When a group of Anderson citizens accepted
William Law Watkins’ $1 million challenge in
1999 to found a community foundation, there
was great enthusiasm but also much uncertainty
as to the outcome. The Board and the Foundation’s
fi rst President, Tom Ervin, raised the required $4
million by establishing creative partnerships to
satisfy the challenge. The Foundation was off and
running just in time for the .com market downturn.
We have since lived through (we hope!) the greatest
recession since the Great Depression. During these
challenging times, the Foundation’s managed funds
have grown and, at the same time, our total charitable
distributions have exceeded $12 million. Our goals
have been to support nonprofits through targeted
grants and endowment fund management and to
promote philanthropy for individuals, families,
and corporations through our varied taxadvantaged products.
Th is year we helped our donors invest almost
$595,000 in nonprofit organizations throughout
our communities and beyond. We assisted by bringing
clarity to their charitable goals, connecting them
with community needs in their areas of interest,
and providing oversight to ensure the greatest
impact possible.
These gifts and the gifts of time and talent given by
members of our Board and our communities help the
Foundation raise the profi le of philanthropy in our
region and engage donors to support organizations
that are important to them
Robert M. Rainey, President
Jane Watkins Mudd, Chairman
“To retain and nurture the
charitable wealth in the three
South Carolina counties of Anderson,
Oconee and PIckens.”
Education
Anderson Alternative School
Anderson School District One
Anderson School District Two
Anderson School District Th ree
Anderson School District Four
Anderson School District Five
Anderson University
Beth Park Scholarship Fund
Clemson University
ETV Endowment of South Carolina
Gamecock Club
IPTAY
Lander University
Southern Wesleyan University
The McCallie School
The Scotsman Club
Tri County Technical College
Winthrop University Foundation
TOTAL EDUCATION
$ 63,495.46
Health
AnMed Health Foundation
Cancer Association of Anderson
Clemson Marrow Drive
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Hospice of the Upstate
St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic
TOTAL HEALTH
New Covenant Church
Partners for a Healthier Honea Path
Pendleton United Methodist Church
Safe Harbor
Salvation Army
Sandy Springs United Methodist Church
SCANPO
Sister Cities International
Spirit of the American Doughboy
St. John’s United Methodist Church
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast Fund
TBA 100
Ten at the Top
United Way of Anderson County
Upstate SC Alliance
Westside Community Center
TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
$295,960.00
Arts and Culture
Anderson Arts Center
Anderson Heritage, Inc.
Anderson International Festival
Clemson Litt le Theater
GAMAC
Georgia Museum of Art
Governors School for the Arts
Mosaic Theatre
TOTAL ARTS AND CULTURE
$84,310.90
$ 67,959.39
Youth and Recreation
Community and Civic
Anderson Area YMCA
Anderson Swim Club
Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts
Calvary Home for Children
Foothills Area Family YMCA
Go Play Outside
Junior Leadership Anderson
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Prince Memorial Ring Fund
S. C. Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy
American Red Cross
Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce
Anderson County Museum
Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen
Anderson Interfaith Ministries
Brighter Christmas Fund
Family Connection South Carolina
First Presbyterian Church
Foothills Community Foundation
Grace Episcopal Church
Haven of Rest
Kanuga Conferences, Inc.
Meals on Wheels
NASBA Center for the Public Trust
TOTAL YOUTH AND RECREATION
$ 83,169.60
TOTAL GR ANTS 2012
$594,896.00
Glen D. Buddin, Jr.
James T. Boseman
Joseph J. Turner, Jr.
D. Gray Suggs
Robert W. Wilkes, Jr.
Jane W. Mudd
F. Stevon Kay
Ann D. Herbert
Theresa G. Knoepp, MD
Fred L. Foster
John A. Miller, Jr.
William B. Pickens
Lamar Bailes
Irvin L. Cauthen
S. Smith Wham
Edward A. Spitz
Mr. Buchanan
A bequest from Mrs. John Joseph Lyons provides
scholarship assistance to descendants of Orr-Lyons
Mill employees. Her legacy will live on in perpetuity
through the Lyons Memorial Scholarship Fund at
Foothills Community Foundation.
The four recipients of the Lyons Scholarship for 2012
are Molly Elizabeth McCoy, Zachary Scott Posey,
David M. Buchanan and Andrew Joseph Cannell.
Miss McCoy and Mr. Posey are both graduates of
T. L. Hanna High School who are freshmen at
Clemson University. Mr. Buchanan is a Westside
High School graduate attending the Bridge to
Clemson Program at Tri County Technical College.
Mr. Cannell (not pictured) is a recent graduate of
Bluffton High School attending Erskine College.
Miss McCoy
All of the 2012 scholarship recipients are
grandchildren of Orr-Lyons Mill employees. Each
student received a $2,000 scholarship from the
Foundation.
Mr. Posey
Chairman - Fred L. Foster
Vice Chairman - D. Gray Suggs
Treasurer - Robert W. Wilkes, Jr.
Secretary - S. Smith Wham
Immediate Past Chairman - Jane W. Mudd
Lamar Bailes
James T. Boseman
Glenn D. Buddin, Jr.
Irvin L. Cauthen
Ann D. Herbert
Chairman Emeritus
William Law Watkins (1912-1999)
F. Stevon Kay
Theresa G. Knoepp, M.D.
John A. Miller, Jr.
William B. Pickens
Edward A. Spitz
Joseph J. Turner, Jr.