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Sixteen Schools Selected for Dominion Energy “Solar For Students” Program
Solar for Students almost doubles in size with expansion in North and South Carolina. Participants will receive solar panels and hands-on lessons in generating electricity from the sun Builds on company’s commitment to renewable energy and to achieve net zero...
$100,000 Grant Awarded to PRSF
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism awarded $100,000 to the Port Royal Sound Foundation to be used to enhance and expand their water quality programming. South Carolina State Representatives Bill Herbkersman and Weston Newton were...
$14,000 Operational Grant Awarded to the Port Royal Sound Foundation
Okatie, SC – On November 11, 2019, the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina awarded a Beaufort Fund Operational Grant in the amount of $14,000.00 to the Port Royal Sound Foundation. The grant will be used to support the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s mission...
$26,5000 Grant From Beaufort County For PRSF Marketing & Operations
The Port Royal Sound Foundation received $26,500 in a Beaufort County 2% Accommodations Tax grant for marketing, advertising, and operational funding to attract more visitors to Beaufort County and the Maritime Center campus. With over 30,000 visitors a year, a third...
Ballard is a Real-Life Version of Indiana Jones
It’s Saturday night and I’m jammed into a room with 300 well-dressed, well-nourished diners who are listening to a tall, casually dressed Californian named Robert Ballard. We are not supposed to be in this room. We are supposed to be in an elegant, wedding...
$21,325 Grant Award to Port Royal Sound Foundation
Okatie, SC, September 27, 2019– On September 10, 2019 The Port Royal Sound Foundation received final approval from the South Carolina Arts Commission for a General Operations Support (GOS) grant in the amount of $21,325.00. “The Port Royal Sound Foundation is honored...
$15,000 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Environmental Education Grant Awarded to Port Royal Sound Foundation
Okatie, SC. On September 24, 2019 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation awarded an Environmental Education Grant in the amount of $15,000 to the Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF). The grant will help us continue to offer strong educational programs for children and...
Grants from Lowcountry Master Gardeners Assoc. & Native Plant Society Support PRSF
The Port Royal Sound Foundation received $488.00 from the Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association and $2000 from South Carolina Native Plant Society for their pollinator gardens. The money was used to purchase native plants, mulch and signage for the gardens as part...
Non-Profit Spotlight with Local Life Magazine
We were so excited to be highlighted in the August 2019 edition of Lowcountry magazine, LOCAL Life. They let their readers know about our mission, our history, how our foundation helps the environment and community, as well as how volunteers can help our organization....
$5,000 Grant From Lockheed Martin Corporation For 3rd Annual STEAM Festival
The Port Royal Sound Foundation received $5,000 from Lockheed Martin Corporation for its third annual STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) FESTIVAL. In addition, the Lockheed Martin engineers and staff hosted a flight simulator booth at the festival…a...
