcharleston.org. to create long-lasting change and

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NONPROFIT RANKINGS

TOP 10

* Revenues as reported in most recent IRS 990 listings maintained by Guidestar at www.guidestar.com. Only widely recognized 501(c)(3) public charities are listed.

Top Ten Human Service Organizations ranked by annual revenue* 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Goodwill Industries of Lower S.C. Inc. .................................... $24.3 mil. Lowcountry Food Bank ......................................................... $16.2 mil. Berkeley Citizens Inc................................................................ $9.6 mil. Charleston Orphan House Inc................................................... $3.7 mil. Summerville Family YMCA ....................................................... $2.9 mil. Trident Area Agency on Aging Inc. ............................................ $2.8 mil. Water Missions International.................................................... $2.7 mil. Crisis Ministries ....................................................................... $2.6 mil. Windwood Farm Home for Children Inc. ................................... $2.6 mil. Family Services Inc.................................................................. $2.4 mil.

Top Ten Educational Organizations ranked by annual revenue* Top Ten Nonprofits ranked by annual revenue* 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Medical University of South Carolina (systemwide) ................... $1.6 bil. Roper St. Francis Hospital (systemwide) ................................. $615 mil. Citadel Foundation (systemwide) .............................................. $25 mil. Goodwill Industries of Lower S.C. Inc. ....................................... $24 mil. Lifepoint Inc.............................................................................. $20 mil. Ashley Hall Foundation ............................................................. $17 mil. Lowcountry Food Bank ............................................................. $16 mil. Coastal Community Foundation ................................................ $16 mil. Berkeley Dorchester Counties Economic Development Corp...... $14 mil. Hospice of Charleston Inc. ........................................................ $14 mil.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Citadel Foundation (systemwide) ........................................... $25.3 mil. Ashley Hall Foundation .......................................................... $16.7 mil. Pinewood Preparatory School .................................................. $8.1 mil. Dictionary Project .................................................................... $3.6 mil. Mason Preparatory School ....................................................... $3.2 mil. Charleston Day School Inc. ...................................................... $3.0 mil. College Of Charleston Cougar Club Inc. .................................... $2.5 mil. Dorchester Academy Inc. ......................................................... $2.0 mil. Addlestone Hebrew Academy .................................................. $1.8 mil. St Johns Christian Academy .................................................... $1.6 mil.

Top Ten Health Organizations ranked by annual revenue*

Top Ten Environmental and Animal Protection Organizations ranked by annual revenue*

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Medical University of South Carolina (systemwide) .................. $1.6 bil. Roper St. Francis Healthcare (systemwide) ............................. $615 mil. Lifepoint Inc.............................................................................. $20 mil. Hospice of Charleston Inc ......................................................... $14 mil. Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center Inc. (systemwide) ......... $11 mil. Lowcountry AIDS Services ....................................................... $1.4 mil. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston S.C. Inc. ........ $1.0 mil. Charleston Research Institute .................................................. $0.8 mil. Association for the Blind Inc..................................................... $0.7 mil. Hemangioma Treatment Foundation Inc. .................................. $0.5 mil.

S.C. Coastal Conservation League Inc. ..................................... $6.4 mil. Charleston Animal Society ....................................................... $3.4 mil. S.C. Center for Birds of Prey .................................................... $1.6 mil. International Primate Protection League .................................. $1.5 mil. Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc......................................... $1.4 mil. Berkeley County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... $0.7 mil. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Dorchester........... $0.5 mil. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Inc. ............................... $0.1 mil. Carolina Basset Hound Rescue Inc. .......................................... $0.1 mil. Low Country Animal Rescue .................................................... $0.1 mil.

Top Ten Arts and Cultural Organizations ranked by annual revenue*

Top Ten Neighborhood Improvement Organizations ranked by annual revenue*

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Spoleto Festival USA Inc. ......................................................... $8.9 mil. Historic Charleston Foundation ................................................ $5.0 mil. The Charleston Museum .......................................................... $2.7 mil. Carolina Art Association (Gibbes Museum) ............................... $2.1 mil. Charleston Food & Wine Festival .............................................. $1.7 mil. Charleston Stage Co. .............................................................. $1.6 mil. American College of the Building Arts ...................................... $1.4 mil. Preservation Society of Charleston........................................... $0.8 mil. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of the Lowcountry ..................................... $0.7 mil. S.C. Historical Society .............................................................. $0.7 mil.

Berkeley Dorchester Counties Economic Development Corp... $14.3 mil. Humanities Foundation Inc....................................................... $2.2 mil. Metanoia ................................................................................. $0.6 mil. The Noisette Foundation .......................................................... $0.5 mil. Charleston Area Community Development Corp. ...................... $0.4 mil. Trident Urban League Inc. ........................................................ $0.3 mil. Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation ....$0.3 mil. Sustainability Institute Inc. ....................................................... $0.2 mil. Save The Light Inc. .................................................................. $0.2 mil. Charleston Moves .................................................................... $0.1 mil.

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HUMAN NEEDS American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Association for the Blind Baskervill Outreach Berkeley Citizens Berkeley County Foster Parents Association Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community Bluffton Self Help, Inc. Caring and Sharing, Inc. Carolina Youth Development Center Celebration Station Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Charleston Habitat for Humanity Charleston Jewish Social Services Committee Child Abuse Prevention Association Children in Crisis Children‘s Recovery Center Citizens Against Spouse Abuse Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth Confederate Home and College Crisis Ministries Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children Darkness To Light Dee Norton Lowcountry Children‘s Center Disabilities Board of Charleston County Dorchester Habitat for Humanity Dorchester Interfaith Outreach Ministries Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry East Cooper Community Outreach East Cooper Habitat for Humanity East Cooper Meals on Wheels Edisto Island Outreach Center Family Connection of SC Family Promise of Beaufort County Family Services Father to Father Project Inc Fields To Families Franciscan Center Friends of Santa Claus Friendship Place Georgetown County Bureau of Aging Services Georgetown County Coalition Georgetown County Water & Sewer District Habitat for Humanity Georgetown County Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County HALOS HELP of Beaufort HELP of Summerville

Helping Hands of Georgetown Helping Hands of Goose Creek Incorporated His Way Ministries of South Carolina ITN CharlestonTrident Low Country Community Services, Inc Low Country Legal Aid Lowcountry AIDS Services Lowcountry Continuum of Care Partnership Lowcountry Food Bank Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity Lowcountry Housing & Economic Development Foundation Lowcountry Orphan Relief Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Foundation Lutheran Social Services of the Greater Charleston Area Magdalene House of Charleston Meals on Wheels of St. Paul‘s Parish Meals on Wheels of Summerville Meals on Wheels, Bluffton-Hilton Head, Inc. Med-I-Assist My Sister‘s House Nails in Hand National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Beaufort County National Federation of the Blind - Upper Dorchester County New Destiny Center Newborns in Need Operation Home Our Lady of Mercy Outreach Outreach for Kids People Against Rape Project Cool Breeze Rural Mission Safe Families Initiative Salvation Army Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Second Helpings, Inc. Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of SC, Inc. St. Benedict‘s Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Cyprian Outreach Center St. Vincent dePaul Society Tara Hall Home for Boys The Ladies‘ Fuel Society The Outreach Farm The Rape Crisis Center Trinitas Foundation United Methodist Relief Center Voices for Children Water Missions International Windwood Farm Home for Children NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Alexander Community Development Corporation Alliance for Economic Development for Georgetown County Bibleway Community Learning Center Canterbury House Charleston Area Community Development Corporation City of Charleston Grants Administration Colleton Improvement Collaborative Committee for Concerned Citizens of Petersﬁeld Concerned Citizens of Sol-Legare Foundation Dorchester Seniors East Oak Forest Neighborhood Association Georgetown County Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Greenhurst Community Crimewatch Hampton County Emergency Medical Services Hampton County SC Healing Farm Ministries Hearts of Huger Howard‘s Barber & Styling Foundation Humanities Foundation Increasing H.O.P.E. I‘On Trust Jacksonboro Community Center Junior Achievement of Coastal SC Junior League of Charleston Lincoln Community School Lowcountry Housing Trust Inc. Metanoia Mitney Project

health

HEALTH ACCESS Network, Inc. Agape Family Worship Church International, Inc. Alzheimer‘s Family Services of Greater Beaufort Alzheimer‘s Respite & Resource American Heart Association American Lung Association - Southeast Region Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation Berkeley County Family YMCA Camp Happy Days Cannon Street YMCA Careteam Carolina Hearing Aid Bank Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding Charleston Breast Center Charleston Community Sailing, Inc. Charleston Hope Lodge Charleston Miracle League Children‘s Garden Project Community Caring for Children Disabilities Foundation of Charleston County, Inc. Dragon Boat Charleston Eastern Surﬁng Association Ebony City Soccer Club Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina Georgetown County Board of Disabilities & Special Needs Georgetown County Diabetes Core Group Georgetown County Family YMCA

Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic of Beaufort Hemangioma Treatment Foundation Hope Haven of the Lowcountry Hospice of Charleston Foundation Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Komen Charleston Race for the Cure Louie‘s Kids Lowcountry Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy March of Dimes, Charleston Ofﬁce Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department MUSC Foundation Muscular Dystrophy Association Palmetto Project Pattison‘s Academy Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country Programs for Exceptional People Rein & Shine Roper St. Francis Foundation Sheldon Township Community Support Partnership Smith Medical Clinic at Baskervill Special Olympics SC -- Area 6 in District 2 Star Gospel Mission Step Up Club, Inc. Summerville Family YMCA Summerville Miracle League The ARK - St. Luke‘s Lutheran Church The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Tidelands Community Hospice, Inc. Tricounty Family Ministries Volunteers in Medicine Clinic Windsor Hill Elementary School YMCA of Beaufort County YWCA of Greater Charleston

neighborhood

ENVIRONMENT Belle W. Baruch Foundation at Hobcaw Barony Berkeley County Kids Who Care Berkeley County People for Animal Welfare and Shelter Bonnie Doone Plantation Brookgreen Gardens Center for Heirs Property Preservation Charleston Animal Society Charleston Horticultural Society Charleston Waterkeeper Coastal Conservation League College of Charleston Sustainability Committee Community Animal Shelter Drayton Hall National Trust for Historic Preservation Ducks Unlimited - Lowcountry Edisto Island Open Land Trust Frances Willis SPCA Fripp Island Audubon Club Georgetown County Historic Charleston Foundation International Center for Birds of Prey Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs Lowcountry Open Land Trust, Inc. Magnolia Cemetery Trust Middleton Place Foundation Murrell‘s Inlet 2020 National Audubon Society Inc. Pet Helpers Preservation Society of Charleston Saint Frances Animal Center SEWEE Association Sewee Association, Inc. Society for the Prevention of Animal Young South Carolina Aquarium South Carolina Environmental Law Project Southern Environmental Law Center Sustainability Institute The Nature Conservancy Trust for Public Land Urban Land Institute South Carolina Winyah Rivers Foundation

environment

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation The Citadel Foundation The J.O.Y. School Thumbs Up, Inc. Timrod Literary & Library Association Trident Literacy Association Trident Technical College Foundation University of South Carolina - Beaufort Wings for kids Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program Young Ladies Conquering Obstacles, Inc.

humanity

EDUCATION Addlestone Hebrew Academy Addlestone Library Adult Literacy Council of Georgetown County Alliance for Full Acceptance American College of the Building Arts Ashley Hall Foundation Berkeley County First Steps Bishop England High School Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry Boys & Girls Clubs of the Trident Area, Inc. Camp Good Times Center for Women in Transition Inc Charleston County School District Charleston Day School Charleston Museum Charleston Southern University Chicora Elementary School Children‘s Museum of the Lowcountry College of Charleston College of Charleston Foundation Colleton County Memorial Library Committee On Better Racial Assurance COBRA Communities In Schools of Dorchester County Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area Dorchester Board of Disabilities & Special Needs Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs Georgetown County First Steps Georgetown County Library Georgetown County High School Hampton County First Steps Hampton County Literacy Council Haut Gap Middle School Jasper County Neighbors United Legacy Center for Student Success Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry Little Smurfs Daycare Lowcountry Earth Force Mary Ford Elementary School Foundation Miss Ruby‘s Kids Mt. Pleasant AME Church Mt. Pleasant Scholarship Foundation Mt. Zion Elementary School NAACP Charleston Branch Nassau Street Learning Center, Inc. Patriot‘s Point Naval and Maritime Museum Foundation Porter-Gaud School Red Top Community Improvement Association Roscoe Reading Program South Carolina Afterschool Alliance South Carolina Historical Society Sullivans Island Elementary School Teach My People Teachers‘ Supply Closet, Inc. Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation The Charleston Catholic School

education

arts ARTS Arts Council of Beaufort County Beaufort Performing Arts, Inc. Carolina Art Association Charleston Academy of Music Charleston Ballet Theatre Charleston Concert Association Charleston Men‘s Chorus Charleston Symphony Orchestra Cultural Council of Georgetown County Flowertown Players, Inc. Footlight Players Gibbes Museum of Art Jazz Artists of Charleston McClellanville Arts Council New Music Collective Piccolo Spoleto Porter-Gaud School PURE Theatre Redux Contemporary Art Center Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Summerville Community Orchestra The Charleston Stage Company, Inc. The Poetry Society of South Carolina The Village Repertory Company Yo Art Project

Pawleys Island Civic Club Child Care Pee Dee Community Project Phillips Community Association Plantersville Tri-Community Service Project Put the Holly Back into Hollywod Rosemont Community Senior Citizens Service Over Self Seventh Day Baptist Community Development, Education & Service Sheldon Township Community Support Partnership Snowden Community Soul Winner Ministries South Carolina Strong St James South Santee Community Center St. Christopher‘s Children, Inc. Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival Committee The Colleton Center The Cultural Council of Georgetown County The First Tee of Greater Charleston Town of Summerville Waccamaw Neck Ministerial Association Williamson Forward Progress Youth Service Wiltown Improvement Organization Youth Empowerment Services OTHER All Saints Church All Saints Lutheran Church Association of Fundraising Professionals - Lowcountry Chapter Beth Israel Synagogue of Beaufort Bethel United Methodist Church B‘nai Brith Youth Organization Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul Charitable Society of Charleston Charleston Jewish Federation Child Evangelism Fellowship Church of Our Saviour Church of the Holy Cross Diocese of Charleston Epiphany Episcopal Church Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Fellowship of Christian Athletes First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant First Scots Presbyterian Church French Protestant Huguenot Church of Charleston, SC Gallant Evangelistic Ministries, Inc. Georgetown County United Way Georgetown Presbyterian Church Grace Episcopal Church Hadassah - Hilton Head Holy Trinity Church Isle of Palms United Methodist Church Jewish Community Center of Charleston, SC Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Mepkin Abbey Noisette Foundation Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church Preservation Trust of Historic St. Helena Church Royal Baptist Church Saint Christopher Camp & Conference Center Sea Island Presbyterian Church Second Presbyterian Church Southeastern Council of Foundations St. Andrew‘s Episcopal Church St. Helena‘s Episcopal Church St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church St. John‘s Episcopal Church St. John‘s Lutheran Church St. Joseph‘s Residence for Retired Priests St. Luke‘s Lutheran Church St. Mary‘s of the Annunciation Catholic Church St. Michael‘s Episcopal Church St. Paul‘s Episcopal Church St. Philip‘s Episcopal Church St. Stephen‘s Episcopal Church Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church Sunrise Presbyterian Church Synagogue Emanu-El Trident United Way United Way of the Lowcountry Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Coastal Community Foundation celebrates the high points and smoothes out the rough patches in charitable giving to local nonprofits. In the past year, even with the economic downturn, donors have given 5.8% more through Coastal Community Foundation, our grant programs have distributed more money, with total grant making peaking at $12.4 million in the last fiscal year ending June 30. How is this possible? Endowments provide funds for distribution in good years and in bad. While the financial markets may step down, our clear-headed benefactors step up. Many donors approached us this year and put new money into their endowment funds to make up for market losses. Others increased giving to our grant programs specifically to address the shortfalls many nonprofits were seeing in their fundraising efforts. More than 200 volunteers; members of our Board, the Boards of separate funds of Coastal Community Foundation, and those who serve on our grant making committees see the needs of the community directly and how those needs are being addressed. After those first-hand experiences they push hard to increase funding every year, no matter the year, for the nonprofit organizations that improve our community. We celebrate and commend the more than 700 nonprofit organizations that receive funding through the work of these volunteers and donors to Coastal Community Foundation.

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2009 Top achievements: • Goodwill provided job training and employment services to 17,233 individuals and Corporate giving opportunities: placed more than 900 individuals into jobs in the community. Goodwill is currently involved in a fundraising campaign designed to provide • In 2009, Goodwill Industries opened two new JobLink Centers in the communities additional funding for the expansion of job training and employment services. The of Moncks Corner and Sumter. Goodwill partners with S.C. Adult Education to campaign is designed to make giving affordable for individuals in the community or provide GED preparation and testing and WorkKeys testing in the JobLink Centers. to businesses who wish to sponsor training rooms and other spaces inside of our The centers are open to the community and individuals have access to computers Community Service Center. Businesses that sponsor are recognized with a bronze for job searches and resume assistance at no charge. plaque with company information next to the room that was sponsored as well as an • In 2009, the Charleston Naval Weapons Station Galley was awarded the Captain appreciation award to display in their facility. Edward F. Ney Memorial award for Food Service Excellence. Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina has been supporting the military dining facility since 1998 Top local executive: Robert G. Smith, President & CEO by providing food services including food preparation, meal service and custodial service. Goodwill trains and employs 110 individuals at the Galley through the Contact information: Ability-One Program (formerly known as the Javits–Wagner–O’Day Act). Ability One 2150 Eagle Drive, Building 100 is a training program designed to promote employment opportunities for people North Charleston, SC 29406 with significant disabilities and vocational barriers. Phone: 843-566-0072 Fax: 843-566-0062 2010 Goals: www.PalmettoGoodwill.org • Goodwill Industries’ goal is to increase the number of people that we are able to provide services to and place more people into competitive employment in the Corporate giving contact: community. Tina Marshall • Continue our 10 year expansion plan by expanding our retail and mission services 843-377-2811 into areas of our territory that we are yet to reach. tmarshall@palmettogoodwill.org • Build strong partnerships with other community service providers who compliment our mission in an effort to make services more convenient to individuals seeking Average number of volunteers in 2008: 144 help. Total operating budget (2009-2010): $32 million Percent of revenue dedicated to program: 91% of revenues fund mission services Geographic area or specific population served: Goodwill serves people with disabilities and barriers to employment in 18 counties in lower South Carolina. They include Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Williamsburg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter.

Fundraising events: • Goodwill will hold its Annual Fall Gala in October 2010. The event includes a Goodwill fashion show with local celebrities, live and silent auctions, Trunk Show and a live band. The 2009 event raised $35,000. • Goodwill held its first ever motorcycle charity ride in October 2009. Local sponsors included Lowcountry Harley, radio station 98X, Sonic and Halligan’s. The motorcycle ride will become an annual fall event that will be duplicated in the Grand Strand next year to help with programs for veterans in the Myrtle Beach communities. Sponsored by

Greatest need: Donations of gently used clothing and household goods are vital to Goodwill’s ability to provide sustainable services to individuals with disabilities and disadvantages to employment. Clothing, household items, small electronics, computers, books and vehicles are some of the items that Goodwill needs. As the largest employer of people with disabilities in the state, Goodwill relies on the sale of donations from the community to provide mission revenues that fund job training and employment services. Donations made to Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina remain local and support communities here in South Carolina.

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The YMCA of Greater Charleston is committed to providing children and adults alike with an enriching experience through programs, activities and community outreach efforts. Our CEO, Paul Stoney, joined us in 2006 with more than 20 years of experience running YMCA organizations in Orlando and Charlotte. He and his team are based at our Cannon St. facility, but you can see them all over Charleston county. They are running a breadth of programs like Y Guides and Princesses, summer camps and fall flag football leagues, and the very successful Camp Hope joint effort with the Charleston Police Department. The YMCA of Greater Charleston is providing mentoring, tutoring and friendship for all ages, and they represent the diversity and involvement that strengthens the Charleston community. We are proud to acknowledge the strong support that the organizations listed here have already provided to the YMCA of Greater Charleston. We thank them for their dedication and commitment to helping us build strong kids, strong families and a stronger Charleston.

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OF GREATER CHARLESTON Building Strong Kids & Families by Bringing the to Your Community

MISSION STATEMENT The purpose of the YMCA of Greater Charleston is to improve the lives of all in the greater Charleston area by connecting individuals, families and communities with opportunities based on Christian values that strengthen spirit, mind and body. Year established locally: 1866 (Oldest continuously operational heritage YMCA in the United States)

Strong Kids Campaign: $1 - $2,500 (provides all youth the opportunity to be involved in YMCA programs regardless of their ability to pay). Gifts to the Strong Kids Campaign can be earmarked for a specific program such as the Black College Tour or Summer Camp.

2008 Top achievements: • Further cultivated partnerships with like-minded organizations such as the city of Charleston Recreation Department, South Carolina Jr. Golf Association, Boys & Girls Club of the Trident area, the city of Charleston Police Department, the First Tee of Greater Charleston, Burke High School and Porter-Gaud. • Growth was experienced in all programs including Y-Guides and Y-Princess, Y-Dance, Summer Camp, Mount Pleasant Jr. Golf Association, Little Legends Youth Golf and Black Achievers. • Engaged an ever-increasing number of volunteers in the YMCA mission through programs, including Youth Sports and Afterschool FunZone; and special events, including Heathly Kids Day and Day of Caring.

Contact information: 61 Cannon St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-577-9622 Fax: 843-722-8896 Web site: www.ymcagc.org

2009 Goals: • To locate a site for an Express YMCA in the greater Charleston area. • Further explore collaboration efforts with organizations with similar missions to more efficiently serve the community. • Initiate special events to better educate the community about the YMCA and its services.

Top local executive: Paul L. Stoney, President/CEO

Fundraising events: The Strong Kids Campaign raises money in the community to allow each and every interested child the opportunity to participate in YMCA programs regardless of their ability to pay. The fundraising goal for 2009 is $75,000, and all gifts are tax deductible. Black Achievers is an opportunity for corporations and the business community to provide mentors and financial support to middle and high school students. This program has a 95% success rate throughout the country.

Geographic area or specific population served: Charleston County Corporate giving opportunities: Black Achievers Sponsorship: $1,000 - $10,000.

Corporate giving contacts: Paul L. Stoney President/CEO 843-577-9622, ext. 102 caymca@aol.com Craig Schmitt Senior Program Director 843-577-9622, ext. 104 craigschmitt@ymcagc.org

Sponsored by Average number of volunteers in 2008: More than 500 Total operating budget (2008-2009): $735,000 Percent of revenue dedicated to program: 92%

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OF GREATER CHARLESTON

Greatest need: The greatest need of the Cannon Street YMCA is financial support, specifically to provide quality programs and services to the underserved population in the greater Charleston area. This need includes volunteers to assist with capital campaign development.

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Philanthropy Directory Listed alphabetically by subcategory Arts Actors Theatre of South Carolina P.O. Box 930 Folly Beach, SC 29439 Phone: 843-588-9636 Web site: www.actorstheatreofsc.org Mission Statement: To produce excellent theater and motion pictures and train professionals in the entertainment industry. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry, Richland, Kershaw, Orangeburg and York counties Field of Interest: Arts Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 19 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 23 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $99,790 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Feature film showing, Jan. 26, 2010, The Terrace Theater; Sept. 26 partnered fundraiser with Sandlapper Society, State Museum in Columbia Corporate Giving Contact: Chris Weatherhead Carolina Art Association Doing Business As: Gibbes Museum of Art 135 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-722-2706 Fax: 843-720-1682 Web site: www.gibbesmuseum.org Mission Statement: To link the art of our past with the art of our future through innovative exhibitions, acquisitions, interpretation and educational programs that preserve and promote the art of Charleston and the American South. Geographic Area or Population Served: Primarily tri-county region, worldwide Full-time employees: 14 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 70% Fundraising Events: A South of Broad Evening with Pat Conroy, Dec. 10, 2009, reception at the Library Society and lecture at the Gibbes; An Evening with Christo and Jeanne-Claude, April 13, 2010, lecture at the Memminger and reception at the Gibbes; Kiawah Art & House Tour, Kiawah Island, April 9, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Elliott DeMerell Carolina Studios Corp. Doing Business As: Music & Technology AfterSchool Program P.O. Box 30934 Charleston, SC 29417 Phone: 843-277-2365 Fax: 843-277-2365 Web site: www.carolinastudios.net Mission Statement: To provide youth with the opportunity to be in a self-contained, safe afterschool program that promotes productive use of time through music technology to enhance creative, educational and career initiatives. Geographic Area or Population Served: Students ages 8-18 Full-time employees: 1

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Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $105,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Toots & the Maytals, July 24, 2009, Charleston Harbor Marina & Resort; annual music event fundraiser and auction, TBA Corporate Giving Contact: Johnnie Mitchell Chamber Music Charleston P.O. Box 80072 Charleston, SC 29416 Phone: 843-763-4941 Web site: www.chambermusiccharleston.org Mission Statement: Dedicated to developing the audience for classical music through chamber music concerts, including Charleston House Concerts and educational performances of high artistic quality by musicians of the Lowcountry. Geographic Area or Population Served: Greater Charleston area Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 30 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $140,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: 2010 Mozart in the South Festival including “Little Mozart Festival” and Mozart in the South Festival orchestral concerts; March 21, 2010, Holy City Series performance; April 24, 2010, Classical Kids Concerts; large public performances of the 2010-2011 concert season Corporate Giving Contact: Sandra Nikolajevs Charleston Academy of Music 189 Rutledge Ave. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-805-7794 Fax: 843-805-7794 Web site: www.charlestonmusic.org Mission Statement: To empower students to become achievers by providing superior professional music instruction and performance opportunities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 18 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 5 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Eunjoo Yun Charleston Artist Guild Doing Business As: CAG P.O. Box 21086 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-722-2454 Fax: 843-722-2454 Web site: www.charlestonartistguild.com Mission Statement: To promote the practice, teaching and appreciation of fine arts in greater Charleston; to provide artist and photographer members opportunities to improve skills and show their work, compete in exhibitions, gain recognition and market their work; to represent and be of service to the arts community at all levels; to make

art a part of the lives of all members of society. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $130,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Sultry Fiery Shots, Oct. 2, 2009, North Atlantic Wharf; White Elephant Sale, Nov. 28-29, 2009; Members Exhibition, Jan. 2010, City Gallery; Blackbaud Exhibit, March 2010, Daniel Island; Signature Exhibit April 2010, Charleston Visitors Center; Piccolo Spoleto Festival, May/June 2010, 2010 Artist Calendar Corporate Giving Contact: Bob Ingram Charleston Ballet Theatre 477 King St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-723-7334 Fax: 843-723-9099 Web site: www.charlestonballet.com Mission Statement: To perform and present a predominantly American repertoire of professional ballet and dance works of the highest quality to local, regional and national audiences. To make dance accessible to all people through presentation of original composition, performances of classical repertoire and masterwork choreography, and educational outreach, while fostering the creative ability and talent of Charleston Ballet Theatre artists. To embrace the diversity of audiences and community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, nationally Full-time employees: 22 Part-time employees: 17 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,100,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 40% Fundraising Events: Oct. 18, 2009, The Princess Ball, The William Aiken House; Feb. 10, 2010, Oscar Gala 2010: Hollywood Heroes at the American Theatre Corporate Giving Contact: Angela Powell The Charleston Men’s Chorus P.O. Box 22674 Charleston, SC 29413-2674 Phone: 843-723-1202 Fax: 843-884-7616 Web site: www.cmchorus.com Mission Statement: Provide three signature concerts each year in the Charleston area; promote the sound of an all-male chorus; perform at local charitable and philanthropic events; provide four scholarships at College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University for students majoring in vocal music or choral conducting. Geographic Area or Population Served: Greater Charleston area Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 75 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $55,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Christmas at the Sottile, Dec.

12; Spring Concert (Sottile Theatre), March 21; Memorial Day Concert, St. Philips, May 31 Corporate Giving Contact: Bob Nuttall The Company Co. 307 Tall Oak Ave. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-670-5634 Web site: www.thecompanycompany.com Mission Statement: Re-imagining musical theatre wherever people gather. Dedicated to inspiring audiences, nurturing artists and uplifting the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 300 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $115,542 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 70% Fundraising Events: Sea Island Fete, April 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: William Schlitt Creative Spark Center for the Arts 757 Long Point Road, Bldg. 2 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-8226 Phone: 843-881-3780 Fax: 843-881-8487 Web site: www.creativespark.org Mission Statement: To provide high-quality arts education and experiences to all who seek them, regardless of age, ethnicity, ability to pay, talent or sexual orientation. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston area Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 35 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $685,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Edgar Allan Poe: Back from the Grave, Oct. 10, 2009, Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island; Art on the Beach, Nov. 8, 2009, Sullivan’s Island; Sparktacular Holiday Auction, Dec. 3, 2009, Creative Spark Center for the Arts; Creative Spark’s Amazing Race, Spring 2010, Daniel Island Corporate Giving Contact: Carol Antman Footlight Players 20 Queen St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-722-7521 Fax: 843-722-3777 Web site: www.footlightplayers.net Mission Statement: To provide the best in theater entertainment for the Lowcountry; to provide an outlet for the talent, energies and cultural aspirations of the community; to create and establish for the future a theater rooted in the traditions, needs and dreams of the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, visiting tourists Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 500 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $417,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 68% Fundraising Events: “Frost/Nixon” by Peter Morgan,

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Oct. 23-Nov. 2009; “Sound of Music” by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Dec. 4-20, 2009; “Miracle Worker” by William Gibson, Jan. 22-Feb. 7, 2010; “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Allan Ball, March 12-28, 2010; “A Class Act” by Kleban, Kline and Price, April 30-May 16, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Jocelyn Edwards League of Charleston Theatres Doing Business As: Theatre Charleston P.O. Box 279 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-813-8578 Web site: www.theatrecharleston.com Mission Statement: Alliance of theatre organizations created to support, advocate and promote Charleston’s theatre industry both locally and nationally. To promote awareness and visibility for live theatre in the Charleston area and provide services that strengthen operations of both the member theatres and performing arts organizations in general. Serves as a forum for members to address common concerns and as a vehicle for collective action. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 5 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $59,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 65% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Emily Wilhoit McClellanville Arts Council 733 Pinckney St. McClellanville, SC 29458 Phone: 843-887-3157 Web site: www.mcclellanvilleartscouncil.com Mission Statement: To enhance the quality of life in the Seewee to Santee area of Charleston County with arts, cultural and educational programming; to record, preserve and publicize the unique culture of McClellanville and the surrounding countryside. Geographic Area or Population Served: Seewee to Santee area of Charleston County Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $50,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Annual Membership Drive, Nov. 1, 2009, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Bernadette Humphrey PURE Theatre P.O. Box 448 Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-723-4444 Fax: 843-278-9326 Web site: www.puretheatre.org Mission Statement: To create exceptional theatre experiences that enliven thought, ignite dialogue and expand consciousness for a diverse gathering of artists and audience. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry region Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $187,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 56% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Anne Trabue Watson

Redux Contemporary Art Center 136 St. Philip St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-722-0697 Web site: www.reduxstudios.org Mission Statement: Dedicated to the production, presentation, and education of contemporary visual art. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston, South Carolina, nationwide Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $180,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Annual Art Auction, Nov. 21, 2009; Annual On-line Auction, summer 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Kyle LeGette Sculpture in the South P.O. Box 1030 Summerville, SC 29484-1030 Phone: 843-851-7800 Fax: 843-851-9858 Web site: www.sculptureinthesouth.com Mission Statement: To promote sculpture through both education and creation of Summerville’s permanent public sculpture collection to enhance the town’s public spaces. Geographic Area or Population Served: Summerville area Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 70 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $131,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Sculpture in the South Show & Sale, May 15-16, 2010, Azalea Park Corporate Giving Contact: Janet Meyer Spoleto Festival USA Inc. 14 George St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-722-2764 Fax: 843-723-6383 Web site: www.spoletousa.org Mission Statement: To create a comprehensive and innovative arts festival in Charleston. Events feature an international mix of distinguished artists and emerging talent. Festival seeks excellence in all endeavors as it strives to provide excitement, enjoyment and education for artists and audiences alike. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 17 Part-time employees: 300 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 350 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $6,835,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 78% Fundraising Events: La Dolce Vita Auction, Jan. 29, 2010, Memminger Auditorium; 2010 season of Spoleto Festival USA, May 28-June 13, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Julia Forster Summerville Community Orchestra 128 S. Main St., Suite 2A Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-873-5339 Web site: www.summervilleorchestra.com Mission Statement: To enrich the cultural climate of our community with entertaining and educational orchestral performances; to provide an opportunity for volunteer musicians to play for the pure joy of it. Geographic Area or Population Served: Dorchester and Berkeley counties Full-time employees: 0

Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $103,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: New Year’s Eve Gala, Dec. 31, 2009, Pinewood Preparatory School Corporate Giving Contact: Naomi Nimmo Yo Art Inc. 1031 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Suite 5 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-556-6800 Fax: 843-723-0521 Web site: www.yoartproject.org Mission Statement: Mentoring inner-city youth and building self-esteem and job skills with an academic focus and a sense of community through art workshops, exhibitions and public art projects. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston and Dorchester counties Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 8 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 4 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $53,273 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: May 2010, Piccolo Spoleto Exhibit, Charleston County Main Library Corporate Giving Contact: Anita Zucker

Education 4-H Berkeley County c/o Clemson Extension Service Doing Business As: Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service 227 First St. Moncks Corner, SC 29461-3726 Phone: 843-719-4140 Fax: 843-761-4221 Web site: www.clemson.edu/berkeley/ Mission Statement: Community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. South Carolina 4-H Youth Development Program uses a learn-by-doing approach, involvement of caring adults and the knowledge and resources of Clemson University and the land grant university system to empower youth to become healthy, productive and contributing members of society. Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley County Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $15,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Gayle Williford Agape Family Development Center P.O. Box 96 Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Phone: 843-647-9405 Fax: 843-580-9134 Mission Statement: Changing our communities one family at a time by providing prevention and intervention services to at-risk youth and their families to improve their social and economic status Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley, Georgetown and Charleston counties Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 8 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $30,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program

Services: 65% Fundraising Events: Fundraising events are in the planning stages for 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Darlene Benjamin Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture 125 Bull St. Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: 843-953-7609 Fax: 843-953-7607 Web site: www.cofc.edu/avery Mission Statement: To collect, preserve, exhibit and document the African American experience in South Carolina with a focus on Charleston and the Lowcountry region Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston, Lowcountry and Sea Island communities Full-time employees: 5 Part-time employees: 7 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 10% Fundraising Events: Avery Institute Board Jazz Gala, Alahambra Hall, Mount Pleasant, May 2009; Jonathan Green Print Framing/Naming Dedication, 2009-2010, exhibit opening Corporate Giving Contact: Georgette Mayo Boys & Girls Clubs of the Trident Area P.O. Box 20879 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-937-6517 Fax: 843-937-6490 Web site: www.bgclubta.org Mission Statement: To enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 11 Part-time employees: 20 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $752,536 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 73% Fundraising Events: Holiday Tennis Classic, Dec. 4-6, 2009, Family Circle Tennis Center; Annual Gala, March 11, 2010, Bridge View Corporate Giving Contact: Krystal Oliveira Center for Women 129 Cannon St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-763-7333 Fax: 843-763-3441 Web site: www.c4women.org Mission Statement: To help Lowcountry women succeed personally and professionally. Every day. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 350 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Annual Purse Auction April 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Jennet Robinson Alterman Charleston Area Children’s Garden Project P.O. Box 13302 James Island, SC 29422 Phone: 843-478-3748 Fax: 843-762-3747 Web site: www.childrensgardenproject.org Mission Statement: To decrease childhood obesity, diabetes and hunger in the Charleston area, to increase knowledge in youth and their

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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY parents regarding nutrition and health, to increase standardized test scores in math and science in the Charleston area, to increase awareness of human impact on the environmental community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 60 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $75,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Labor Day Potluck:Real Food in School Lunches, Coastal Clemson REC Arboretum, Sept. 7, 2009; Sanders Clyde Elementary School Ice Cream Social, Oct. 8, 2009; Sales of long-sleeve garden tees, Thackery Farm Pot Luck and Pie Auction, July 2009 Membership Drive Corporate Giving Contact: Darlena Goodwin The Charleston Catholic School 888-A King St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-577-4495 Fax: 843-577-6916 Web site: www.charlestoncatholic.com Mission Statement: Educates a diverse student body in a family environment in the core academic subjects and various arts classes within the sacred tradition and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Teachers challenge students to discover and develop their own unique gifts through creative inquiry and critical thinking. Students are expected to learn self-discipline by making responsible decisions and showing respect for others. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 15 Part-time employees: 15 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 128 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,073,957 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: 17th Annual Saints Alive Auction, April 24, 2009, Marriott Hotel on Lockwood Blvd. Corporate Giving Contact: Amy Austen Charleston Collegiate School 2024 Academy Drive Johns Island, SC 29455 Phone: 843-559-5506 Fax: 843-559-6172 Web site: www.charlestoncollegiate.org Mission Statement: To have a positive impact on our students, so they may positively impact the world around them; prepare students in a progressive learning environment to face life’s challenges with confidence, strong problem-solving skills, and a solid ethical foundation. Charleston Collegiate is a community of cultural and economic diversity that fosters compassion, social awareness, and respect for community and environment. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 44 Part-time employees: 10 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,163,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 98% Fundraising Events: CCS Oyster Roast, Nov. 21, 2009; Inside Kiawah’s Finest Home Tour, Feb. 13, 2010; CCS Annual Auction, March 13, 2010; Sundevil Classic Golf Tourney, Late May at Kiawah Island Corporate Giving Contact: Hacker Burr Charleston Development Academy Inc. 233 Line St.

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Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-722-2689 Fax: 843-722-2694 Web site: www.charlestondevelopmentacademy. com Mission Statement: To provide a safe and nurturing environment that will encourage excellence and character building initiatives in order to ultimately promote the personal and social development of motivated, responsible and caring students. Geographic Area or Population Served: Greater Charleston area Full-time employees: 20 Part-time employees: 17 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 120 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,600,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Annual Jazz Fundraiser, Dec. 6, 2009; Annual Fund Drive, Feb. 4, 2009; Purple Gala end of year program, May 27, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Cecelia Gordon Rogers Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation P.O. Box 975 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-805-3080 Fax: 843-723-4853 Web site: www.edfound.net Mission Statement: Build coalitions, mobilize resources and advocate the changes necessary in our community to prepare all students for the careers of the future. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 120 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Allen Wutzdorff Charleston Wine + Food Festival Doing Business As: BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival P.O. Box 22823 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-727-9998 ext. 4 Fax: 843-727-9996 Web site: www.charlestonwineandfood.com Mission Statement: To enhance Charleston’s culinary reputation and support charitable endeavors by focusing national attention on entertainment and education opportunities presented by world-class culinary professionals and wine experts. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 500 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,251,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival, March 4-7, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Angel Postell Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry 25 Ann St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-853-8962 Fax: 843-853-1042 Web site: www.explorecml.org Mission Statement: To spark a love of learning in children ages 3 mo. to 12 years through interactive,

interdisciplinary, hands-on environments and experiences with the arts, sciences and humanities, while fostering creative thinking and problemsolving skills and belief in their own potential. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 6 Part-time employees: 20 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $825,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: CML Fam Jam, April 2010; CML Fall Gala, November 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Denis Chirles Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area Inc. 1090 East Montague Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-740-6793 Fax: 843-740-6797 Web site: www.cischarleston.org Mission Statement: To champion all youth to stay in school by connecting the best community resources with the needs of students, their families and schools. Geographic Area or Population Served: Represented in 13 Charleston County schools and 2 Berkeley County schools Full-time employees: 25 Part-time employees: 5 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 334 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,572,522 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: The Chocolate Affair, Feb. 6, 2010, Citadel Holliday Alumni Center, Auction & Gala; Roundball Classic with Rotary Club of North Charleston, Dec. 26-30, 2009, West Ashley High School; The Yacht Affair, Yacht Club, May 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Lynn Austin Dorchester County (SC) Communities in Schools Doing Business As: Communities In Schools of Dorchester County 107 S. Main St. Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-737-3770 Fax: 843-875-4696 Mission Statement: To champion the connection of needed community resources with schools of Dorchester County to help keep children in school and become productive members of the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Dorchester County Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 21 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $281,888 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Christmas in July, July 25, 2009, The Ponds; mail campaign; Oakbrook Rotary Oyster Roast, March 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Adrienne Witherspoon Eagle Harbor Inc. Doing Business As: Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch 1044 Eagle Harbor Lane Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-688-5995 Fax: 843-688-5996 Web site: www.eagleharborkids.org Mission Statement: To offer a place of refuge and shelter for children ages 6-21 who are neglected, abused and abandoned, and to empower each child to rise above his past by giving him love, structure and an opportunity to succeed in life.

Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 7 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 175 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $712,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 92% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Liz Gilbert Education Foundation 2750 Speissegger Drive, Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-805-3058 Fax: 843-723-4853 Web site: www.edfound.net Mission Statement: To build career pathways by connecting business and education — working every day to improve our region’s schools, learning opportunities and work force. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 120 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Allen Wutzdorff The Good News Ministry/School Doing Business As: The Good News Afterschool/ Summer Camp P.O. Box 40235 North Charleston, SC 29423 Phone: 843-327-7695 Web site: www.myspace.com/goodnewsafterschool Mission Statement: To provide children with a positive environment for educational solutions. Help complete homework assignments, tutoring struggling readers, math assistance, recreative outlets and family support. Geographic Area or Population Served: North Charleston, Midland Park and Hawthrone communities, at risk low-income families and children Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 0 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $4,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Seeking help for a fundraiser for playground equipment, fence building, backyard renovation Corporate Giving Contact: Rezinda White Historic Charleston Foundation 40 East Bay St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-723-1623 Fax: 843-577-2067 Web site: www.historiccharleston.org Mission Statement: To preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s architectural, historical and cultural heritage through active advocacy, participation in community planning, innovative educational and volunteer programs, preservation of properties, research and technical and financial assistance programs. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry region Full-time employees: 20 Part-time employees: 93 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 700 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,346,727

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 86% Fundraising Events: Annual Spring Festival of Houses & Gardens, March 18-April 17, 2010, Old & Historic District; Charleston International Antiques Show, March 18-21, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Leigh Handal Increasing H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Prosper Economically) Doing Business As: Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center 2154 N. Center St., Suite 416-D North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-225-4343 Fax: 843-574-0943 Web site: www.increasinghope.org Mission Statement: To create financial freedom for families in South Carolina through training and education. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, low to moderate-income individuals Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $30,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 76% Fundraising Events: Money Fair, April 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Dorothea Bernique James Island Community Education Doing Business As: Charleston County Community Education 1000 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-762-2793 Fax: 843-762-8369 Web site: www.charlestoncoce.org Mission Statement: To provide affordable, quality enrichment programs to all ages while continuing to grow new and existing community/business networks, which will enhance the quality of life for all those we serve. Geographic Area or Population Served: James Island, Folly Beach Full-time employees: 6 Part-time employees: 120 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Small fundraisers twice per year Corporate Giving Contact: Steve Kugelman LifeManagement Center Inc. Doing Business As: LifeManagement Center 628 St. Andrews Blvd. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-852-5705 Fax: 843-852-5702 Web site: www.lifemanagement.org Mission Statement: Offers solutions that transform educational and professional challenges into life achievements for children, families, adults and communities. Services include consultations, psychoeducational testing, tutoring, ADHD help, reading programs, coaching, counseling support for parents, social skills groups and workshops. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 5 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $789,195 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 63% Fundraising Events: Road Rally and Silent Auction, April 17, 2010, Citadel Holliday Alumni Center

Corporate Giving Contact: Mary Beth Dacey Middleton Place Foundation 4300 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29414 Phone: 843-556-6020 Fax: 843-766-4460 Web site: www.middletonplace.org Mission Statement: This public nonprofit educational trust’s mission is to sustain the highest levels of preservation and interpretation for the collections and programs of the Middleton Place National Historic Landmark, its gardens, house, plantation and stableyards. Geographic Area or Population Served: National Full-time employees: 75 Part-time employees: 75 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 280 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $4,200,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Fundraising events to be announced Corporate Giving Contact: Libby Skelley Sophia Institute 26 Society St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-720-8528 Fax: 843-720-0557 Web site: www.thesophiainstitute.org Mission Statement: Provides leading-edge programs taught by the world’s foremost thinkers and teachers that foster wisdom, wholeness, oneness, sustainability, peace and the integration of the sacred feminine for the transformation of society. Geographic Area or Population Served: International Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $350,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Women of Wisdom, March 5-7, 2010; Annual Luncheon, April 30, 2010; Women and Money, June 3, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Helen Rutledge Teachers’ Supply Closet 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Unit 11 Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-225-9895 Fax: 843-727-7121 Web site: www.teacherssupplycloset.org Mission Statement: To serve the educational and creative needs of children in the greater Charleston area by providing means to transfer donated school supplies at no charge from businesses and individuals to teachers for their classrooms and students. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $150,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 93% Fundraising Events: The Write Start Breakfast, Nov., The Riviera at Charleston Place Corporate Giving Contact: Dorothy Harrison Timrod Literary & Library Association Doing Business As: The Henry Timrod Library 217 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-871-4600 Web site: www.timrodlibrary.org Mission Statement: To contribute to the quality of life in Summerville by providing a variety of print,

audio and video materials and by preserving the historic building in which the collection is housed. Geographic Area or Population Served: Greater Summerville area Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 20 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $52,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 40% Fundraising Events: Summer Book Sale, June 13, 2009; Fall Book Fair, Oct. 24, 2009; Timrod Lecture Series, Feb. 14 and 21, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Harold Robling Trident Literacy Association Inc. 5416 Rivers Ave., Suite B North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-747-2223 Fax: 843-744-2970 Web site: www.tridentlit.org Mission Statement: To increase literacy in tri-county region by offering instruction using a self-paced, individualized curriculum in reading, writing, mathematics, English as a second language, GEDpreparation and basic computer use. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 13 Part-time employees: 9 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 305 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $637,889 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 92% Fundraising Events: Buy or Burn Book Sale, Aug. 22, 2009; So You Think You Can Spell, Corporate Spelling Bee, March 11, 2010; Lowcountry Book Burning, ongoing Corporate Giving Contact: Eileen Chepenik Trident Technical College Foundation Doing Business As: TTC Foundation P.O. Box 61227 Charleston, SC 29419-1227 Phone: 843-574-6600 Fax: 843-574-6109 Web site: www.tridenttech.edu/foundation.htm Mission Statement: To raise funds to help bridge the gap between needs and resources for TTC students and employees. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 70 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $807,380 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 94% Fundraising Events: A Night in the Valley, Jan. 22, 2010, The Complex for Economic Development Corporate Giving Contact: Kathleen Forbes Wings for Kids Inc. P.O. Box 71648 North Charleston, SC 29415 Phone: 843-437-5565 Fax: 866-562-8615 Web site: www.wingsforkids.org Mission Statement: To instill good behavioral and decision-making skills through an after-school program for children living in poverty. Kids get the life lessons they need to succeed and be happy, and a safe place to call home after school. Geographic Area or Population Served: Downtown Charleston and the Chicora and Park Circle neighborhoods in North Charleston Full-time employees: 7 Part-time employees: 40 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,245,000

Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Ginny Deerin Young Ladies/Leaders Conquering Obstacles Inc. 3950 Azalea Drive Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-744-5510 Fax: 843-744-5615 Web site: www.ylco.org Mission Statement: To provide programs for youth ages 11-18 that will enhance their individual, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical development Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $59,595 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser, Dec. 19, 2009; Bus Trip to Atlanta, Nov. 7-8, 2009; Shopping, African American Heritage Tour & Dining, Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Redskins game Corporate Giving Contact: Liticia Hairston

Environment Charleston Explorers Marine Science Project P.O. Box 1712 Charleston, SC 29465 Phone: 843-856-9302 Fax: 843-388-3497 Web site: www.charlestonexplorers.org Mission Statement: To provide quality educational programs following national and South Carolina standards for marine science, math and literacy education to promote an understanding and appreciation for the coastal ecosystems. CEMSP inspires participants to pursue further study, to promote conservation, to make informed decisions regarding the environment. Geographic Area or Population Served: Southeast Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 10 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 20 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $80,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Keith S. Grybowski Charleston Horticultural Society 46 Windermere Blvd. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-579-9922 Fax: 843-579-9923 Web site: www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org Mission Statement: To inspire excellence in Lowcountry horticulture and provide high-quality educational programming and community projects dedicated to the art, practice and science of horticulture. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $250,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: PLANTASIA - A Green Market for Plant Lovers!, April 24, 2010; Annual Holiday

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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Greenery Sale from October-December at CHS Headquarters Corporate Giving Contact: Leslie M. Brady Charleston Natural History Society Doing Business As: Charleston Audubon P.O. Box 504 Charleston, SC 29402 Web site: www.charlestonaudubon.org Mission Statement: To actively promote awareness, appreciation and conservation of the natural environment through educational programs, field trips, conservation projects, sponsored research and social activities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 30 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $8,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 60% Fundraising Events: Fall Birdseed Sale, Sept.-Oct. 2009; Bowen’s Island Oyster Roast, Dec. 13, 2009; Spring Count and Birdathon, May 2, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Joe Cockrell Charleston Parks Conservancy P.O. Box 21000 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-724-5003 Fax: 843-279-5804 Web site: www.charlestonparksconservancy.org Mission Statement: Connect people with their parks and in turn increase quality, awareness, appreciation and usage of Charleston’s City parks and greenspace Geographic Area or Population Served: City of Charleston parks and greenspace Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 150 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: Teddy Bear Picnic, October 11, 2009, Hampton Park; Party for the Parks, Amusement on the Avenue, March 13, 2010, Colonial Lake/Moultrie Playground Corporate Giving Contact: Sarah Craig Coastal Conservation League P.O. Box 1765 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-723-8035 Fax: 843-723-8308 Web site: www.coastalconservationleague.org Mission Statement: To protect the natural environment of the S.C. coastal plain and to enhance the quality of life of our community by working with individuals, businesses and government to ensure balanced solutions. Geographic Area or Population Served: Coastal plains of South Carolina from Georgetown to Beaufort Full-time employees: 17 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 78% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Cathy Forrester Edisto Island Open Land Trust P.O. Box 1 Edisto Island, SC 29438 Phone: 843-869-9004 Fax: 843-869-7820

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Web site: www.edisto.org Mission Statement: To preserve and protect open space, scenic vistas, heritage and conservation resources of Edisto Island for future generations. Geographic Area or Population Served: Edisto Island Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $190,850 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 70% Fundraising Events: Oyster Roast, Nov. 15, 2009; Nature Day, May 16-17, 2010; Tomato Golf Tournament, June 25, 2010; Oyster Roast, Nov. 14, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Marian D. Brailsford Lowcountry Earth Force Doing Business As: Earth Force P.O. Box 22583; 829-D Savannah Hwy. Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-720-8525 Fax: 843-720-1432 Web site: www.earthforce.org/charleston Mission Statement: To engage youth as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities. To give youth the knowledge, skills and confidence to become active agents of change in their communities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $191,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Oyster Roast @ Bowen’s Island, Jan. 31, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Anna M. Richardson Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs 451 Folly Road Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-725-9254 Fax: 800-732-9625 Web site: www.scleep.org Mission Statement: To provide opportunities for students of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore South Carolina’s natural environment through experiential learning. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 175 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $100,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: Visit www.scleep.org for upcoming fundraising events Corporate Giving Contact: Daphne Wright Lowcountry Open Land Trust 80 Alexander St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-577-6510 Fax: 843-577-0501 Web site: www.lolt.org Mission Statement: To foster voluntary conservation of our Lowcountry landscape, thus helping to preserve forever our community’s unique sense of place and quality of life. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Lowcountry Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $630,000

Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 89% Fundraising Events: Annual Membership Picnic takes place on a different newly preserved property each year Corporate Giving Contact: Tina Mayland

82% Fundraising Events: Forget-Me-Not Ball, May 2010; Ride to Remember, July 16-18; Memory Walk, October 2010 For more information visit www.alz. org/sc Corporate Giving Contact: Ashton Baker

Marine Science and Nautical Training Academy 417 Planters Trace Drive Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-817-7791 Fax: 803-746-3312 Web site: www.manta-online.org Mission Statement: To educate youth in the marine and nautical sciences and to advance the understanding and conservation of the marine environment through research and public outreach. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina emphasis, but also serves students nationwide Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $35,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Rusty D. Day

American Heart Association 409 King St., Suite 300 Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-853-1597 Fax: 843-853-2498 Web site: www.americanheart.org Mission Statement: Founded in 1924, nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization is dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. To help prevent, treat and defeat these diseases — America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — we fund cutting-edge research, conduct lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and advocate to protect public health. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 1,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $29,775,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 77% Fundraising Events: Go Red for Women, February 2010; 13th Annual Charleston Heart Ball, Feb. 20, 2010, Charleston Place Hotel; Start! Lowcountry Heart Walk, September 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Meredith Jarvis

South Eastern Wildlife and Environment Education Association Inc. Doing Business As: SEWEE Association P.O. Box 1131 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465-1131 Phone: 843-884-7539 Fax: 843-884-7539 Web site: www.seweeassociation.org Mission Statement: A friends group for the national wildlife refuges and forest of coastal South Carolina who support their biological and educational missions and enhance public awareness of natural resources. We manage all educational programs for K-12 students for our partners, which bring in about 7,000 students annually. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown and Horry counties Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $120,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: Music and Oysters for Wildlife, Jan. 16, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Karen Beshears

Health Alzheimer’s Association 2090 Executive Hall Road, Suite 130 Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-571-2641 Fax: 843-571-6020 Web site: www.alz.org/sc Mission Statement: To eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,400,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services:

American Lung Association of the Southeast Inc. Doing Business As: American Lung Association in South Carolina 44-A Markfield Drive Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-556-8451 Fax: 843-766-3294 Web site: www.lungsc.org Mission Statement: To save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, advocacy, and programs on tobacco, asthma, tuberculosis and other lung diseases. Geographic Area or Population Served: Coastal South Carolina and Coastal Georgia Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $126,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Fight for Air Run/Walk, Oct. 31, 2009, Folly Beach; “Lowcountry Dancing with the Stars” Oxygen Ball, April 23, 2010, Charleston Marriott downtown; Fight for Air Climb Charleston, July 31, 2009, North Charleston Coliseum Corporate Giving Contact: Rebecca Downs American Stroke Association 409 King St., Suite 300 Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-853-1597 Fax: 843-853-2498 Web site: www.strokeassociation.org Mission Statement: Created in 1997 as a division of the American Heart Association, the association works to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis and treatment to save lives from stroke—America’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of serious disability—by funding scientific research, helping people better understand and avoid stroke, encouraging government support, guiding health care professionals, and providing information to stroke survivors and their caregivers to enhance their quality of life.

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 1,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $29,775,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 77% Fundraising Events: Go Red for Women, February 2010; 13th Annual Charleston Heart Ball, Feb. 20, 2010, Charleston Place Hotel; Power to End Stroke, May 2010; Start! Lowcountry Heart Walk, September 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Meredith Jarvis Association for the Blind Inc. 1071 Morrison Drive, Suite A Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-723-6915 Fax: 843-577-4312 Web site: www.associationfortheblindsc.org Mission Statement: To improve quality of life for the visually impaired through services, programs and advocacy by promoting independence and selfsufficiency and helping clients participate fully in the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lowcountry region Full-time employees: 5 Part-time employees: 5 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 12 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $620,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: EYELAND Soiree, April 22, 2010, Club at I’On Corporate Giving Contact: Stephanie Johnson Carolina Children’s Charity 6296 Rivers Ave., Suite 300 North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-554-6222 Fax: 843-747-2222 Web site: www.carolinachildren.org Mission Statement: To help Lowcountry children from birth to age 18 diagnosed with a birth defect or childhood disease access items or services deemed medically beneficial or medically necessary by one of the child’s medical doctors. Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 72% Fundraising Events: March 2010, 23rd Annual Carolina Children’s Charity Telethon, Channel 2 Studios; Sept. 25, 2010, 7th Annual Carolina Children’s Charity 8K Run and 2 Mile Fun Walk, Hanahan Recreation Center Corporate Giving Contact: Sonya B. Beale Charleston Breast Center 1930 Charlie Hall Blvd. Charleston, SC 29414 Phone: 843-556-0116 Fax: 843-556-3844 Web site: www.charlestonbreastcenter.com Mission Statement: To bridge state-of-the-art breast cancer detection and treatment planning with education, outreach and compassionate comprehensive care. Geographic Area or Population Served: Primary area: any patient within a one-hour drive of the clinic. Full-time employees: 18 Part-time employees: 5 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,000,000

Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 93% Fundraising Events: Raise a Racquet for the CBC, Aug. 2009; Daniel Island Club and the Family Circle Dine and Drink in the Pink, Oct. 2009; Golf Tournament, June 2010, Kiawah Island River Course Corporate Giving Contact: Jill Badger Closing the Gap in Health Care Inc. Doing Business As: Health Education 3951 West Montague Ave. North Charleston, SC 29418 Phone: 843-552-1574 Fax: 843-552-1575 Web site: www.closingthegapinhealthcare.org Mission Statement: To improve the health education of African Americans and the underserved. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, Columbia Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 3 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $50,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Low Country Jazz Festival, Labor Day Weekend Corporate Giving Contact: Thaddeus J. Bell Dragon Boat Charleston Box 261, 1643 Savannah Hwy. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-442-6167 Web site: www.dragonboatcharleston.org Mission Statement: To promote physical and mental wellness among cancer survivors and their community through dragon boating. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 90 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $98,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Charleston Dragon Boat Festival, May 1, 2010; Brittlebank Park Corporate Giving Contact: Sterling Hannah Harvest Free Medical Clinic 1670 Dry Dock Ave., Bldg. 10-B North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-747-3526 Fax: 843-747-3527 Web site: www.hfmc.org Mission Statement: To share the love of Christ by providing free medical care, medicines, lab work, x-rays and supplies to those who cannot pay for health care. To meet the needs of individuals of all faiths, races, nationalities and lifestyles. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $60,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 99% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Bob Freeman The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation P.O. Box 81077 Charleston, SC 29416 Phone: 843-571-7194 Fax: 843-971-0527 Web site: www.hemangiomatreatment.org Mission Statement: Provides medical treatment to children with vascular birthmarks who don’t have

access to treatment or otherwise can’t afford it, educates physicians in the management of these lesions. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, statewide, national and international Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $453,645 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 66% Fundraising Events: Cowboy Couture: Sept. 10, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Jane Milner The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 300 W. Coleman Blvd., Suite 206 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-881-8176 Fax: 843-881-8179 Web site: www.lls.org/sc Mission Statement: To cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina coast, Upstate, Midlands Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 160 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,500,104 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: 5th Annual Leukemia Ball-Mardi Gras style, Feb. 27, 2010, Omar Ballroom, Mount Pleasant; 14th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta, Oct. 1-2, 2010; Races in Charleston Harbor; Team In Training (3 seasons); Charleston Light the Night Walk, Nov. 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Darlene Benton Louie’s Kids P.O. Box 21291 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-343-5746 Fax: 800-457-7497 Web site: www.louieskids.org Mission Statement: Fighting obesity one child at a time. Geographic Area or Population Served: National; children and their families Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $212,774 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 88% Fundraising Events: Yoga Marathon, October 2010; Wine Tasting, November 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Louis Yuhasz Lowcountry Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy P.O. Box 20310 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-723-0659 Fax: 843-723-0659 Web site: www.leapinsc.com Mission Statement: To help at-risk populations in the Lowcountry overcome their challenges, get their lives back on track and become positive members of their families and our communities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $92,500 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time

Corporate Giving Contact: Kathleen Broughan MUSC Office of Development 261 Calhoun St., Suite 306, MSC 182 Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: 843-792-4275 or 800-810-6872 Fax: 843-792-7980 Web site: www.musc.edu/giving Mission Statement: To support the Medical University’s mission of healing, teaching and exploring new treatments and cures. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 45 Part-time employees: 14 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 6 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,182,627 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 88% Fundraising Events: Hollings Cancer Center Golf Tournament at Kiawah Island; Hollings Cancer Center Gourmet & Grapes, Food and Wine Festival; MUSC Children’s Hospital Radio-A-Thon; MUSC Children’s Hospital NUCOR Golf Tournament; MUSC Children’s Hospital Bull’s Bay Golf Tournament presented by Mercedes Benz and Baker Motor Co. Corporate Giving Contact: Leigh Manzi Palmetto Project Inc. 1031 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Suite 5 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-557-4122 Fax: 843-723-0521 Web site: www.palmettoproject.org Mission Statement: To put innovative ideas to work solving social and economic problems in South Carolina. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 14 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 3 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,800,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 94% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Stephen Skardon Rein and Shine 5220 Bedaw Farm Drive Awendaw, SC 29429 Phone: 843-849-0964 Fax: 843-849-1012 Web site: www.reinandshine.org Mission Statement: To create and sustain an equine therapy facility where people with disabilities of all kinds can learn, grow and heal. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston and Berkeley counties Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 75 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $187,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 60% Fundraising Events: Barn Raiser Oct. 2009 and Oct. 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Katie Boehm Summerville Family YMCA 140 South Cedar St. Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-871-9622 Fax: 843-821-3127 Web site: www.summervilleymca.org Mission Statement: To be a community cornerstone that puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build spirit, mind and body for all. Geographic Area or Population Served: Currently

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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY serves over 12,000 members in the community locally and regionally. Full-time employees: 15 Part-time employees: 175 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,954,734 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 70% Fundraising Events: Youth Triathlon, Aug. 15, 2009; Ponds YMCA Oyster Roast, Nov. 20, 2009, Pine Forest Country Club; Flowertown Festival Run, March 13, 2010, Summerville Family YMCA; Flowertown Festival, March 26-28, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Linda Walton Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Doing Business As: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Lowcountry 9302 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite E North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-556-8011 Fax: 843-556-8021 Web site: www.komenlowcountry.org Mission Statement: To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find cures. Geographic Area or Population Served: 13 counties from Horry to Beaufort Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 600 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $900,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: Race for the Cure, Oct. 17, 2009; Survivior Celebration, May 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Taffy Tamblyn

Human Needs American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter 8085 Rivers Ave., Suite F North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-764-2323 Fax: 843-764-2318 Web site: www.lowcountryredcross.org Mission Statement: Provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties Full-time employees: 17 Part-time employees: 13 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2,370 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,200,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 84% Fundraising Events: Wine Under The Oaks, Boone Hall Plantation, Dec. 13, 2009; Historic Old Village Home, Garden & Art Tour, April 18, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Gordon Robertson Angel City Outreach Center 2169 Old Beech Hill Road Ridgeville, SC 29472 Phone: 843-871-7134 Fax: 843-871-2145 Mission Statement: To help address the needs of the community Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley and Dorchester counties Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 7 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $10,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services:

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100% Fundraising Events: December 2009, Banquet/ Dinner Dance Formal, Charleston AFB Corporate Giving Contact: Brenda Byrth Be A Mentor P.O. Box 1074 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-769-7715 Fax: 843-769-7715 Web site: www.bam.sc Mission Statement: To connect children with unfulfilled promise with mentors. To secure necessary funding and resources to increase the capacity of mentoring programs in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 225 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $58,379 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: National Mentoring Month Fundraiser, January 2010, Charleston Corporate Giving Contact: Barbara Kingsbury Berkeley County Family YMCA 210 Rembert C. Dennis Blvd. Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Phone: 843-761-9622 Fax: 843-761-6421 Web site: www.bymca.com Mission Statement: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley County Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 26 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 60 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $475,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 15% Fundraising Events: Open Your Heart Gala and Auction, Feb. 2010; Festival In the Park, July 3, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Kimberly Nolte or Fred Brown Berkeley Seniors 103 Gulledge St. Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Phone: 843-761-0390 Fax: 843-761-0394 Web site: www.berkeleyseniors.org Mission Statement: To assist senior residents of Berkeley County to age successfully in their natural environment. Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley County Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $900,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 78% Fundraising Events: Grand Walk/Run Somerset Park, Moncks Corner, Sept. 11, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Tonya Sweatman Camp Good Times of Charleston Inc. P. O. Box 81114 Charleston, SC 29416 Phone: 843-817-2221 Fax: 843-884-6190 Web site: www.cgtkids.com Mission Statement: To provide fun, recreational activities for children with autism within the

community and to promote interaction between children with autism and their peers. To offer educational experiences to the community to increase understanding and awareness of autism. Geographic Area or Population Served: Children with a diagnosis of autism and their typically developing peers throughout the tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 35 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 29 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $55,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 35% Fundraising Events: Party with a Purpose, Mad River Bar and Grille, April 30, 2009; Knights of Columbus Walk for H.O.P.E., West Ashley Greenway, Sept. 7, 2009; Man of the Sand, Folly Beach, June 6-7, 2009; Quarterly Party with a Purpose Events Date, TBD, Mad River Bar and Grille; Winter Oyster Roast and Band Party, TBD; Bubbles and Baubles, TBD; Puzzled Palate, TBD Corporate Giving Contact: Tara Gregori Camp Happy Days Inc. Doing Business As: Camp Happy Days 1622 Ashley Hall Road Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-571-4336 Fax: 843-571-4394 Web site: www.camphappydays.com Mission Statement: To offer hope and encouragement to children diagnosed with cancer and their families in South Carolina by providing year-round programs, special events and access to crisis resources. Goal is to give children fighting cancer many tomorrows today through lifechanging experiences that offer hope, self-esteem and the will to fight one more round. Geographic Area or Population Served: Children ages 0-18 diagnosed with cancer and their families in South Carolina; all programs available without cost to families fighting pediatric cancer Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $650,241 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 74% Fundraising Events: 20th Annual Cabooty Holiday Party, Dec. 5, 2009, Citadel Holiday Alumni Center Corporate Giving Contact: Alix Tew Carolina Autism Supported Living Services Ltd. Doing Business As: Carolina Autism 4 Carriage Lane, Suite 302 Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-573-1905 Fax: 843-573-1926 Web site: www.carolinaautism.org Mission Statement: To support unconditional acceptance and betterment of people with autism. Ultimate goal is to see each client return to a happy and productive life with his/her family. For clients who require intense support for life, Carolina Autism aims to provide a life filled with dignity, respect and personal fulfillment in their community. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 45 Part-time employees: 85 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,000,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Dear John movie premiere last week of January 2010, Charleston Hippodrome Theater Corporate Giving Contact: Phil Blevins

Celebration Station 1935 Reynolds Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-225-6603 Fax: 843-278-5858 Mission Statement: Develop inward potential in those who are down and out and bound in poverty yet desire change, by providing support mechanisms to uplift the spirit, soul and body. Geographic Area or Population Served: North Charleston, adjacent of Shipyard Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 12 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $75,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 73% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Glenn Gilbert Charleston Area Senior Citizens Services Inc. Doing Business As: Charleston Area Seniors Citizens (CASC) 259 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-722-4127 Fax: 843-722-3675 Web site: www.charlestonareaseniors.org Mission Statement: Offers programs, services and opportunities to older adults and their families in the tri-county area. Provides critical services such as home-delivered meals and emergency food as well as volunteer opportunities for seniors who wish to give back to the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: In-home and community-based services for low-income seniors in the tri-county region. Meal service, transportation and educational/recreational programs limited to Charleston County, from Cooper River to Edisto River, including North Charleston. Full-time employees: 12 Part-time employees: 23 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 250 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,291,810 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 89% Fundraising Events: April 12-May 7, 2010, Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Baskets; May 14, 2010, Senior Music Festival; Senior Art Show, Oct. 8, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Sandra Clair Charleston Leadership Foundation P.O. Box 1062 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-402-4588 Fax: 843-402-4588 Web site: www.clf1670.org Mission Statement: To gather in the name of Jesus Christ to discover how we, in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties, can be more effective men and women with leadership responsibilities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 58 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $51,296 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Leadership Prayer Breakfast, Fall 2009 and Fall 2010, N. Charleston Convention Center Corporate Giving Contact: Jerry Young Charleston Orphan House Inc. Doing Business As: Carolina Youth Development Center 5055 Lackawanna Blvd. North Charleston, SC 29405

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Phone: 843-266-5200 Fax: 843-266-5201 Web site: www.cydc.org Mission Statement: To assist children in reaching their full potential as healthy and well-adjusted individuals by delivering a continuum of prevention, assessment, intervention and treatment services. CYDC has been caring for children since 1790, serving the Lowcountry and coastal South Carolina. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region and Lowcountry of South Carolina Full-time employees: 60 Part-time employees: 30 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 500 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $4,139,121 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 82% Fundraising Events: “Shuckin’ for Shelter” Oyster Roast, Feb. 6, 2010, Goldbug Island; Bowl for Kids’ Sake, March 27, 2010, Dorchester Lanes, Summerville; Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Tournament, May 18, 2010, Daniel Island Club; Callen-Lacey Center “Give Me Shelter” Campaign Event, June 18, 2010, Wampee, Pinopolis; “A Night for the Children” Gala, Sept. 30, 2010, McCrady’s Restaurant, Charleston Corporate Giving Contact: Kate Lloyd Charleston Orphan House Inc. Doing Business As: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carolina Youth Development Center 5055 Lackawanna Blvd. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-266-5230 Fax: 843-266-5231 Web site: www.becomeabig.org Mission Statement: To make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth, assisting them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become confident, caring and competent individuals. This mission is primarily accomplished through professionally supported one-on-one relationships with caring adult volunteers. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 6 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 320 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $301,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 82% Fundraising Events: Bowl for Kids’ Sake, March 27, 2010; Big Brothers Big Sisters Charity Golf Tournament, May 18, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Kate Lloyd Charleston Outreach P.O. Box 71486 North Charleston, SC 29415 Phone: 843-723-4571 Fax: 843-747-2028 Web site: www.charlestonoutreach.org Mission Statement: Creating and cultivating innovative and compassionate collaboratives for the good of people and communities of need. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 300 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $150,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 98% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Chuck Coward Children in Crisis in Dorchester County Inc. Doing Business As: Dorchester Children’s Center 303 E. Richardson Ave.

Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843-875-1551 Fax: 843-851-5963 Web site: www.dorchesterchildrensctr.org Mission Statement: To provide a coordinated community response to child abuse through the Child Advocacy Center by offering child-friendly, child-focused programs designed to aid in the investigation and treatment of child abuse and neglect while reducing trauma and promoting healing. To provide a temporary safe haven for children taken into emergency protective custody while aiding in the recruitment and retention of long-term foster care homes for children who are victims of abuse and neglect and are at risk. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 16 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $940,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 78% Fundraising Events: Scrumptious Summerville Kitchen Tour, Oct. 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Jaime Moore Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy P.O. Box 21833 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-724-1212 Fax: 843-724-1211 Web site: www.coastalcrisischaplaincy.org Mission Statement: To provide pastoral care and counseling for employees and families of law enforcement and emergency service agencies, as well as the general public; assist the coroner in notifying individuals who have lost a family member in an unexpected manner; assist the mobile crisis unit and SWAT teams in hostage negotiations and other local emergency situations; to provide followup visitations in the home or hospital for victims of crimes and their families. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston and Dorchester counties Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 55 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $377,346 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 53% Fundraising Events: Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy 19th Anniversary Banquet and Silent Auction, Feb. 11, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Jean McDowell The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center Inc. 1061 King St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-723-3600 Fax: 843-720-7106 Web site: www.dnlcc.org Mission Statement: To keep children safe from abuse and, when abuse occurs, to work with the community to bring healing to these children and their families. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston and Berkeley counties Full-time employees: 20 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 210 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,250,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 81% Fundraising Events: Golf Marathon, April 28, 2009, Patriots Point Golf Links; Wild Woman Tea Party, Sept. 17, 2009: Fall Oyster Roast, Oct. 22, 2009, Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed; Chart a Course for Children, Feb. 4, 2010, Fleet Landing

Corporate Giving Contact: Sydney Fowler East Cooper Community Outreach 1145 Six Mile Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29466-8898 Phone: 843-849-9220 Fax: 843-849-0943 Web site: www.eccocharleston.org Mission Statement: To help neighbors in need and provide emergency disaster relief. Our ministry of neighbors helping neighbors attempts to improve quality of life in a compassionate way that respects the dignity and worth of every person. Geographic Area or Population Served: ECCO’s core services of food, clothing and financial assistance are available to people in the East Cooper area of Charleston; other ECCO programs, including medical clinic, dental clinic, prescription medication assistance program, free counseling, education and Out of Poverty programs are available to people regardless of their residence Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 7 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 140 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $898,888 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 93% Fundraising Events: ECCO Golf Tournament, May 11, 2009, Charleston National Golf Club; ECCO 5K Run, Sept. 12, 2009, Palmetto Islands County Park; ECCO Hurricane Party gala, Sept. 18, 2009, Omar Shrine Temple; ECCO Bowling Marathon, Nov. 6, 2009, Twin Rivers Lanes Corporate Giving Contact: Ann Ward East Cooper Habitat for Humanity Inc. P.O. Box 1990 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465 Phone: 843-881-2600 Fax: 843-881-2823 Web site: www.eastcooperhabitat.org Mission Statement: To work in partnership with God and people from all walks of life to develop communities with people in need by building houses so that there are affordable houses in decent communities in which every person can live and grow into all that God intends. Geographic Area or Population Served: East Cooper (Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, Cainhoy, Hugee, Awendaw, McClellanville, Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island) Full-time employees: 5 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $815,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 82% Fundraising Events: Golf Tournament, Daniel Island Club, April 27, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Bob Hervey East Cooper Meals on Wheels P.O. Box 583 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465 Phone: 843-881-9350 Fax: 843-881-0994 Web site: www.ecmow.org Mission Statement: Delivering daily nutrition to residents within our service area who are homebound or unable to provide their own meals. Also advocate on behalf of recipients whose needs exceed the scope of our programs. Geographic Area or Population Served: East Cooper, Cainhoy and Daniel Island Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 232 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $650,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 91%

Fundraising Events: East Cooper Meals on Wheels Gala, Fall 2009; May 12, 2010, East Cooper Meals on Wheels golf tournament Corporate Giving Contact: Lisa Cottingham The Episcopal Church Home Doing Business As: Bishop Gadsden 1 Bishop Gadsden Way Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-762-3300 Fax: 843-762-6119 Web site: www.bishopgadsden.org Mission Statement: To embrace God’s call to ministry, affirm positive living for all who live and work here, serve with integrity, exercise wise stewardship and reach out with a generous spirit. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston region, population 62 years and older Full-time employees: 250 Part-time employees: 100 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $21,484,298 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 93% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Kimberly Farfone Episcopal Diocesan Housing Inc. Doing Business As: The Canterbury House 175 Market St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-723-5553 Fax: 843-577-5397 Mission Statement: To provide safe, comfortable and affordable senior housing while promoting physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of our residents Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 22 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 30 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,400,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 50% Fundraising Events: Annual solicitation November 2009 to diocesan membership Corporate Giving Contact: Peggy Pye Father to Father Project Inc. 4731 Mixson Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-744-2126 Fax: 843-744-2471 Web site: www.fathertofatherproject.org Mission Statement: To help low-income, noncustodial fathers reconnect with and be a part of their children’s lives. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 7 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $220,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 70% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: William M. Jenkins Fields to Families 222 W. Coleman Blvd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-388-2487 Web site: www.fieldstofamilies.org Mission Statement: To help increase nutrition to the hungry of the Lowcountry by coordinating distribution of fresh produce obtained from local gardens and farms. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county

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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $18,310 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Various fundraising events throughout the year. for current information visit http://fieldstofamilies.wordpress.com/. Corporate Giving Contact: Melanie Mathos Good Neighbor Center 1905 Burton Lane North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-566-9344 Fax: 843-566-9752 Web site: www.thegoodneighborcenter.com Mission Statement: To break the cycle of homelessness by providing basic needs and shelter and offering services that address the individual causes of homelessness and to encourage others to do the same. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 200 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $490,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Various small fundraisers held by other organizations and clubs for the center Corporate Giving Contact: Nancy Cook Goodwill Industries of Lower SC Inc. 2150 Eagle Drive, Bldg. 100 North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-566-0072 Fax: 843-566-0062 Web site: www.palmettogoodwill.org Mission Statement: Helping people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston, Berkeley Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Beaufort Colleton, Hampton, Jasper, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, Williamsburg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter counties Full-time employees: 300 Part-time employees: 271 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 21 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $32,000,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Goodwill Gala, Oct. 23, 2009, Francis Marion Hotel Corporate Giving Contact: Tina Marshall Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County 408 S. Live Oak Drive Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Phone: 843-761-8989 Fax: 843-761-8986 Web site: www.berkeleyhabitat.org Mission Statement: To place the elimination of poverty housing in the hearts and minds of residents of Berkeley County; to create opportunities for partner families to improve their lives; to restore dignity, hope and faith while providing opportunities for Christian fellowship and service to others; to build quality, affordable homes in partnership with low-income families. Geographic Area or Population Served: Low-income families in Berkeley County Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $320,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 88%

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Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Tom or Bonnie Chamberlin Helping and Lending Outreach Support Doing Business As: HALOS 3366 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-953-3714 Fax: 843-953-9560 Web site: www.charlestonhalos.org Mission Statement: To provide resources and special opportunities to abused and neglected children and their caregivers through partnerships with faithbased and other community organizations. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston County; child victims of abuse and neglect and relatives who serve as surrogate parents for children so they can avoid foster care Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 150 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $328,610 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: 100 Hole Golf Tournament, June 2010; Hits for HALOS, Spring 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Kim Clifton Lil Owl Care Assistance for the Homeless 1325 Santee River Road Alvin, SC 29479-3816 Phone: 843-257-2065 Fax: 843-257-2183 Mission Statement: To assist the homeless residents of Berkeley County with emergency shelter and supportive services. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 20 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $81,628 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Maria Ling Love Inc. 850 Godber St. Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-225-5121 Web site: www.loveincproject.org Mission Statement: All-volunteer organization that provides free non-medical assistance and needed care to the elderly, homebound and those with special needs throughout the Lowcountry with priority attention given to those in greatest need. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $10,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Love Inc. Valentine’s Day Fundraiser, Upper Deck Tavern, Feb. 14, 2009; Love Inc. 2009 Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Charleston National Golf Course, Nov. 2, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Laureen Deibert Low Country Community Services Inc. 1587 Old Gilliard Road Ridgeville, SC 29472 Phone: 843-688-6157 Fax: 843-688-6147 Mission Statement: To assist low-income families with repairs, renovations and construction of their

primary place of residence, resulting in a safe and healthy environment. Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley, Dorchester, Charleston, Colleton and Orangeburg counties Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $80,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Barbara Taylor Lowcountry Food Bank Inc. 2864 Azalea Drive Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-747-8146 Fax: 843-747-8147 Web site: www.lowcountryfoodbank.org Mission Statement: To feed the hungry of the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor and by educating the public about the problems and solutions to domestic hunger. Geographic Area or Population Served: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper and Williamsburg counties Full-time employees: 28 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 6,500 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,652,499 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 94% Fundraising Events: Chefs’ Feast 2010, Feb. 21, 2010, Embassy Suites Airport Convention Center Corporate Giving Contact: Miriam Coombes Lowcountry Orphan Relief P.O. Box 1074 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-747-4099 Fax: 843-747-4099 Web site: www.lowcountryorphanrelief.org Mission Statement: To aid abused, neglected and abandoned children by providing them with basic necessities after they have been removed from their homes. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 150 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $350,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Mad Hatter Tea Party, Feb. 21, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Cathy Keagy Lutheran Social Services of the Greater Charleston Area Inc. Doing Business As: Tricounty Family Ministries 3349 Rivers Ave. Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-747-1788 Fax: 843-747-3055 Web site: www.tricountyfamilyministries.org Mission Statement: Ecumenical faith-based organization providing basic services to those in need in a kind and compassionate manner. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 5 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 800 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $325,000

Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Sue Hanshaw My Sister’s House Inc. P.O. Box 71171 North Charleston, SC 29415-1171 Phone: 843-747-4069 Fax: 843-747-6592 Web site: www.mysistershouse.org Mission Statement: Provides services, programs and resources to empower victims of domestic violence and their children to be free from abuse. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 9 Part-time employees: 10 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 63 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $610,500 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: Bubbly & Brew, Nov. 19, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Elmire Raven North Charleston Community Interfaith Shelter Doing Business As: The Good Neighbor Center 1905 Burton Lane North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-566-9344 Fax: 843-566-9758 Web site: www.thegoodneighborcenter.com Mission Statement: To break the cycle of homelessness for homeless veterans by providing intensive assessment and supportive services. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 250 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Various events put on by different service group organizations throughout the year Corporate Giving Contact: Nancy Cook Operation Home 1145 Six Mile Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 Phone: 843-568-7455 Fax: 843-849-0943 Web site: www.operationhome.org Mission Statement: To help people remain in their homes by increasing safety and accessibility through the coordination of critical home repairs for low-income residents of tri-county region. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $300,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 91% Fundraising Events: Drum It Up!, October 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Anna Hamilton Orphan Aid Society Inc. Doing Business As: Jenkins Institute for Children 3923 Azalea Drive North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-744-1771 Fax: 843-529-0057 Web site: www.jenkinsinstitute.org Mission Statement: To promote and support the social and economic well-being of children, families and individuals to enable them to become

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY productive and self-sufficient persons living in communities. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 11 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 5 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $450,175 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 60% Fundraising Events: Annual Fundraising Banquet, Nov. 7, 2009, International Longshoremen’s Hall; Jazz for Jenkins benefit concert sponsored by First Federal, WCSC-TV 5 and Magnolia Gardens, Nov. 14, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Johanna MartinCarrington Parents Anonymous of SC Inc. 1285 Ave. G - The Navy Yard at Noisette North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-747-0480 Fax: 843-747-0890 Web site: www,oaifsc,irg Mission Statement: Strengthening families and preventing child abuse. Geographic Area or Population Served: Any parent desiring to be a better parent throughout the state of South Carolina Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 300 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $576,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 84% Fundraising Events: Funding primarily derived from grants and contracts. Corporate Giving Contact: Marty Banks

Part-time employees: 7 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 50 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $625,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: Lights of Love, Nov. 24, 2009; golf tournaments in March and May 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Barbara A. Bond Rural Mission P.O. Box 235 Johns Island, SC 29457 Phone: 843-768-1720 Fax: 843-768-7378 Web site: www.ruralmission.org Mission Statement: Serving low-income families, migrants, the elderly and vulnerable children of the rural coastal sea islands of Charleston County in times of hardship, crisis and emergency. Geographic Area or Population Served: Lower Charleston County from Johns Island to Edisto Island and adjacent communities Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 50 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 1,600 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,320,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 92% Fundraising Events: Nov. 15, 2009, Oyster Roast, Bowen Island; April 2010, Irvin House Vineyards; July 2010 at Freshfields Commons; Nov. 2010, Bowen Island Corporate Giving Contact: Chris Brooks

People Against Rape 2154 N. Center St., Suite 302-C North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-745-0144 Fax: 843-745-0119 Web site: www.peopleagainstrape.org Mission Statement: To provide advocacy and support to victims and survivors of sexual assault and to provide education, prevention and awareness to the public about issues of sexual violence. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 9 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $350,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Melonea Locklair Marek

Sea Island Habitat for Humanity 2545 Bohicket Road Johns Island, SC 29455 Phone: 843-768-0998 Fax: 843-768-9968 Web site: www.seaislandhabitat.org Mission Statement: Nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing in the Lowcountry and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action; founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety. Geographic Area or Population Served: Low-income working families from James Island to Edisto Island Full-time employees: 17 Part-time employees: 5 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 3,551 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $3,100,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: “Thanks for Giving” dinner and auction, Nov. 8, 2009, The River Course, Kiawah Island; Annual Golf Benefit, Sept. 19, 2010, The River Course, Kiawah Island Corporate Giving Contact: Christa Lewis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston SC Inc. 81 Gadsden St. Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-723-7957 Fax: 843-722-2204 Web site: www.rmhcharleston.org Mission Statement: Providing temporary lodging and support for eligible families of seriously ill children in a home-like environment through the operation of the Ronald McDonald House. To provide comfort and support to such families through the Ronald McDonald Family Room located in the Children’s Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina. Geographic Area or Population Served: Serves families outside 25-mile radius traveling to Charleston with a seriously ill child. Family room serves local as well as traveling families. Full-time employees: 5

Special Olympics South Carolina Doing Business As: SOSC of the Low Country 856 Montgomery Road Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-795-5316 Fax: 843-856-3816 Web site: www.so_sc.org Mission Statement: To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families and other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3

Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 400 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,139,198 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 81% Fundraising Events: Bocce Bash, April/May 2010 at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island; The Charleston Battery “A Special Night for Special Olympics,” Oct. 2010 at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island Corporate Giving Contact: Susie Goss St. Benedict’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul Doing Business As: St. Vincent de Paul 3850 Bessemer Road, Suite 120 Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 Phone: 843-216-0039 Fax: 843-971-6789 Web site: www.stbenedictparish.org Mission Statement: Provides services, primarily emergency assistance with energy bills, rent, food, minor home repairs and other needs, helping families in targeted areas to survive financially until their next paycheck and not get further in debt; success is measured by the number of families helped. Geographic Area or Population Served: East Cooper from Six Mile Road in Mt. Pleasant north to the South Santee River (past McClellanville) and lower Berkeley County, including Huger, Cainhoy, Wando, and Thomas Island Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 16 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $100,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time, tithing and donations from St. Benedict’s Catholic Church and SVDP members and grants Corporate Giving Contact: Chris Conway St. James South Santee Community Center Doing Business As: South Santee Senior & Community Center 710 South Santee Road McClellanville, SC 29458 Phone: 843-546-2789 Fax: 843-527-1097 Mission Statement: Multi-service organization provides service and information to elderly residents and their families to enable elderly adults to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life; provides quality after-school programs. Geographic Area or Population Served: Awendaw, McClellanville Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 15 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 28 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $359,768 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 98% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Sheila Powell Star Gospel Mission 474 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-722-0980 Fax: 843-722-0980 Web site: www.stargospelmission.com Mission Statement: In the name of Christ, we offer help and assistance to homeless and needy men throughout the tri-county region. We are a transitional housing community for men who need a place to live and desire to improve their state in life. Geographic Area or Population Served: Primarily the East Side neighborhood, tri-county region Full-time employees: 3

Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 75 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $230,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Good Cheer Fund Gift Food Card Giveaway Corporate Giving Contact: The Rev. William K. Christian United Methodist Relief Center 690 Coleman Blvd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-884-4860 Fax: 843-884-4916 Web site: www.umrc.org Mission Statement: Building homes for today and hope for tomorrow. Geographic Area or Population Served: Low-income rural home owners primarily in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Georgetown counties Full-time employees: 14 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,000,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Golf Tournament Oct. 5, 2009; Shuckin and Shaggin, March 23, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Pat Goss Walk for Autism - Charleston P.O. Box 60238 Charleston, SC 29419-0238 Phone: 843-345-4417 Fax: 843-971-0902 Web site: walkforautism-charleston.com Mission Statement: Focuses on the developmental needs of children with autism; works to develop and implement strategies that increase community partnerships while fostering financial support for the treatment and intervention of autism through intensive family-centered programs. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 45 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $6,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Walk for Autism, Hampton Park, April 17, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Erin Pruitt

Neighborhood & Community Development Charleston Area Community Development Corp. 2146 Dorchester Road North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-747-3311 Fax: 843-747-3377 Web site: www.charlestoncdc.org Mission Statement: To improve the quality of life in low-income neighborhoods through economic development projects that will revitalize communities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 0 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $250,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 95% Fundraising Events: Day at The Park

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PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY Corporate Giving Contact: Lenore McKenna Charleston Habitat for Humanity P.O. Box 21479 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-722-7145 Fax: 843-722-7142 Web site: www.charlestonhabitat.org Mission Statement: Provides affordable homeownership and home repair opportunities for working families of moderate income in the cities of Charleston and North Charleston. Geographic Area or Population Served: Cities of Charleston and North Charleston Full-time employees: 7 Part-time employees: 4 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 3,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $750,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Stacia Bannerman Charleston Moves P.O. Box 21625 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-579-4100 Web site: www.charlestonmoves.org Mission Statement: Promoting healthy, happy communities and active living by design with emphasis on pedestrian, bicycle and public transit improvements. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston metro area Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $5,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 80% Fundraising Events: Veer movie screening, June 4, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Tom Bradford

work to encourage and implement polices that reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers to such production. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 0 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,000,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Tammie Hoy Lowcountry Lab Rescue P.O. Box 80418 Charleston, SC 29416 Web site: www.lowcountrylabrescue.org Mission Statement: Rescues Labrador retrievers from animal shelters statewide who are in jeopardy of euthanasia. Committed to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of more than 150 purebred Labrador retrievers annually. Also promotes responsible Labrador ownership through breed-specific education, spay/neuter advocacy and education, as well as general education on responsible pet ownership. Geographic Area or Population Served: Rescues Labradors from South Carolina, placing rescued dogs in homes throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Virgina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 25 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $150,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: The Charleston Dog Show, May 1, 2010, Marion Square; Daniel Island Park Day, Daniel Island Children’s Park, 2nd Saturday in October 2010; PetFest 2010, TBA; various Meet & Greets at local specialty pet stores in the Charleston Area, TBA Corporate Giving Contact: Jeannelove Ferguson

Family Services Inc. 4925 LaCross Road, Suite 215 North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-735-7802 Fax: 843-744-2886 Web site: www.fsisc.org Mission Statement: Aggressive pursuit to be the market leader in providing solutions to families and individuals; to intentionally seek new opportunities, provide quality and innovative services to resolve consumer problems through qualified and compassionate professionals who create and restore the realization of dreams. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 35 Part-time employees: 3 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 12 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,500,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 89% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: David Geer

Metanoia Community Development Corp. 2005 Reynolds Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-529-3014 Fax: 843-529-3639 Web site: www.pushingforwaRoadorg Mission Statement: A movement of people rooted in faith, investing in neighborhood assets to build leaders, establish quality housing and generate economic development. To push people forward into new relationships with God and one another to create strong communities. Geographic Area or Population Served: Southern end of North Charleston Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 8 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 450 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $643,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 90% Fundraising Events: Metanoia’s Christmas Jubilee Banquet, Dec. 4, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Bill Stanfield

The Lowcountry Housing Trust Inc. P.O. Box 21163 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: 843-973-7285 Fax: 843-973-3598 Web site: www.lowcountryhousingtrust.org Mission Statement: To provide a dedicated ongoing source of funding for the production and preservation of affordable housing and to actively

Sewee to Santee Economic Foundation Inc. Doing Business As: Sewee to Santee Community Development Corporation P.O. Box 26 McClellanville, SC 29458-0026 Phone: 843-887-4453 Fax: 843-887-4453 Mission Statement: To promote economic growth while preserving the rural heritage.

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Geographic Area or Population Served: See Wee Road Awendaw to the South Santee River in McClellanville Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 14 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $12,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 5% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Charlie Johnson South Carolina Association of Community Development Corp. 658 Rutledge Ave., 2nd Floor Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-579-9855 Fax: 843-579-0232 Web site: www.communitydevelopmentsc.org Mission Statement: To raise the quality of life for low-wealth families and communities by advancing the community economic development industry in South Carolina through the capacity building of local community development corporations through the provision of: technical assistance, access to capital, advocacy and grassroots leadership. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $494,540 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 87% Fundraising Events: Funder Appreciation Reception, Nov. 19, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Bernie Mazyck Youth Empowerment Services Inc. P.O. Box 41784 Charleston, SC 29423 Phone: 843-767-9969 Fax: 843-767-9925 Web site: www.yescouncil.org Mission Statement: To empower youth, families and communities to comprehend, embrace and practice decision-making that ultimately results in a healthy and productive lifestyle. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 8 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $373,880 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 81% Fundraising Events: Annual Valentine’s Dinner; R.E.A.C.H. One Annual Fundraiser, TBA 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Roslin J. Fields

Philanthropy Charleston Jewish Federation 1645 Wallenberg Blvd. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-571-6565 Fax: 843-556-6206 Web site: www.jewishcharleston.org Mission Statement: To nurture and enrich our Jewish identity and respect diversity by focusing on culture, education, social and physical development, service and needs. Center l maintains fiscal responsibility while enhancing quality of Jewish life for individuals, families and the community. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 3

Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 150 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $532,345 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 28% Fundraising Events: Campaign fundraising events for targeted donors. Corporate Giving Contact: Judi Corsaro Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Doing Business As: Coastal Community Foundation 90 Mary St. Charleston, SC 29403 Phone: 843-723-5736 Fax: 843-577-3671 Web site: www.coastalcommunityfoundation.org Mission Statement: Fostering philanthropy for the lasting good of the community. Give back. Look forwaRoad Geographic Area or Population Served: Berkeley, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton and Jasper counties Full-time employees: 12 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 225 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,085,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 94% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Courtenay Fain Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina 3520 Meek’s Farm Road, Suite C Johns Island, SC 29455 Phone: 843-853-7880 Fax: 843-853-7892 Web site: www.sc.wish.org Mission Statement: To grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina Full-time employees: 3 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 150 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $1,519,579 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 88% Fundraising Events: The 4th Annual Make-A-Wish Foundation Wine Festival, May 1, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Tiffany Howard Trident United Way P.O. Box 63305 North Charleston, SC 29419 Phone: 843-740-9000 Fax: 843-566-7193 Web site: www.tuw.org Mission Statement: To strengthen our Lowcountry community by focusing on the building blocks of a good life: education, income and health. Partners with businesses, nonprofits, schools, health care, government and the faith community to pinpoint community needs and create strategies and develop resources to address them. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 36 Part-time employees: 12 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 2,000 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $10,000,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 85% Fundraising Events: Resolution Run, Jan. 2, 2010; Battle of the Bands, late August; Day of Caring, Sept. 10 Corporate Giving Contact: David Nicole

PHILANTHROPY DIRECTORY U.S.S. Yorktown CV10 Association Inc. P.O. Box 1021 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465 Phone: 843-849-1928 Fax: 843-971-6174 Web site: www.ussyorktown.com Mission Statement: To perpetuate the USS Yorktown (CV10) Association as the national memorial to carrier aviation; to memorialize those who have served and are serving in the Navy and Marine Corps; to educate and inspire the youth who will serve in our nation’s armed forces in the future. Geographic Area or Population Served: Serves all USS Yorktown CV10 past servicemen and their descendants. Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $150,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 15% Fundraising Events: Reunion in October aboard the USS Yorktown CV10 at Patriots Point. Corporate Giving Contact: Ron Meacham

Public Service Almost Home Feline Refuge Inc. 283 Sandpiper Drive Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: 843-881-3403 Fax: 800-268-1120 Mission Statement: To rescue stray and feral cats and provide them with a safe habitat or place them for adoption if they are domesticated (cats are spayed/neutered and tested for disease), to educate the public on the importance of spaying and neutering all animals. Geographic Area or Population Served: Mount Pleasant Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 6 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $75,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Belk Charity Day Sale, Nov. 7, 2009; Tickets For Charity/Nationwide Tour Championship, Oct. 19-25, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Thomas Hayes Berkeley County PAWS P.O. Box 903 Goose Creek, SC 29445 Phone: 843-207-7297 Web site: www.bcpaws.petfinder.com Mission Statement: To rescue homeless cat and dogs, provide sanctuary until adoption, spay/neuter assistance and education. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 15 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $25,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100%

Fundraising Events: Visit Web site for upcoming fundraising event opportunities Corporate Giving Contact: Peggy Beason Charleston Animal Society 2455 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843-747-4849 Fax: 843-747-1012 Web site: www.charlestonanimalsociety.org Mission Statement: To promote responsible guardianship of domestic animals and advocate the compassionate treatment of all animals. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston County Full-time employees: 52 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 300 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $2,399,525 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 84% Fundraising Events: The Furry Affair, June 2009, Memminger Auditorium; Paws in the Park and Walk for the Animals, Oct. 24, 2009, Park Circle; 10th Annual Celebrity Chili Cook-Off and Oyster Roast, Dec. 5, 2009, Maritime Center Corporate Giving Contact: Marc Edwards Charleston Development Corp. 4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite 226B North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-202-6960 Fax: 843-202-6961 Web site: www.charlestoncounty.org Mission Statement: To further human, social and economic development in Charleston County and promote a healthier and safer community. Principal objective is to benefit the community by fostering a positive social environment, thereby reducing the burdens of government and combating community deterioration, fostering residential housing development, reducing unsanitary water and sewage conditions, encouraging existing and new industrial growth and addressing problems related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston County Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 2 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 0 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $30,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: No fundraising events available at this time Corporate Giving Contact: Johnna Murray Courageous Kidz Inc. Doing Business As: Courageous Kidz 230 Old Dominion Drive Charleston, SC 29418 Phone: 843-552-3131 Fax: 843-767-2129 Web site: www.courageouskidz.org Mission Statement: To create a safe haven for children with cancer and their families...giving the MAGIC of hope! Geographic Area or Population Served: South

Carolina and surrounding states Full-time employees: 2 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 70,100 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $150,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 81% Fundraising Events: Rattlin Pins, July, Sandpiper Lanes; Band Reunion Reunion Extravaganza, Famous Joes, Sept. 17-18; Fashion thru the Ages, Charleston Cosmetology Association, Elks Club, Oct. 10; Poker Run, Dec. 5; Kiawah Golf Tournament at Oak Point, March 27, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Katherine Roper Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs 1575 Savannah Hwy., Suite 6 Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-266-1318 Fax: 843-266-1941 Web site: www.frcdsn.org Mission Statement: To promote opportunities for learning, inclusion and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and special needs, their families and communities through such means as education, advocacy and outreach. Geographic Area or Population Served: Statewide for OPTIMA Network, tri-county region for Parent Training & Resource Center Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 6 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 20 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $155,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 98% Fundraising Events: No major fundraising events scheduled for 2010 at this time. Corporate Giving Contact: Bev McCarty Save The Light Inc. P.O. Box 12490 Charleston, SC 29422 Phone: 843-633-0099 Web site: www.savethelight.org Mission Statement: Nonprofit organization authorized by state of South Carolina to be responsible for all planning, fundraising and execution of the effort to preserve the Morris Island Lighthouse. Geographic Area or Population Served: South Carolina primarily, but also entire U.S. Full-time employees: 0 Part-time employees: 1 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 12 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $25,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: 1/2 Marathon and 5K, Feb. 6, 2010; Silent Auction and Gala, April 29, 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Betty O’Brien

Social Justice Alliance For Full Acceptance Doing Business As: AFFA P.O. Box 22088 Charleston, SC 29413-2088 Phone: 843-883-0343 Fax: 843-723-3859 Web site: www.affa-sc.org Mission Statement: Social justice organization achieving equality and acceptance for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Geographic Area or Population Served: Tri-county region, projects throughout South Carolina Full-time employees: 1 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 45 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $175,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 75% Fundraising Events: A Taste of Equality, Nov. 14, 2009, Meminger Auditorium Corporate Giving Contact: Meredith Earnest Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation 1535 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite D Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-745-7055 Fax: 843-745-7045 Web site: www.heirsproperty.org Mission Statement: Serving, supporting and empowering heirs’ property owners and their communities Geographic Area or Population Served: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties Field of Interest: Social Justice Full-time employees: 5 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 10 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $450,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 78% Fundraising Events: The Art of Jonathan Green and Heirs’ Property, Fall 2010 Corporate Giving Contact: Jennie Stephens Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services P.O. Box 1116 Charleston, SC 29402 Phone: 843-853-6456 Fax: 843-723-1047 Web site: www.charlestonbar.com Mission Statement: To facilitate pro bono service by Charleston County attorneys Geographic Area or Population Served: Charleston County Full-time employees: 4 Part-time employees: 0 Average No. of Volunteers 2009: 40 Total Operating Budget for 2009-2010: $299,000 Percent of Revenue Allocated to Program Services: 100% Fundraising Events: Oyster Roast, Oct. 24, 2009 Corporate Giving Contact: Marvin H. Feingold

For even more information about the nonprofit organizations in this directory check out the electronic Philanthropy Directory online at www.scbiznews.com/data. Any nonprofit organization still wanting to be part of the electronic directory can contact Gini Rice at 843-849-3114 or at grice@scbiznews.com. 2009 Philanthropy 37

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