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Creating Positive Change.
The Nemec-Abbott Foundation
Creating Positive Change.
The Nemec Abbott Foundation, a private foundation founded in October 2022 by Kerstin and Mike Abbott, aims to drive positive change in communities by supporting outstanding leaders and responding to community needs. With a focus on education, poverty, animal welfare, nature conservation, and the arts, the foundation seeks programs and projects with strong leadership, measurable success, and scalability for greater impact. They prioritize overlooked needs, value collaboration, and believe in being pragmatic and learning-oriented. The foundation is geographically focused on Florence and Darlington counties in South Carolina and Blount County in Tennessee.
Foundation facts
For the year ended December 31, 2023. Amount in U.S. dollars.
18
Number of grants$4.7M
Total charitable support16
Grantees2022
FoundedBecause Of Our Work
- Over 1,000 FSD1 middle school band students are receiving Master Music Classes
- A battered women's home was able to expand its services
- New reading programs and technology were provided at FSD1 and Hartsville elementary and middle schools
- The two-year wait list for Meals on Wheels program is being eliminated by providing meals to 200 additional seniors
- Additional Trauma-Informed Parenting Skills training classes and support is being made available to foster and biological parents
- The Darlington County Humane Society was able to start building a new shelter and adoption center in Hartsville
- SC Legal Services was able to purchase and upfit a van to help provide legal services to the homebound and citizens in rural areas
- The Penny Food Truck provides lunches one Saturday per month to feed children in impoverished areas
- Dr. Amen a nationally recognized mental health doctor is providing training on teen suicide prevention to teachers, law enforcement, and medical providers
- 160 families received Christmas dinner and over 200 children Christmas gifts
Grantees
Jonathan C. Smith Foundation for Bipolar Teens
Jade Bridge
Darlington County Humane Society
Senior Citizens Association in Florence County ( Leatherman Senior Center )
- South Carolina Legal Services
- Growing Home Southeast Inc.
- Boys and Girls Club of the Pee Dee
- AMIkids Infinity of Marlboro
- The School Foundation
- Florence and Darlington County Schools
#LetsGo 🚗🚍🚙🚌 IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG MOVE and YOU CAN HELP!
😍 Saturday, December 7th, JOIN US TO HELP DRIVE OUR DOGS TO THE NEW SHELTER!
Load a 4-legged friend 🐶 into your 4 wheels and let's parade from Darlington to Hartsville!
"WE TRAVEL IN PACKS" from 1705 Adoption Way, Darlington to 580 East Washington Street, Hartsville on December 7th. Join us on this long awaited day to move our Darlings into their new digs.
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Please RSVP to volunteer by contacting Keylier March at [email protected] or RSVP via comment section of this post.
Any time between 10am-1pm that you can volunteer will be appreciated. We really need your help.
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Keylier March I’ll volunteer! I’ll bring my girls as well to help!
Yay! Thanks
🐶🐾✨YOU ARE INVITED✨🐾🐱
Come by for a TOUR of the new shelter--the DCHS Nemec-Abbott Adoption & Education Center!
📅 Friday, Nov. 22
⏰ 11 AM - 1 PM
📍 580 E Washington Street (directly behind Lowe’s of Hartsville)
Let's come together to transform our community—one paw at a time! 🐾🏡💕
#Mondaymotivation #positivevibes #thefutureisbright Raise the Woof - DCHS Capital Campaign Nemec Abbott Foundation
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Happy Back to Scool, students! 🚌✏️
Nemec Abbott Foundation wish you the best year yet! Make so many new friends, learn new things and have so much fun 📚🫶
Stay safe & flourish 📚✨🫶
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Board of Trustees
Trustee
Michael Charles Abbott
Trustee
Kerstin Nemec Abbott
Trustee
Chad Nemec
Chief Grants Administration Officer
Keylier MarchGrant Cycle Information
Although we do not currently have an open grant cycle,we would love to hear your ideas.
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