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Catalytic Grants – Currently Accepting Applications

Spartanburg County Foundation and Spartanburg Academic Movement are partnering to facilitate Catalytic Grantmaking to deepen the capacity of place-based nonprofits serving Spartanburg County. A place-based partner is a network of people or organizations in the same geographic area who work together to change systems, improve community outcomes, and achieve shared goals.

The Catalytic Grantmaking opportunity aims to support the refining of place-based nonprofit operational processes. Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to placed-based 501(c)3 organizations to strengthen their ability in one or more of the following areas:

Talent Recruitment, Retention, and Development
Financial Management and Development
Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Grant Opportunity opens within the GoApply portal

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Application deadline

Thursday, June 4, 2026 All applicants notified of status by email

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Additional Information

Fund Raising Application

This application is to be completed by any Spartanburg County Foundation fundholder planning to host a fundraising event. This application must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the scheduled event for Foundation review and approval.

Name of person completing application(Required)

First Last

Phone Number(Required)

This is the phone number we will call if we have questions about your application.

Email(Required)

Primary Fundholder Name (if not the same as applicant)

First Last

Fund Name and number(Required)

Name of Fundraising Event(Required)

Date of Fundraising Event(Required)

Event start

Event end

Describe the fundraising Event. Please include a description of the activities.(Required)

How many participants do you expect?

Have you hosted this event before? If so, for how many years?(Required)

What is your $ Fundraising Goal?

This is the net amount of money you hope to raise - the amount of money left after subtracting all expenses from revenue.

Please upload a copy of your EVENT BUDGET

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Please upload copies of any sponsorship materials (letters/flyers/packets) you plan to use to recruit sponsors.

Max. file size: 128 MB.