The Richland County Foundation aims to partner with nonprofit organizations to address current community needs through grants from unrestricted and field of interest funds.
The grant program focuses on the broad goal of supporting nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing projects that can positively impact the community. It specifically supports pilot projects that could serve as models or be replicated, encourages collaborative efforts to eliminate service duplication, promotes volunteer involvement, and seeks projects with clear, sustainable impacts on improving the quality of life for a substantial number of people. The Foundation prefers to share funding responsibilities rather than being the sole funder and values projects that demonstrate potential for future financial sustainability without its grants.