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South Carolina · Public charity

United Way of Horry County Inc

To unite people, ideas, and resources to advance the common good in horry county

$396k
Granted FY2023
18
Itemized grants FY2023
18
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$371k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$19,500
Largest grant, FY2023
$38,969
Organizations funded a year
16 to 27
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$1.9M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations United Way of Horry County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202318$371k17%
FY202219$427k16%
FY202120$443k10%
FY202025$545k0%
FY201925$535k4%
FY201827$696k48%
FY201716$225kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Human Services$966kHealth$759kHousing & Shelter$487kCrime & Legal$289kEducation$279kPublic Safety & Disaster$165kFood & Nutrition$145kYouth Development$124kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New Directions of Horry County Inc$379,00067%
Friendship Medical Clinic Inc$295,96963%
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach Inc$226,777612%
A Father's Place$154,00063%
Freedom Readers Inc$149,100717%
Churches Assisting People Inc$145,0004n/a
North Strand Helping Hand$143,0005n/a
Sos Health Care Inc$131,00071%
Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand Inc$124,32566%
Children's Recovery Center Inc$122,00073%
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All grantees of United Way of Horry County Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New Directions of Horry County Inc$379,00067%
Friendship Medical Clinic Inc$295,96963%
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach Inc$226,777612%
A Father's Place$154,00063%
Freedom Readers Inc$149,100717%
Churches Assisting People Inc$145,0004n/a
North Strand Helping Hand$143,0005n/a
Sos Health Care Inc$131,00071%
Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand Inc$124,32566%
Children's Recovery Center Inc$122,00073%
YMCA of Coastal Carolina$119,35061%
Horry County Disabilities & Special Needs Board$95,00040%
Center for Counseling & Wellness Inc$95,00053%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$90,09930%
Family Support Services of Horry Co$80,000421%
Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina Inc$79,000511%
Mobile Meals of the Grand Strand Inc$78,822512%
Family Justice Center of Georgetown and Horry Counties$72,50061%
The Compass Community$70,50059%
Classy Smiles Inc$69,000462%
Rape Crisis Center$65,0006n/a
South Strand Helping Hand Inc$60,000418%
Catholic Charities of South Carolina$54,11631%
Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center$53,50054%
Community Kitchen Inc of Myrtle Beach$51,24437%
Habitat for Humanity of Horry County Inc$37,00011%
Sea Haven Inc$29,50021%
Grand Strand Miracle Leagues$28,0004n/a
Reach Out and Read Inc$25,15050%
Tara Hall School Inc DBA Mingo Creek Academy$25,00012%
Salt Life Church$20,8491n/a
Lions Vision Services a South Carolina Charity$20,00022%
Horry County First Steps to School Readiness Partnership$20,00022%
Shepherds Table a Sc Eleemos Corp$9,00013%
Lower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated dba Lower Cape Fear LifeCare$7,50010%
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$6,00010%
Palmetto Literacy Council$5,30016%
Toomeys Kids Inc$5,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Horry County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew Directions of Horry County Inc: $379,000 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetFriendship Medical Clinic Inc: $295,969 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetHelping Hand of Myrtle Beach Inc: $226,777 over 6y, 12% of budgetA Father's Place: $154,000 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetFreedom Readers Inc: $149,100 over 7y, 17% of budgetSos Health Care Inc: $131,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand Inc: $124,325 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetChildren's Recovery Center Inc: $122,000 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetYMCA of Coastal Carolina: $119,350 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetHorry County Disabilities & Special Needs Board: $95,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Counseling & Wellness Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $90,099 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Support Services of Horry Co: $80,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetNeighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina Inc: $79,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetMobile Meals of the Grand Strand Inc: $78,822 over 5y, 12% of budgetFamily Justice Center of Georgetown and Horry Counties: $72,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetThe Compass Community: $70,500 over 5y, 9.3% of budgetClassy Smiles Inc: $69,000 over 4y, 62% of budgetSouth Strand Helping Hand Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetCatholic Charities of South Carolina: $54,116 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCoastal Samaritan Counseling Center: $53,500 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetCommunity Kitchen Inc of Myrtle Beach: $51,244 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Horry County Inc: $37,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSea Haven Inc: $29,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetReach Out and Read Inc: $25,150 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTara Hall School Inc DBA Mingo Creek Academy: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLions Vision Services a South Carolina Charity: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetHorry County First Steps to School Readiness Partnership: $20,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetShepherds Table a Sc Eleemos Corp: $9,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetLower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated dba Lower Cape Fear LifeCare: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Food Bank Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalmetto Literacy Council: $5,300 over 1y, 6.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 32.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Coastal Community Fou…Chapin Foundation of …Waccamaw Community Fo…Frances P Bunnelle Fo…Lowcountry Food Bank …Central Carolina Comm…Ocean View Memorial F…Sisters of Charity Fo…The K FoundationDominion Energy Chari…Mike & Carolyn Jones …Frugal Princess Inc
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC39.1× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Chapin Foundation of Myrtle Beach Sc · Waccamaw Community Foundation · Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of Sc · Lowcountry Food Bank Inc · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Ocean View Memorial Foundation Inc · Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina · The K Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Mike & Carolyn Jones Foundation · Frugal Princess Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About United Way of Horry County Inc

How much does United Way of Horry County Inc give?
United Way of Horry County Inc reported 18 itemized grants totaling $371,271, out of $396,199 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does United Way of Horry County Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (30%), Health (23%), Housing & Shelter (15%).
Who are United Way of Horry County Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: New Directions of Horry County Inc ($379k), Friendship Medical Clinic Inc ($296k), Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach Inc ($227k).
Does United Way of Horry County Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Horry County Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, Chapin Foundation of Myrtle Beach Sc, Waccamaw Community Foundation.
Where is United Way of Horry County Inc based?
United Way of Horry County Inc is based in SC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 38 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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