Pee Dee Medical & Health Sciences Education Consortium
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FURTHERING HEALTH CARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE HOPES OF EXPANDING THE PRESENCE AND SCOPE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
- Income
- $6.0 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 64.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 83%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $259,485, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 64.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 59% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 (2)
- $3.8 million spent. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE CONSORTIUM FUNDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INTHE PEE DEE RELATED TO GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION(UME), AND GRADUATE HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (GHS) PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OFGRADUATE CLINICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES AND FACULTY (GCFF).THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDED FUNDING RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GME TO MCLEOD REGIONALMEDICAL CENTER, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE TIDELANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND CAROLINA PINES REGIONALMEDICAL CENTER. FUNDING SUPPORT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR GME TOTALED $2,509,889.47.FOR UME, WHICH IS THE PIPELINE FOR GME, THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDED FUNDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OFSOUTH CAROLINA AND TO STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WHO ARECOMPLETING TRAINING AT THE REGIONAL CAMPUS IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA. FUNDING SUPPORT INFISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR UME TOTALED $449,741.72.FOR GHS, THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDED FUNDING SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE HEALTH PROFESSION PROGRAMS ATFRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY TOTALING $956,723.72.FOR GCFF, THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDED FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GRADUATE CLINICALEDUCATION PROGRAM AT HOPEHEALTH, INC. TOTALING $314,662.50.
- $449,742 spent. ANNUAL STIPENDS WERE PROVIDED FOR CLASS OF 2025 AND CLASS OF 2026 MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ENROLLED AS STUDENTS AT THE REGIONAL CAMPUS IN FLORENCE, SC.STIPENDS WERE PROVIDED TO 32 MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM USC WHO ARE BOTH LIVING AND TRAINING IN THEPEE DEE, PRIMARILY AT MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHCAROLINA HOSPITAL, BOTH LOCATED IN FLORENCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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