Community Sponsorships

MUSC, through its commitment to change what’s possible in healthcare, works with community organizations to optimize the health of those we serve. We focus our support by prioritizing programs that culturally align with our organization’s mission, vision, and values. Sponsorship of events is limited and highly competitive. MUSC Health only provides funding to organizations once in a 12-month period.

If your organization’s request meets the sponsorship criteria below, we invite you to apply during the appropriate application period. MUSC Health has four open sponsorship application periods:

**Application Periods**
Program Begins, or Event Occurs	Request Submission Period	Internal Committee Review & Notifications Delivered
June, July, August*	February	March through April
September, October, November*	May	June through July
December, January, February*	August	September through October
March, April, May*	November	December through January

*Please note that you may apply for your program or event earlier than listed above but no less than 12 weeks before the start of the program or event.

Our Guiding Principles

Be a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501c(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code
Serve communities that are also served by Novant Health
Serve communities without discrimination against any individual on the basis of race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation or national origin
Provide data that supports the organization’s positive community impact

Applications meeting the eligibility criteria will be considered for funding but there is no guarantee of funding until approved.

Limitations

As a publicly supported academic medical center, MUSC operates under some constraints regarding sponsorships. MUSC cannot support:

Activities or organizations that do not support our public purpose

Annual fund support
Beauty pageants
Capital campaigns
Employee family member sponsorships
Events or organizations outside MUSC’s service areas or markets.
Fraternal or labor groups
Fundraising events if more than 20 percent of funds are directed toward administrative, operating, or fundraising expenses
Individuals, including those seeking scholarship, fellowship, or internship assistance
Little League teams, booster clubs, fraternities, or other civic clubs or organizations
Memorials, scholarships, or endowments.
MUSC supporting other MUSC entities or events
Organizations with a substantial purpose of influencing any political, legislative, or regulatory cause
Religious or evangelical organizations, programs, or projects
Requests from organizations to support conference fees.
Requests from organizations to support field trips or tours.
Solicitations on health system properties

*PLEASE NOTE: After reviewing the organization's application, we may require the submission of supplemental information. Those requests will be made using the contact information provided in the application.