Daniel Island Community Fund (DICF) September Update

The Daniel Island Community Fund (DICF) was established as a means for supporting community enhancement programs and philanthropic initiatives on Daniel Island and in the surrounding Cainhoy peninsula communities. This private 501 (c) 4 organization is financially supported by a Community Enhancement Fee on all resale transactions on the island. The structure of the DICF allows its financial resources to grow as the island grows, creating a legacy for the community for generations to come. The Daniel Island Community Fund’s board is made up of Daniel Island residents, who are involved with all grants made.

Thus far in 2023, the DICF sponsored some successful events such as the Concert in the Park, Field of Honor, the Independence Day Celebration, the Acoustic Guitar Series, the Danziger Cup Kids Fishing Tournament, the Rotary Duck Race, and more still to come!

In addition to events on the island, our Daniel Island Community Fund has awarded over $409,400 in grants through our April 1st and August 1st grant cycles to 39 local nonprofit organizations. Those that received a grant are listed below.

1. American National Red Cross
2. Beach Cowboy Fitness Foundation
3. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry
4. Bishop England High School
5. Blissful Dreams Rescue Ranch
6. Cainhoy Elementary School
7. Camp Rise Above
8. Charleston Gaillard Management Corporation
9. Charleston Jazz
10. Charleston Junior Golf Foundation
11. Charleston Legal Access
12. Charleston Orphan House Inc DBA Carolina Youth Development Center
13. Charleston Stage Company
14. Charleston Symphony Orchestra
15. Charleston Young Life
16. Children’s Museum Of The Lowcountry
17. Coastal District Council Of The St Vincent De Paul Society Diocese Of
18. ECCO
19. Gift Of Adoption Fund Inc
20. Girls On The Run Charleston
21. Helping And Lending Outreach Support dba HALOS
22. Hope Repair
23. Humanities Foundation Inc
24. Junior Achievement of Greater SC
25. Lowcountry Food Bank Inc
26. Operation Home Inc
27. Palmetto Project Inc
28. Philip Simmons Elementary STEAM School
29. Philip Simmons High School PTSA
30. Point Hope Presbyterian Church
31. Postpartum Support Charleston
32. Providence Baptist Church
33. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
34. Reading Partners South Carolina
35. South Carolina Congress Of Parents And Teachers – Philip Simmons Middle PTSA
36. South Carolina Congress Of Parents And Teachers, Daniel Island School PTA
37. South Coast Lacrosse Association
38. Special Olympics South Carolina
39. Teachers Supply Closet

More information will be provided in our 2024 Philanthropy Report which will be mailed to all property owners in the 1st quarter of 2024.