The mission of the South Carolina Nurses Foundation (SCNF) is to improve the quality of health care for all South Carolina citizens by advancing the profession of nursing in the state through rewards, grants, and scholarships.  The South Carolina Nurses Foundation, Inc. was established in 1974 as a nonprofit organization to promote high standards of health care by facilitating the advancement of nursing.  The original charter states that the Foundation was established for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes.  The current organization has evolved to one that tirelessly promotes and encourages excellence in areas of nursing practice throughout a nurse’s career.  Every initiative considered for action by SCNF is measured against its capacity to promote high standards of health care through the nursing profession.  All of these actions are in support of the Foundation’s major goal: to improve the quality of health care for all South Carolina citizens by advancing the profession of nursing in the state.