Local and REgional ORGANIZATIONS

There are many local, regional, and state organizations that can help you achieve your vision for Johns Island.  Consider joining one or more of them and financially supporting them.

• Johns Island Council
• Johns Island Task Force
• Progressive Club
• Rational Roads for Johns Island
• Wadmalaw Land Planning Committee

These websites are no longer maintained, but they still contain useful information

• Angel Oak Effect 
• Save the Angel Oak 
• Johns Island Conservancy

• Magnolia Garden Club of Johns Island

• Backpack Buddies Seabrook Island:  Their mission is to feed hungry children living below the poverty line attending Charleston County public schools.
• Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic:  They provide free health care to uninsured adults who live or work across the Barrier Islands.
• Berkeley Electric Operation Roundup:  They provide funds for home repairs, HVAC repair or replacement, wheelchair ramps)
• Kiawah Woman's Foundation Backpack Buddies:  Their mission is to provide for children in underserved communities on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands. 
• Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach:  They work to address the root causes of poverty and create systemic change by providing basic and emergency resources, education, job assistance and health services.  
• Reading Partners (at Angel Oak and Mount Zion Elementary Schools):  They are a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. 
• Sea Island Habitat for Humanity:  They bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. 
• Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation / Sea Island Water Wellness Mission:   Their mission is to fight island hunger and provide clean water for the residents of Johns and Wadmalaw Islands. 
• Swerve Nations Community Foundation:  Their focus is on the youth and overall services of the Sea Islands by making the maximum positive effort for our communities.   Their vision will blend the local surrounding communities into a nation of diversity and inclusion that will make a long-lasting difference.

• Berkeley Electric Cooperative Trust Scholarships
• St John’s High School Scholarship Fund or email here

•  Conservation Voters of South Carolina:  Environmental policy and advocacy.  Works with partners and coalitions, and legislative relationships to advance change and build consensus
• League of Woman Voters of South Carolina:  Encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. 

• African American Settlement Community Historic Commission:  Protect and preserve the Gullah history, culture and land
• Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture (College of Charelston):  Collecting, preserving, and promoting the unique history and culture of the African diaspora 
• Center for Heirs' Property Preservation:  Protects heirs’ property and promotes its sustainable use to provide increased economic benefit to historically under-served families. 
• Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association:  Establish to provide a profitable, significant local food market for farmer-members who are honoring and continuing the agricultural traditions of the Gullah community 
• Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor:  A National Heritage Area and established by Congress to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people who have traditionally resided in the coastal areas and the sea islands of  NC, SC, GA, and FL.
• Gullah/Geechee Nation (Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition)
• Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition:  To preserve, protect, and promote Gullah/Geechee history, culture, language, and homeland 
• Hilton Head Gullah Geechee Land & Cultural Preservation Project 
• Hilton Head Gullah Geechee Culture Preservation Project Report
• Lowcountry Gullah:  A collection of articles to educate, inform and inspire on the past as well as current issues that are important to the Gullah Geechee culture. 
• Lowcountry Gullah Foundation | Historic Gullah Land Preservation Program
• Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network
• South Carolina African American Heritage Commission
• Wegoja Foundation

Lowcountry Organizations

• East Edisto Conservancy
• Edisto Island Open Land Trust
• Hilton Head Island Land Trust
• Kiawah Conservancy
• Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust
• Lowcountry Land Trust
• Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy
• Spring Island Trust / The Lowcountry Institute:  Environmental Conservation and Education

State Organizations

• South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust
• South Carolina Land Trust Network:  Promotes land conservation and strengthen the land trust community in South Carolina 

Regional and National Organizations

• American Farmland Trust
• Georgia-Alabama Land Trust (" The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust (GALT) is the largest regional land trust in the Southeast. We protect and steward more than 1,200 conservation properties totaling over 450,000 acres —and we are working hard to preserve even more critical wildlife habitat, prime soil, and other important lands that make the Southeast a special place. "
• Land Trust Alliance (" The mission is to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America. We accomplish this by empowering and mobilizing land trusts in communities across America to conserve land — and connect people to the land — for the benefit of all. ")

Alliances and Coalitions

• Edisto Island Preservation Alliance:  Works with multiple organizations on Edisto Island to make sure it stays a unique gem of the SC Lowcountry's ACE Basin
• South Carolina Conservation Coalition:   A coalition of organizations working to ensure future generations continue to enjoy the blessings of our richly diverse state.  Our vision for South Carolina’s prosperous future is one where natural resources are recognized as an irreplaceable part of our economy, history and culture — and where economic development and conservation goals align. 
• South Carolina Land Trust Network:  Promotes land conservation and strengthen the land trust community in South Carolina 
• Together SC: Strengthen, unite, and advance South Carolina’s nonprofit and philanthropic community.

Lowcounty Non-Profit Organizations

• Charleston Audubon and Natural History Society:  Environmental Conservation and Education
• Coastal Conservation League:  Environmental Advocacy

South Carolina Non-Profit Organizations

• Audubon South Carolina 
• Ducks Unlimited, South Carolina
• Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation:  Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina
• Open Space Institute (OSI):  Protects land for clean drinking water, public recreation, healthy communities, wildlife habitat, and climate protection
• South Carolina Sierra Club 
• The Nature Conservancy, South Carolina (TNC)
• Wit meets Grit:  "empowering nonprofits and businesses to reach their goals by providing guidance on organizational management, project development, community engagement, marketing, and funding"

Regional and National Non-Profit Organizations

• Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR): (“Saving land for horses and horse-related activities.”)

PRIVATE ENTITIES

• Green South Foundation ((Roy Richards)
• Terrah Conservation Capital (Roy Richards)

GOVERNMETNAL ENTITES

Lowcountry

• Charleston County Greenbelt Program
• Beaufort County Green Space Program

State

• South Carolina Conservation Bank 

Regional

• Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS)
• South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative

Federal

• The ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)

Lowcountry

• Avian Conservation Center:  Center for Birds of Prey, birds of prey and shore birds rescue
• Charleston Area Beekeepers Association (CABA)
• Friends of Coastal South Carolina:  Support for National Forests and Wildlife Refuges
• Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network:  Protects Marine Mammals
• Keeper of the Wild:  Mammal rescue
• Nemours Wildlife Foundation:  Wildlife Conservation, Research, and Education

State

• South Carolina Wildlife Federation

Lowcountry

• Charleston Waterkeeper:   They defend and restore Charleston's waterways so you can fish and swim without fear of pollution 
• Friends of the Edisto / Edisto Riverkeeper:   Edisto Riverkeeper with friends of the Edisto serves as the primary advocate for the Edisto River, working to ensure fair access to drinkable, fishable, swimmable water throughout the Edisto Basin 
• Surfrider Foundation Charleston:  The local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a grass-roots nonprofit protecting beaches, oceans, and waterways across the United States.

State

• Carolina Wetlands Association:  A science- based organization advocating for wetlands in the Carolinas.
• South Carolina Beach Advocates:  Educate the public, governmental authorities, and elected officials as to the environmental, economic, and societal impact of South Carolina's beaches and inlets.  The board of directors is made up of mayors and administrators of  beach communities. 
• South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium:   A state agency established to manage the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program for South Carolina.   Their purpose is to generate and provide science-based information on issues and opportunities to improve the social and economic well-being of coastal residents while ensuring the optimal use and conservation of marine and coastal natural resources 

Lowcountry

• Charleston Climate Coalition:  Expand awareness and inspire citizens and elected officials to address the roots causes of climate change 
• The Charleston Resilience Network:  A collaboration of public, private, and non-profit organizations seeking to enhance the resilience of our region and communities. 
• Higher Ground:  A collaborative of the climate concerned in greater Charleston 
• Horry County Rising:  In Horry County, advocates for better wetland protections and to address the county’s flooding issues

State

• South Carolina Coastal Information Network:   Provides Educational and Training Opportunities for Coastal Community Officials 

• GrowFood Carolina:  Farm preservation and food distribution
• Sweetgrass Garden:  Provides free, fresh produce to charitable food distribution agencies 

• Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM):   A network of faith-based congregations who are culturally, economically, geographically and religiously diverse who come together to make the Charleston area a more just place to live, work, and do business. 
• Community First Land Trust:   Creates permanent affordable housing in North Charleston, SC and helps marginalized communities build generational wealth. 
• Center for Heirs' Property Preservation:  Protects heirs’ property and promotes its sustainable use to provide increased economic benefit to historically under-served families. 
• Humanities Foundation:  To develop the highest quality affordable and workforce housing possible, to serve the communities in which we work through affordability, education, and assistance, and to advocate for healthy neighborhoods everywhere. 
• South Carolina Community Loan Fund:  Finance community development projects across South Carolina. 

Elsewhere

• Florida Keys Community Land Trust

Lowcountry

• Historic Charleston Foundation
• Preservation Society of Charleston

State

• Liberty Trail
• Preservation South Carolina
• South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust
• South Carolina Institute for Archeology and Anthropology

National

• American Battlefield Trust
• The Archeological Conservancy

• Charleston Moves:  Mobility -- Bike and Pedestrian
• Rational Roads for Johns Island

• Coastal Community Foundation:  Donor Advised Fund
• Edisto Island Conservation Alliance:  Alliance of Edisto Island Organizations
• Friends of Coastal South Carolina:  Support for National Forests and Wildlife Refuges
• Grow Purpose Network:  Environmental News and Resource Network
• Sea Island Corridor Coalition:  Give those who live and work and play along Beaufort’s Sea Island Parkway a voice in its future.   
• The Outside Foundation:  Getting Kids Outside

• Charleston Parks Conservancy (City Parks)
• Charleston County Parks Commission
• Charleston County Parks Foundation
• City of Charleston Parks 

• Post and Courier   (Letter to the Editor)
• Charleston City Paper  (Letter to the Editor)
• The Island Connection [Kiawah, Seabrook, Bohicket Marina]   (Letter to the Editor)
• Moultrie News [East Cooper}  (Letter to the Editor)
• The Island Eye [Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms, Goat Island, Dewees Island]   (Letter to the Editor)
• The Island Packet [Beaufort]   (Letter to the Editor)

Lowcountry

• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commence
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• Charleston Trident Association of Realtors
• Explore Charleston (Visitor's Bureau) 
• Lowcountry Local First (Advocacy for Local Businesses)
• Sea Islands Chamber of Commerce
• South Carolina Alliance (Reginal Development Alliance)

State

• Sustain SC, Commence + Conservation

National

• Good Jobs First (Tracking Subsidies, Promoting Accountability in Economic Development)

To find information about an entity...

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• South Carolina Department of State