Mcleod Medical Center Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION IS TO GENERATE PHILANTHROPIC AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO PERPETUATE MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AT MCLEOD HEALTH.
- Income
- $16.5 million
- Spending
- $16.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 229
- Highest pay
- $283,323, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $12.9 million spent. THE MISSION OF THE MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION IS TO GENERATE PHILANTHROPIC AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO PERPETUATE MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AT MCLEOD HEALTH. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THIS REGION'S CITIZENS, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR MANY PROGRAMS AT MCLEOD HEALTH. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR MCLEOD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE GUEST HOUSE AT MCLEOD, MCLEOD HOSPICE, MCLEOD CANCER CENTER FOR TREATMENT AND RESEARCH, AND MCLEOD DIABETES SERVICES JUST TO NAME A FEW. SIMPLY PUT, THE FOUNDATION FUNDS BETTER HEALTH FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE INITIATIVES DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL IN SCHEDULE O. THE MCLEOD CENTER FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO HELP BRING TECHNOLOGY UP TO DATE WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE STANDARD OF CARE THAT ENHANCES THE CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS. GRANT FUNDING WAS ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE HELPING ONCOLOGY PATIENTS EVERYDAY (HOPE) FUND. THE HOPE FUND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO ONCOLOGY PATIENTS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS INCLUDING: TRANSPORTATION EITHER THROUGH GAS CARDS OR VAN TRANSPORT TO THE CANCER CENTER FOR TREATMENT; MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FOR PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD EMERGENTLY NEEDED MEDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE CANCER CENTER LIBRARY AND FOR PATIENTS TO TAKE HOME; AND ITEMS FOR THE HOPE CART, A CART OF MATERIALS INCLUDING MAGAZINES, BOOKS, HEADPHONES AND SNACKS THAT HELP THE PATIENTS PASS THE TIME DURING THEIR TREATMENTS IN THE CANCER CENTER. THE HOPE FUND ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER IMMEDIATE NEEDS INCLUDING FOOD INSECURITIES, HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SHOES, GLASSES, AND DENTURES. THE LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO PROVIDE LOW-DOSE CT SCANS FOR PATIENTS FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. LUNG CANCER RANKS AS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER RELATED DEATHS IN THE U.S., TAKING MORE LIVES THAN BREAST, PROSTATE, AND COLORECTAL CANCERS COMBINED. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LUNG CANCER SCREENING TRIAL, HEAVY SMOKERS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR CHANCES OF DYING FROM LUNG CANCER WITH AN ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT SCAN. THE MAMMOGRAM SCREENING PROGRAM RECEIVED FUNDING TO PROVIDE MAMMOGRAMS FOR WOMEN HAVE LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES. USING 3D TECHNOLOGY, THESE MAMMOGRAMS PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WHEN BREAST CANCER IS DIAGNOSED EARLY, IT HAS A CURE RATE OF GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT. MCLEOD HOSPICE RECEIVED A GRANT TO SUPPORT THE HOSPICE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS PALLIATIVE (PAIN MANAGEMENT) AND HOSPICE CARE FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF THESE SERVICES. MCLEOD HOSPICE SERVES 11 COUNTIES FROM THE MIDLANDS TO THE COAST IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHICH INCLUDES FLORENCE, DARLINGTON, DILLON, HORRY, LEE, MARION, CHESTERFIELD, MARLBORO, CLARENDON, SUMTER AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. THE MCLEOD HOSPICE MISSION, IN PART, IS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE MCLEOD FOUNDATION, THESE HOSPICE PATIENTS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INPATIENT CARE AT THE MCLEOD HOSPICE HOUSE, NEEDED MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLIES, AND HOME VISITS BY MCLEOD HOSPICE STAFF. THE GRANT ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR BEREAVEMENT SERVICES, A CHILDREN'S GRIEF CAMP, AND MUSIC THERAPY. AN ADDITIONAL GRANT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE BUTTERFLY FUND. THIS FUND SUPPORTS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST WITH DIRECT NEEDS THAT COULD BE A BARRIER TO THEIR CARE. THE MCLEOD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO HELP BRING TECHNOLOGY UP TO DATE WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE STANDARD OF CARE THAT ENHANCES THE CARE FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS. THEY ALSO RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO BENEFIT CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION PATIENTS. THE GRANT HELPS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS TO SELF-MANAGE THEIR DISEASE AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. MCLEOD CARDIAC REHABILITATION IS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM A HEART ATTACK, OPEN-HEART SURGERY, HAVE STABLE ANGINA, OR HAVE A HIGH RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. THIS GRANT ALLOWS CARDIAC REHABILITATION TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT OFFERED TO PATIENTS. THIS EXPANSION ALSO ALLOWS THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL CARDIAC AND PULMONARY PATIENTS. THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT MCLEOD DILLON AND MCLEOD CHERAW ALSO WERE GRANTED FUNDING FOR PATIENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EQUIPMENT. THROUGH THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND AND RECEIVE VALUABLE CARDIAC MONITORING AND DAILY BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE MONITORING WHILE COMPLETING A SPECIALIZED EXERCISE ROUTINE. A GRANT AWARDED TO THE MCLEOD DIABETES PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE DIABETES-TESTING SUPPLIES AND FOLLOW-UP EDUCATION SERVICES TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR DISEASES. THE GRANT ALSO ALLOWS THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO PATIENTS BOTH IN THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS, AND AT COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND HEALTH FAIRS AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN TO ATTEND A DIABETES CAMP TO LEARN ABOUT MANAGING THEIR ILLNESSES. MCLEOD HOME HEALTH WAS GRANTED FUNDING FOR THE MCLEOD HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM TO ASSIST HOME HEALTH PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE NEEDED MEDICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO ASSISTS IN PAYING VARIOUS COST OF LIVING EXPENSES. MCLEOD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU) AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CAR (NICU) RECEIVED FUNDING TO HELP BRING TECHNOLOGY UP TO DATE THAT ENHANCES THE CARE FOR THIS PEDIATRIC POPULATION. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDS ARE HELPING TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS SUCH AS CHILD LIFE ACTIVITIES, PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT FOR CHRONICALLY ILL PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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