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Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: The mission of the richland county foundation is to improve the quality of life in richland county through strategic philanthropy and community leadership. Grants are distributed for charitable purposes in the areas of health, economic development, basic human needs, education, cultural activities, environment, and community services.
Programs: The richland county foundation is an organization that makes grants primarily from the investment earnings of its component funds. These grants support the programs and operations of many charitable organizations in the local community as well as students attending college. During 2017, 465 grants totaling 6,118,566 were awarded to 183 charitable organizations. In addition, 281 scholarship grants totaling 370,638 were awarded to local students pursuing a post secondary education.