09/03/2026
About 1 in every 12 South Carolina jobs is connected to the nonprofit sector measured in this report.
That may surprise you.
Nonprofits accounted for approximately 8.1% of total statewide employment in the 2023 analysis.
That's because nonprofits aren't operating on the margins of South Carolina's economy.
They're hospitals and health organizations. Educational institutions. Human service providers. Arts organizations. Community development groups. Foundations. And thousands of organizations employing the people who keep vital services and communities moving.
The numbers tell an important story:
Doing good and driving economic activity aren't opposites. South Carolina nonprofits do both.
Learn more and download the full 2026 South Carolina Sector Impact Report:
https://www.togethersc.org/scs-nonprofit-sector-impact