Data-Informed
Being data-informed is essential for a community foundation to make strategic decisions that drive meaningful impact. By leveraging data, we can better understand our community’s needs, uncover emerging trends, and measure the effectiveness of our initiatives. This data-informed approach allows us to allocate resources efficiently, engage stakeholders more effectively, and ensure our work aligns with the priorities of those we all serve.
Below our Foundation data are descriptions of data categories with links to resources that inform our work. Gathering and analyzing community data is an ongoing process. Where data reports and dashboards are not yet available, we have included links to organizations working in those areas.
Spartanburg County Foundation Philanthropic Activity
2025 Audited Data
FUNDS
Grants Distributed
Assets as of 12.31.25
Gifts Received
Unique Donors
total Gifts
$ Awarded in Grants from Component and DAF Funds By Indicator Area
The data below reflects the flow of resources into our community, made possible through the generosity of our fundholders and donors.
TOTAL Funds Granted from Component and Donor Advised Funds
Education 47%
Natural Environment 8%
Scholarship 3%
Economy 3%
Civic Health 20%
Public Health 8%
Cultural Vitality 7%
Social Environment 7%
$ Awarded in Grants from the Spartanburg Community Fund By Indicator Area
The data below reflects the flow of resources from the Spartanburg Community Fund guided by Foundation Trustees and the Foundation’s grantmaking strategy. We encourage all to learn more about this powerful resource for meeting the needs of Spartanburg County residents.
(Includes Trustee Initiated Funds)
Total Funds Granted from Community Impact Fund
Education 12%
Natural Environment 3%
Civic Health 19%
Public Health 22%
Economy 6%
Cultural Vitality 1%
Social Environment 37%
Community Demographics
Our work begins with understanding the community we serve – the over 356,000 residents of Spartanburg County.
Spartanburg County Foundation Data
Our audited data and reports shine a light on the philanthropic activities the Foundation facilitates.
Public Health
Our citizens will be increasingly healthy, demonstrating decreasing incidence and prevalence of health risk factors and poor health outcomes.
Civic Health
Our citizens will have opportunities for civic engagement that promote well-being and an enriched quality of life.
Cultural Vitality
Our community will increase opportunities for cultural experiences, both formal and informal, and broaden community engagement to be more representative of Spartanburg County’s population.
Economy
Our citizens will have access to living wage jobs, and our communities will be economically viable..
Education
Our children will excel academically and our citizens to demonstrate high levels of baccalaureate degree attainment, rendering Spartanburg the best educated county in the state.
Natural Environment
Our citizens will manage our natural resources in a way that will support current and future generations.
Social Environment
Our community will be characterized by stable families, low crime, affordable housing, and access to opportunity.
Community Demographics
- Spartanburg County Census Data US Census Bureau
- 2023 Community profile by ESRI for OneSpartanburg,Inc.
- Opportunity Atlas
- American Community Survey
- 2018 Spartanburg County Racial Equity Index
- 2021 REI Has the Needle Moved?
- Quality of Life Data – OneSpartanburg, Inc
Spartanburg County Foundation Data
Our mission is to improve the lives of Spartanburg County Residents. We do this by promoting philanthropy, encouraging community engagement, and responding to community needs.
Civic Health
- Spartanburg County Citizen Engagement Plan
Cultural Vitality
- Chapman Cultural Center website
Economy
- Area Business Climate – OneSpartanburg, Inc.
- 2025 Opportunity Outlook – OneSpartanburg, Inc.
- Labor Force – OneSpartanburg, Inc.
- Income Data – OneSpartanburg, Inc
- Employment and Wages by Occupational Group
- 2020 City of Spartanburg, Area Regional Transit Agency Comprehensive Operational Analysis
Education
- Spartanburg Academic Movement Data Dashboard – K-12 through Post Secondary
- Post-Secondary Roadmap 2030 – Spartanburg Academic Movement
- Educational Attainment Data – OneSpartanburg, Inc.
- Early Childhood: Quality Counts
- Early Childhood: Hello Family
Natural Environment
- S.P.A.C.E – Spartanburg Area Conservancy
- Upstate Forever
Public Health
- Health Dashboard links
- Community Health Improvement Plan – Live Healthy Spartanburg
- Strategic Spartanburg – Spartanburg Food Security Dashboard
- Spartanburg County Youth Behavior Risk Survey
- Understanding LGBT Needs In Spartanburg County – 2025 Update
- The Continuum of Care for the Upstate’s Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, updated annually.
- Continuum of Care Racial Disparities Report
- 2022 South Carolina Inter-Agency Homelessness Report
- Ten at the Top Food Access Report
- United Way of South Carolina 2020 Self Sufficiency Report