We do not provide grants to individuals. We do not provide loans. We do not fund scholarships. We do not provide grants to organizations or projects outside of Greenville County SC. We do not support public or government agencies. We do not support programs outside the primary focus found in our mission statement. We do not provide grants for projects more than once per year.

Many of our board members live and work in the Greenville area, so we maintain a strict Conflict of Interest Policy to ensure personal interests do not interfere with our grantmaking process.

Before submitting a grant application, prospective applicants should contact Foundation Director Andrew Ross at aross@hathawayfamilyfoundation.org to briefly discuss their organization, proposed request, and alignment with the Foundation’s current funding priorities.

This conversation is intended to help applicants determine whether a request is a strong fit before investing time in the application process. It also provides an opportunity to ask questions, receive guidance, and better understand the Foundation’s areas of interest. If we do not believe a proposed request is well aligned with our current priorities, we will be transparent about that as well.

The Hathaway Family Foundation reviews grant requests on a rolling basis throughout the year. Applications received by the end of each month will generally be considered at the following month’s trustee meeting.

Thank you for your work in the community and we look forward to a possible partnership.

The Hathaway Family Foundation encourages board members to play an active role in the community by serving as board members or otherwise being involved with a wide spectrum of nonprofit organizations.

This means that, from time to time, potential conflicts of interest or appearance of such conflicts will inevitably arise. It is the Foundation’s policy to deal with such conflicts as openly as possible