Charleston, South Carolina – Through its Community Giving initiative for the fiscal year 2025, South Carolina Ports has committed $260,000 to different community organizations across the state. This year’s contribution is the highest in the 11-year history of the project, significantly helping 94 various NGOs and groups emphasizing on important issues such food security, family support, environmental awareness, and education.
SC Ports President and CEO, Barbara Melvin, underlined the mutually beneficial link between the company and the community.
“SC Ports invests in South Carolina, because South Carolinians invest in us, working to support 1 in 9 jobs tied to the Port,” SC Ports President & CEO Barbara Melvin said. “These 94 organizations do impactful work in their communities, and we are proud to assist in supporting their operations.”
SC Ports’ dedication to community welfare and development is significantly enhanced by the Community Giving Program. Originally launched in 2013, the initiative has regularly set aside a percentage of its income to assist nonprofit groups advancing marine trade, economic growth, environmental sustainability, and community engagement, thereby totaling approximately $1.3 million to be given to different causes.
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Applications for the next cycle of awards are set to open early in the fiscal year 2026, with specifics and requirements to be made accessible on the SC Ports website. Companies looking to benefit from this program are encouraged to focus their efforts on areas related to the operational and community goals of the ports.
Award recipients for 2024
- African American Settlement Community Historic Commission
- Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
- Audubon South Carolina
- Avian Conservation Center
- Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
- Beyond Our Walls
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry
- Bluffton Self Help
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry – Bluffton Unit
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area
- Boys To Men and Girls With Purpose
- Bridges of Hope
- Camp Happy Days
- Camp Rise Above
- Carolina Wildlife Center
- Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc.
- Charleston Area Senior Citizens Services, Inc.
- Charleston Jazz
- Charleston Habitat for Humanity
- Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
- Coastal Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Columbia World Affairs Council
- Communities In Schools of South Carolina
- Cross My Heart Free Mobile Clinic
- Dillon County Boys & Girls Youth Center
- Dillon County Chamber
- Dillon County First Steps
- Dillon County Theatre Association
- Dorchester Habitat for Humanity
- Early Learning Partnership of York County
- East Cooper Habitat for Humanity
- Edisto Island Youth Recreation
- Every 1 Voice Matters, Inc.
- Feed & Seed Co
- Feeding of the Multitudes
- First Tee – Aiken
- Florence Crittenton Programs of SC
- Foster Care Clothing Closet
- Friends of Charleston National Parks
- Friends of Fisher House Charleston
- Future Entrepreneurs Foundation
- Golden Achievers Community Development Center
- Good Neighbor Medical Clinic
- Greenville Drive
- Greenville Tech Foundation
- Greer Relief & Resources Agency, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County
- Help 4 Kids Florence
- Humanities Foundation
- Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center
- Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina
- Levi Pearson Scholarship Foundation
- Lions Vision Services
- Lowcountry Autism Foundation
- Lowcountry Maritime School
- Lowcountry Orphan relief
- Lumber River United Way
- Meals on Wheels of Summerville (MOWS)
- Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County Inc
- My Sister’s House
- One80 Place
- Orangeburg County Community of Character
- Original Six Foundation
- Project Cool Breeze
- Public Education Partners
- Reading Partners South Carolina
- Rural Area Leadership Initiative – Dillon County
- Saint James Learning Center
- SC Council on Economic Education
- SC Future Makers
- SC Operation Lifesaver
- SC School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation
- Second Helpings
- South Carolina Aquarium
- South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation
- Spectrum Sailing
- Teachers’ Supply Closet
- The Charleston Pipe Band
- The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
- The Green Heart Project
- The Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation
- The Naomi Project
- The Village Group
- Town of Mount Pleasant/Wayne Magwood Fisherman’s Memorial
- Trent Hill Center for Children & Families
- Turn90
- United Fund of Dillon County
- Vision To Learn
- War Vets Charleston
- WarriorWOD Foundation
- Waymaker Off-road Wheelchairs
- Wings for Kids
- Winyah Rivers Foundation, Inc.
- YouthBASE
South Carolina Ports runs two rail-served inland ports in Greer and Dillon as well as major marine terminals in Charleston. Considered as the eighth biggest container port in the United States, SC Ports is essential not only in linking port-dependent companies to worldwide markets but also in promoting economic development throughout the Southeast and beyond. SC Ports is positioned to be a significant economic engine in the area, guaranteeing effective operations and satisfying cargo capacity and transportation logistics with a deep harbor spanning 52 feet.
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The record donation this year emphasizes SC Ports’Â continuous dedication to improve community ties and promote the welfare of South Carolinians, therefore strengthening its position as a major participant in the local economy and community development.
