Foundation for Community Impact & Health Equity
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission is to transform policies systems and practices to create equitable health outcomes for all generations in undeserved historically disenfranchised communities.
- Income
- $451,935
- Spending
- $510,728
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 51%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $76,604, ceo founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $233,333 spent. Program: Cultiv8 Agribusiness Incubator - Cultiv8Agribusiness Incubator is designed to develop equip and provide technical assistance to farmers and entrepreneurs to improve our local food ecosystem. Our program was created to meet the unique needs remove barriers and advance racial equity of African American farmers by creating a hybrid model focused on both start-ups and existing agribusinesses. The incubator aims to increase access to healthy food in underserved areas by providing support resources and technical assistance to farmers and local food entrepreneurs. FCIHE provides monthly agribusiness workshops field days and technical business planning support and project management to farmers and entrepreneurs. FCIHE currently manages Ellerbe Farmers Market Project a retail expansion effort to increase access to locally sourced produce for residents in Florence County SC. The new market will allow EVF to establish a consistent and visible presence in the community and allow SNAP recipients to purchase fresh produce and staple items produced by the vegetable farm as well as a wide variety of local raised meats grains and dairy products from other local farmers livestock raisers and cattlemen. FCIHE has assisted Ellerbe Vegetable Farm with securing funding to be used for land acquisition equipment materials supplies and construction costs for the new brick-and-mortar food retail outlet. FCIHE received funding from the United States Department of Agricultures Natural Resource and Conservation Service to provide conservation technical assistance and education to historically underserved farmers and ranchers in South Carolina. Cultiv8 provided tailored education information and access to resources that decrease the barriers to implementing conservation principles into farming practice and connect low-income food-insecure persons to local sustainable small-scale agriculture for healthy food consumption. The project decreased the barriers and needs of underserved farmers to develop sustainable and long-term solutions to implementing natural resource management. In addition FCIHE assisted the United States Department of Agriculture USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program and American Farmland Trust as cooperators to provide financial assistance to farmers ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDAs farm lending before January 1 2021. During the application period FCIHE provided outreach and technical assistance under cooperative agreements with USDA. This included sharing information with farmers hosting in-person events assisting producers with applications and coordinating with regional hubs and USDA to offer insights on best practices for reaching key audiences as well as providing other support and partnership for outreach efforts. Funding Associated with program: USDA NRCS American Farmland Trust and Ellerbe Vegetable Farm
- $237,824 spent. Program: Community Health Hubs - Description assistance provided: FCIHE provides project and grant management to organizations to provide collaborative support services and technical assistance to advance health equity. The Community Health Hubs increase clinical-community linkages between high-risk underserved rural residents and health and social service providers to improve rural population health outcomes utilizing the Lee County Public Library and Marian Edelman -Wright Library of Marlboro County as a community health hub. The library provides dedicated space for preventive screenings resources and referrals via a community health worker from the CareSouth-Carolina Bishopville health system. Residents can receive screenings blood pressure cholesterol and glucose and provide appropriate resources and referrals to connect patients to other CareSouth Carolina health care services and or other community resources that directly address various social determinants of health. Community members who receive preventive screenings will receive vouchers for fresh fruits and vegetables that can be redeemed at the Farmers Market located at the libraries. The projects goal is an established and ongoing community health ecosystem with libraries as the hub and core centralized location for community resources and health screenings. Funding Associated with the program: University of South Carolin & SC Center for Rural & Primary Healthcare
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 April 2020.
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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