The Annual Fund

Bright Minds Realized. Because of You.

Annual giving, especially unrestricted support, is the cornerstone of any school's operating budget. Sandhills Annual Fund supplements tuition income to provide for academic programs, extracurricular activities, and financial aid. In short, annual giving ensures continued excellence at Sandhills School. 

For nearly 50 years, supporters like you have helped Sandhills transform frustrated students who learn differently into confident, successful self advocates and leaders. 

Your investment reaps unimaginable benefits to realize the bright minds of all of our students.

Your support will enhance the Sandhills Experience for all students through: 

  • Faculty Development
  • Visual & Performing Arts
  • Technology in the Classroom
  • Athletics & Activities
  • Student Events
  • Financial Aid

Giving Societies

Sandhills Visionary: $50,000 +
Sandhills Pacesetter: $20,000- $49,999
Sandhills Advocate: $10,00- $19,999
Sandhills Partner: $5,000- $9,999
Sandhills Patron: $1,970-$4,999
Sandhills Supporter: $200-$1,969

Annual Fund FAQs

2024-2025 Giving Report

Annual Fund Gifts donated between July 1st, 2024 and June 3rd, 2025. **Please contact Desirae Holman if you would like to be recognized in a different manner on the website and in our end of the year giving report. 

Sandhills Visionaries

The Darnall W. & Susan F. Boyd Foundation

Sandhills Pacesetters

Tiffany & Avent Clark
Bill & Trish Eccles
Barbara Irons
Cyndi & Mikee Johnson 
Sutton & Skip Shaw

Sandhills Advocates

Lambert Architecture
The George & Donna Lawson Foundation
Kathlene M. Richardson
Denny Senneseth

Sandhills Partners

All South Federal Credit Union
Eric & Kate Beckner
Dr. James Buggy & Dr. Sally King
Louie & Donna Cason
Jennifer DuMont
Sally Green & Anthony Ryan
Mr. Tom Kosmata & Ms. Alisa Mosley
Bud & Genie Mann

Sandhills Patrons

George & Ford Bailey 
Marcel & Cathy Bagley
Ed & Yvette Bynum
Judy & Bubba Hope
Heather Hopkins
J.C. & Melanie Huggins
Charles & Virginia Ipock
Susan & Bill Kirkpatrick
Martha C. O'Herlihy
Dr. William & Mrs. Sally McWilliams
National Charitable
Dr. Linda & Thom Salane
Erika Senneseth & George Kokolis
Linda Spiess
Mike  & Shelia Thacker
Stephen Van Horn 
Mr. Albert Whiteside

Sandhills Supporters

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Kenneth Allen
Seth Andersen
Susan & Robert Avery
Andrew & Elizabeth Bemis
Joy and Rob Bethea
Jennifer Blackhurst
Kennah & William Brearley
Teri L. Brewer 
Colleen Brunson
Hugh Burkett & Ursula Hermann
Ann Calloway 
Cameron Charitable Fund 
Michael & Cindy Cameron
The CarMax Foundation
Leigh & Lander Cason
Charities Aid Foundation America 
Brain Chen
Janice Clanton
Dan & Linda Davis
Thomas Faulds
Nancy L. Glenz
The Grabowski Family
Liz Hedgepath
Jennifer Hobbs
Desirae & Bill Holman 
Capers & Leeta Holman
Ken & CiCi Holt
Dr. Sidney Hopkins
Donald & Delores Hunt
Wilmot & Jeannie Irvin
Aimee Jachym
George & Elizabeth Johnson
James H. Johnson & Kathy Chase-Johnson
Michelle & Philip Keiffer
Henry & Mary Kerfoot
Kathleen & Daniel Lakatos
Christopher & Dorcas Land
Alexis & Pickens Lindsay
Pick & Libby Lindsay

Sandhills Supporters

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Little
Tony & Dee Longo
Lourie Life & Health 
Eleanore & George Lynn
Kelly & Leo Mauldin
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mauldin
John and Mary McCants
Pam & Buddy McEntire
Mr. & Mrs. Bob McKenzie
Ernest R. Menchinger 
Steve & Martha Menchinger
Patricia Miller 
Matthew & Helga Morris
Tim & Chris Nelson
Ms. Gunn Bente Olsen
Olav Olsen
Margaret Passailaigue
Mr. & Mrs. William Peebles
Cary Perry
Curtis Porter
Danielle & Jacob Porter
Whitney Pressley 
Ann Mac Prevost
Cathy Price 
Paul & Kathy Pusecker
Vincent Roulot 
School House Fare 
Darby & Geordie Schroder
Sydney Shaw
Rich Spicer
The Stokes Family
Michael & Melissa Thigpen
Sina Thorne
Mark Trauernicht
Marc van Essen & Jolanda van Staalduinen
Robert Welling
Dr. Tad Whiteside
Bobby & Barbara Williams
Drew & Sharon Williams
Ray & Karen Williamson

Sandhills Friends
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American Online Giving Foundation of The Benevity Giving Platform
Katharine Allen
Savannah Amick 
Shirley Andersen
Jennifer Bair
Lori & Jeffrey Beckham
Ramsay & Graham Bokinsky
Dorothy W. Brown
The Browy Family
Julia & Martin Cagle
Steve & Michelle Chapman
James & Casey Clyburn
Sandhills Friends
Allyson Colucco
Pam Covington
Julie Crowder 
Christine Cuoco
Trudy Defelice
Julia Moore & Glenn DeLaney
Vincent & Kerrie DiMaria
Jane Fancher
Ruthena Fink
Phillip Ford 
Scotty  G. Frantz
Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Gluse
Patty Gutierrez
Susan Guyton
Nathan & Britni Hartis
Travis Hollis
Bryan & Allison Jeffcoat
Bobby & Paula Joseph
Lloyd Kapp Jr.
Roberta Keller
Sandhills Friends
Carmen Kennedy
Mervin Kiryluik
Ann & James Kvam
Jon & Erica Ludovina 
Peg Ludovina
Sara Lynn Marks
Robert Mayer
Warner Mayer 
Jennifer McBroom
Phillip & Christy McWilliams
Paul Monk
Lucas Moorman
Betsy Murphy
Angela ONeal
Deborah & Stephen Palmer
Dianne Palmer-Quay
Judith Peterson
Karol & Maria Piasecki
The Riley Family
Janaia Roeder
Sandhills Friends
Anna Rose
Debra Ross
Kelley Sarvis
James & Jessica Smith
Jennifer Stanley
Dwayne Stickler 
Beth Stokes 
Kerry Stubbs
Leigh Tondini
Jenny Vagle
Lauren & Matthew Vargo
Maureen Vicaria
Anne Vickers & Carl McIntosh
Patricia Walsh
Ann Warner & Cody Towles
Jake Wendling
Robert Whetsell
Drew & Joanna Whiteside
Shirley Wolfe

**Please contact Desirae Holman if you would like to be recognized in a different manner in our end of the year giving report. 

Join the 1970 Society

The 1970 Society celebrates Sandhills School’s grassroots founding. In 1970 a group of concerned parents gathered their resources and formed the Columbia Reading Foundation to help tutor their children who were very bright, but struggling to learn to read in traditional classrooms.

Become part of the legacy of generosity and support initiated by Sandhills School’s original Founders. Donors that contribute $1,970 or more each fiscal year to the Sandhills School Annual Fund will be recognized as members of the 1970 Society. 

Ways to Give

Note: Sandhills School's fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30. If you are making a calendar year-end gift, please be sure your gift is dated and delivered by the last business date in December to allow time for processing and depositing. 

Questions?

For additional information, contact Erika Senneseth by email or call 803-695-1400.

Sandhills School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and gifts to Sandhills are tax deductible in the manner & to the extent provided by law. Tax I.D. 57-0532678