The Waccamaw Community Foundation has awarded a record $455,606 in grants for the first quarter of the year. Annual grants total $1.5 million, reflecting the wishes and interests of the donors of funds.
Nineteen faith-based organizations received $185,192.24, making it their largest area of giving. The funds support any number of charitable endeavors by a religious organization from youth group disaster relief missions to church food banks to care for the elderly.
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The Charities Aid Foundation has set up a scheme, called the Social Enterprise Assist, that will render interest-free loans of up to £10,000 each to help social enterprise start-ups.