Jolley Foundation

Vision A just, compassionate and vibrant community About the Foundation The Jolley Foundation was established in Greenville, SC in 1947 by Robert Albert Jolley, Sr. and Rucker Tweedy Jolley. Its original purpose was to offer financial assistance to Mr. Jolley’s employees in his broadcasting and wholesale beverage businesses in times of personal or family crisis such as illness, injury, or loss of shelter. In later years, the Jolley Foundation assumed a community focus, reflecting Mr. Jolley’s civic leadership and the family’s commitment to social justice. Mr. and Mrs. Jolley’s children, Robert Albert Jolley, Jr., Mamie Jolley Bruce, and James Elmore Jolley, all of Greenville, SC, served as Directors until their deaths in 2002, 2014, and 2015, respectively. Currently, third generation descendants James McDuffie Bruce III (Greenville, SC), Jolley Bruce Christman (Philadelphia, PA) and fourth generation descendants James McDuffie Bruce IV (Austin, TX) and Andrew Klepper Christman (Philadelphia, PA), are Foundation Directors. The Jolley Foundation continues to focus its grant making in Greenville County and upstate SC and on the educational institutions that have been important to the family. Additionally, “Next Generation Grants” focus on the involvements of the fourth generation in their local communities.