Foundation awards funds to Governor’s School

The S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville has been awarded a $150,000 grant from The Byerly Foundation, a $24 million private organization in Hartsville that aims to improve the quality of life for its residents and attract businesses, tourism and families to the area.

This investment will be applied to the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation’s ongoing Expect Great Things Endowment and Programming Campaign, a fundraising effort designed to build the school’s endowment while, at the same time, providing seed money for new curriculum and program opportunities.

The Byerly Foundation investment works within the Expect Great Things campaign mission of supporting the school’s ongoing campus expansion project by financing beautification enhancements, including landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation and maintenance.

The Byerly Foundation, formed following the sale of the Byerly Hospital to a for-profit company in 1995, funds about $1.4 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental units annually.