The Byerly Foundation grant cycle open until June 15
The Byerly Foundation Board primarily funds grants working with education, economic development and social needs in the area. The 2018/2019 grant cycle will accept grant applications through June 15.
Who is eligible?
The Byerly Foundation can make grants to qualifying 501-C-3 organizations and certain other public, governmental units for charitable and community focused programs. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals and it does not fund any scholarship programs. The Foundation’s mission is to help make Hartsville, S.C., one of the best communities for living, working and raising a family
What is involved in the grant request?
The Byerly Board is focusing on grants that can demonstrate the potential for a lasting impact on the community to improve areas in education, economic development and social needs. As the board members review grant requests this year they will be looking in the grant requests for answers to five basic questions borrowed from national grant making strategists. We hope these questions will help organizations develop the case for their request.
The questions:
1 – What is the project the organization is considering and what will be its impact on Hartsville?
2 – What kinds of strategies are being planned to accomplish the goals of the program?
3 – What are the organization’s capabilities for making the project happen and delivering results? What are plans for sustaining the program?
4 – How will the Foundation and the organization be able to measure progress toward anticipate outcomes?
5 – What is the track record of the organization in making positive things happen to this point?
What should the grant request include?
• Proof of eligibility – 501 C 3 for non-profit charities and Tax ID number for governmental units
• List of Board members of the organization
• The explanation of the grant project and the expected impact and outcomes (five questions)
• A specific grant amount and how those monies would be spent
• Discussion of other financial support that might be part of this project
• Contact information for the person accountable for the grant project
What are the steps involved in submitting a grant?
If you have any questions about a potential grant the executive director of The Foundation, Richard Puffer will be glad to discuss your ideas. He can be reached at the Foundation 843-383-2400 or at 843-229-1492.
Organizations that know they qualify and have solid ideas for what they would like to accomplish can develop the grant requests and send them to The Byerly Foundation. The email address for the Foundation is byerlyfdn@yahoo.com. Grants may also be sent through the mail to The Byerly Foundation, P.O. Box 1925, Hartsville, SC 29551. The Foundation is located at 101 North Second Street at the corner of Second and East Carolina in Hartsville and grants may also be dropped off at the office.
The deadline for submission for this grant cycle is by noon on June 15, 2018.
What happens after grants are submitted?
The Board of the Foundation reads all the grant requests. There is often questions and need for more information. When that happens the Executive Director is back in touch with the organization to further develop the grant for the Board. The Board reviews the grant requests at meetings during the summer and is generally ready to make grant announcements in September
Grants that are not normally supported
The Foundation does not ordinarily fund: individuals, sectarian religious programs, debts or existing obligations; lobbying or political campaigns; technical or specialized research, intermediate organizations, fundraising, teams or events, advertising or memorials. And, as a hyper local Foundation, grants that do not have a major focus on the Hartsville area generally are not considered.
Past grants included:
• Chinaberry District Project: The Board approved an immediate grant of $500,000 to the city of Hartsville to begin the implementation of a project to expand housing opportunities and potential retail opportunities in the neighborhood surrounding the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics. These funds are being used to purchase properties in potential areas of development. This grant is part of a larger financial investment the Foundation is making with the City that includes a loan of $1.5 million dollars, a half million of which will be forgiven with another grant in 2023.
• Carolina Kids: The Byerly Board approved a three-year grant of $130,000 to help fund the weekend food program and a middle school pantry. The grant will be paid to Carolina Kids at a little more than $43,000 per year.
• The Trent Hill Center: $47,670 – these funds are being used to help accelerate the opening of the center to serve children in needs for a home.
• Teach Foundation: $25,099 – These funds are to help fund the second year of the Summer Bookmobile in Hartsville.
• Outdoor Basketball Court: The City of Hartsville has been planning an outdoor basketball court near the T. B. Thomas Center and the Foundation provided the final $35,000 needed for the construction of this new court.
• Boys and Girls Club of Hartsville: The Club was awarded $9,750 for repairs at the Butler facility including the upgrading of a bathroom facility.
• Trees for Tomorrow: This non-profit works on planting and maintaining trees within the Hartsville area and they received a grant of $10,000 to help in this work.
• Startsville: The GSSM Foundation was awarded $30,000 to help continue the Startsville Competition to encourage entrepreneurs in the Hartsville area,
• Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina: The Byerly Board awarded a grant of $11,665 for supporting a Girl Scout Difference program aimed at increasing participation in Scouts by girls from West Hartsville, Washington Street Elementary, Thornwell School of the Arts and Southside for the 2017/2018 school year.
• Kalmia Gardens of Coker College: The Gardens have plans for significantly growing their outdoor education facilities and The Byerly Foundation approved a grant of $31,230 for the renovation of an existing building on the grounds to help start this process.
• Recreational Trail Study: The Community Foundation for a Better Hartsville was awarded a grant of $25,000 for a study of the feasibility of expanding a recreational trail to increase opportunities for biking and walking activities around Hartsville.
• Hartsville High School: $20,190 – these funds are an approximate 20 percent match to help in funding new presentation equipment for the Red Fox gymnasium.
• Cypress Adventure : Cypress Adventure did not get a new grant from the Foundation but they did get a year extension on accessing matching funds from an earlier grant.
• Hartsville Fire Department: The Fire Department was awarded a grant of $31,248.53 to purchase a manual heart monitor and defibrillator to be used in cardiac emergency situations where such equipment might be needed.
