Food Security / Gleaning · Charleston, SC

Fields to Families

Fresh produce from local farms for the food-insecure. — a GrantedSC Deep Scan of website credibility, grant opportunity, and a 10-day outreach plan.

51WCS · Weak
$287KTotal grant opportunity (year 1)
7Matched funding programs
$120KGoogle Ad Grant (annual)
Spring cycleNext hard deadline
Priority #1 · Highest ROI

The Google Ad Grant — $120K/yr in free search ads

“Fresh produce food bank Charleston,” “donate produce,” “food insecurity Lowcountry” — the Ad Grant routes donors and partner farms to the gleaning program; pair with a homepage that finally states the mission and impact.

★ Apply First

Suggested keyword clusters

Tuned to Fields to Families's programs + Charleston geography
fresh produce food bank charlestongleaning charleston scfight hunger lowcountrydonate produce charlestonfood insecurity charlestonfarm to pantry south carolinajohns island community gardenhealthy food access charleston
Path: TechSoup validation → Google for Nonprofits enrollment → Ad Grant activation → conversion-tracked campaigns pointed at your Donate and Get-Help pages.
Eli North · Grant Intelligence

7 matched opportunities — $287K on the table

⚠ Scores + amounts are GrantedSC research estimates (nonprofit-funder lens), not a live WebsiteCreditScore run. Re-run the official scan to lock figures.

Each card carries an application keychain: exactly what the funder requires, with an org-specific note. The Google Ad Grant leads — it's the fastest, lowest-friction win.

★ Apply First

Google Ad Grant

Google for Nonprofits
$10,000/mo in search ads ($120,000/yr)Rolling — enroll anytime High matchLow complexity
The fastest, lowest-friction win — $120K/yr of search visibility once TechSoup validation + Google for Nonprofits enrollment are done.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://www.google.com/nonprofits/

Community Grants

Publix Super Markets Charities
$5,000–$30,000Spring cycle Medium matchLow complexity
Hunger-relief and youth programs are a clean fit for Publix Charities.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://publixcharities.org

Open Grants

Coastal Community Foundation of SC
Avg $7,500; up to $10,000–$15,000June 1 annually High matchMedium complexity
Local general-operating support — a textbook CCF fit for a Lowcountry direct-service org.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/competitive-grants/open-grants/

Community Grants

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
$5,000–$50,000Aug 1 annually Medium matchMedium complexity
Human-needs and education framing fits Dominion's Lowcountry direct-service giving.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://dominionenergy.com

Poverty & Need Grants

Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
$10,000–$50,000Spring cycle High matchMedium complexity
Poverty-alleviation and dignity mission aligns squarely with the foundation's lens.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://sistersofcharitysc.com

Community Investments

Trident United Way
$10,000–$75,000Fall LOI cycle High matchMedium complexity
Basic-needs and stability programs map directly to Trident United Way priorities.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://tuw.org

Partner & Capacity Grants

Lowcountry Food Bank / Feeding America
$10,000–$60,000Network cycle High matchMedium complexity
Network partner funding for fresh-produce distribution and cold-chain capacity.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 03-0608779 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Gleaning + distribution + Johns Island garden budget; surface pounds-distributed impact.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY22 revenue $276K; gleaning since 2006 with a Johns Island garden.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the local-farm gleaning model and fresh-produce health angle.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://lowcountryfoodbank.org
WebsiteCreditScore · 10-Angle Audit

Credibility score: 51/100 — Weak

A focused gleaning-and-distribution model with multi-year 990s, but the live site is dated — no EIN, no mission text or leadership on the homepage, weak CTAs, and a Charity Navigator “Not Rated” for insufficient submitted data. The substance is fundable; the storefront needs to show it.

AngleScore
Trust Signals5/10
Mission Clarity6/10
Visual Credibility5/10
Social Proof4/10
Grant Readiness5/10
Mobile & Speed6/10
Content Currency5/10
CTA Clarity5/10
SEO & Discoverability5/10
Funder Perception5/10
Your GrantedSC Team

Meet the team working Fields to Families

Two people own this account end to end.

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Eli North
Business Development · Grant Intelligence
"Funders fund clarity, not need. Name the outcome and the dollar follows."

Eli reads Fields to Families's programs the way a program officer would, then maps them to the funders most likely to say yes — naming the deadline and dollar amount before he ever mentions GrantedSC. On this account he leads with the Google Ad Grant as the no-risk first win.

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Nora Fox
Content Strategy · Social Media
"People give to people. Show the human, not the org chart."

Nora turns this credibility scan into one human story a board member would share — concrete, warm, LinkedIn-native. She warms the relationship first, then publishes anonymized posts that make the case publicly, never sharing client data until permission is explicit.

10-Day Outreach

Two parallel channels, one goal: a 20-minute call

Eli works the direct channel (LinkedIn DMs → physical 'double report' mailer → email + call ask). Nora warms the ambient channel (genuine engagement → anonymized Ad-Grant post → credibility-gap post → case-study hook). Private report subdomain: fields-to-families.grantedsc.com.

Execution

10-day CRM action plan

DayOwnerActionOutput
Day 1EliLinkedIn DM #1 (Ad Grant + scan hook)DM sent
Day 1NoraFollow + comment on latest postEngagement logged
Day 2HansReview + approve scan subdomainSubdomain live
Day 3EliLinkedIn DM #2 (deadline hook — Spring cycle)DM sent
Day 4EliMail physical double-reportMailer sent
Day 7EliSend direct email + call askEmail sent
Day 10EliFinal DM — door openSequence closed