Help Deliver Hope and Answers
When you support the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation, you help deliver hope to families searching for answers and a better quality of life.
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Your Support Matters
Your Generosity Transforms Genetic Care
Your generosity and support goes so far with the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation. Your gift allows us to continue our research and effort bettering the lives of those impacted by genetic disorders.
The GGC is currently raising funds for our Care Reimagined campaign. By giving to Care Reimagined, your gift supports the Greenwood Genetic Center’s Precision Medicine Initiative focused on what we call our 4 As.
Show Up for Patients and Families
Foundation Events
Community involvement and awareness plays a big role in the impact the Greenwood Genetic Center is able to make. The more awareness we can raise among providing world-class genetic care, the better we can support our patients and their families. These upcoming events are open to all interested in supporting the GGC mission.
Giving Week
During Grateful Giving Week, we come together to ensure no family walks their journey alone. Your support brings answers, hope, and care to those facing rare genetic conditions. Join us for a week of giving and impact.
Race the Helix – Greenwood
5K Race and 1-Mile Run/Walk
The Race the Helix event began when one grateful family had a desire to give back. The Shenal family founded the race in honor of their daughter, who was diagnosed and is cared for at the Greenwood Genetic Center. What started as a small expression of thanks has grown into a community-wide event raising support and awareness for families impacted by genetic disorders.
Race the Helix includes two events – the Greenwood race in the fall and the Upstate race in the spring. Each event is a family-friendly 5K run/walk and 1-mile walk, welcoming all ages and abilities—including strollers and wheelchairs. Proceeds benefit the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation, helping advance research, provide compassionate care, and bring answers to families across South Carolina and beyond.
Keys For Care
Keys for Care is our signature annual fundraiser. This lively event features an energetic dueling pianos performance bringing together community members for an evening of music, laughter, and philanthropy. All proceeds from the event support the Care Reimagined campaign.
Donor Giving Societies
Philanthropy has been the cornerstone of the Greenwood Genetic Center’s history spanning over 50 years. We want to honor and recognize those who contribute to our mission. All donors, no matter their gift size, are celebrated and important to the Foundation and for their generosity, we are truly grateful.
The Mendel Society
Gregor Mendel left a tremendous scientific legacy as the ‘Father of Genetics’. We honor donors who also leave a lasting legacy by making GGC Foundation the beneficiary of a planned gift.
Benefits:
- Invitation to special events and seminars
- GGC Helix Highlights subscription
- The gratitude and admiration of the GGC family
- Deep satisfaction derived from making a lasting impact on GGC and the families we serve.
The Founder’s Society
The Founder’s Society is an esteemed society that helps GGC make a transformational impact. This includes cumulative lifetime gifts of $25,000 and above.
Benefits:
- Invitation to Double Helix Society Recognition Reception
- Invitation to the GGC Christmas Party
- Recognition in the Gratitude Report and on the donor wall
- Special updates from GGC as they are released
Levels of Gifts:
- Benefactor: $100,000 and above
- Humanitarian: $50,000-$99,999
- Patron: $25,000-49,999
The Double Helix Society
The Double Helix Society is a special recognition club that honors annual donors and their dedication to supporting the GGC Foundation.
Benefits:
- Invitation to the Double Helix Society Recognition Reception
- Invitation to the GGC Holiday Party
- Recognition in the Gratitude Report and on the donor wall
- Special updates from GGC as they are released
Levels of Gifts:
- Genome Champions: $10,000 and above
- Chromosome Champion: $5,000-9,999
- Gene Champion: $2,500-$4,999
- DNA Champion: $1,000-$2,4999
Discovery Circle
The Discovery Circle is a community of donors giving up to $999 annually.
Benefits:
- Donor recognition on the GGC Wall of Donors
- Special updates from the GGC as they are released
Giving Greater Care Circle
The Giving Greater Care Circle is a community of GGC employees who extend their dedication to the Center’s mission with financial gifts of any amount.
Benefits:
- Donor recognition on the donor wall
- Special updates from the GGC as they are released
- Participation in employee giving events
Our Annual Gratitude Report
Explore how our generous supporters impacted lives in the past year.
Highlight Those Who Care
Grateful Families
The Grateful Family Program is a way for families to give back to those who supported them throughout their genetic care. Whether you want to share your own story, highlight or honor a caregiver, or make a gift in their honor, your story could impact another family facing the same journey as you.
For the Common good
Greenwood Genetic Center Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have the following rights.
- To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
- To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
- To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
- To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
- To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
- To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
- To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
- To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
- To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.
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Learn More About the Foundation
Are you interested in learning more about getting involved with our Foundation? Are you ready to make a donation and impact a family’s quality of life? We’re here to help!