About the Foundation

The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation was established in 2003. The Foundation's grants support projects that promote the health of South Carolinians and increase access to health care for the economically disadvantaged. 

By focusing on select systemic population health issues, we aim to do the most good for the most people in South Carolina. We strive to balance immediate, quantifiable improvements with sustainable systemic changes that have long-term benefits.

Our grantees are nonprofits, government agencies and educational institutions. With the Foundation's grants, they're able to leverage technology, hire practitioners and increase access points of care — all to help reach and improve the health of more people. 

Our Vision

To bridge health and health care in South Carolina.

Our Mission

The mission of the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation is to promote and support healthier South Carolinians, particularly the economically vulnerable, by supporting solutions to address gaps in health care and serving as an agent of change to support innovation and value-added public-private partnerships. 

Our Values

We have a unique position as a statewide health foundation that allows us to support select systemic population health issues and approaches across South Carolina.

• We recognize that improving health is complex; therefore, we support a continuum of approaches ranging from providing direct care for the economically vulnerable to advancing policy, systems and environmental changes.
• We prioritize efforts that will improve the health of future generations of South Carolinians.
• We empower organizations to increase effectiveness towards improved health outcomes.
• We support efforts that represent community and statewide priorities that are locally determined, culturally relevant and data-informed solutions.
• We equip our partners to connect learning to action and use data for continuous improvement.
• We are a catalytic partner, supporting organizations and programs as they gain sustainability by leveraging funds and we value innovative projects that can expand to multiple geographic areas in South Carolina.