Spartanburg Regional Foundation

What Spartanburg Regional Foundation does

Spartanburg Regional Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare philanthropy organization established in 1991 and based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It operates as the charitable arm of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, raising money through direct gifts, grants, sponsorships, planned giving, employee payroll deductions, vehicle donations, and signature events to support patient care, capital projects, and community health across Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, and Greenville counties. The Foundation manages a strategic grants program that allocates 4 percent of its investment portfolio, with 80 percent directed to Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System priority areas and 20 percent to community partners, distributing more than $100 million cumulatively since inception.

The Foundation's product and program surface is structured around an online donation portal with designated funds spanning cancer, heart disease, women's health, families, community health, patients in need, and hospice, supported by a planned giving Legacy Society, an employee giving program, a vehicle donation program, and corporate partnership tiers starting at $2,500. Capital project work includes the $55 million Union Medical Center replacement facility opened in February 2025, a NICU Renovation and Breast Milk Bank initiative, the Mobile Mammography program with two units, and the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home entrance project. Signature biennial fundraising events such as Hangar A, alongside third-party community fundraisers, supplement the donation base.

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees with a small professional staff of 11–50 led by Executive Director Polly Edwards-Padgett and a team spanning philanthropy, operations, grants management, finance, and database administration. Strategic partnerships include Pledge the Pink (breast cancer localization equipment), Unite Us (referral software), Spartanburg Joint Funders (collaborative philanthropy), and the Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health. Annual impact reports for 2021–2025 document grantmaking outcomes across a broad community nonprofit portfolio.

Name

Spartanburg Regional Foundation

Legal name

Spartanburg Regional Foundation

Website

https://regionalfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spartanburg Regional Foundation is a 501(c)(3) healthcare philanthropy foundation established in 1991 that raises and grants charitable funds to support Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and community health programs across Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, and Greenville counties in Upstate South Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable fundraising
• Planned giving services
• Community health grants
• Donor stewardship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Spartanburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropy: The Foundation generates revenue through charitable donations including online giving, employee payroll deductions, vehicle donations, stock donations, real estate gifts, life insurance policies, and planned giving through the Legacy Society. Donations support various healthcare programs, capital projects, grants, and patient assistance across Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spartanburg Regional Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that solicits, receives, and administers charitable donations to fund healthcare programs, capital projects, patient assistance, and community health initiatives across Upstate South Carolina. It operates multiple giving channels (online donations, employee payroll deductions, vehicle donations, planned giving, corporate gifts, third-party fundraisers) and disburses grants to Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System departments and external nonprofit partners, having returned more than $100 million to the community since 1991.

Product overview

Spartanburg Regional Foundation is a 501(c)(3) healthcare philanthropy organization that operates as a unified charitable platform rather than a technology product. Its core offerings include an Online Donation Portal, Strategic Grants Program with multiple designated funds (cancer, heart disease, hospice, women's health, families, community health), Employee Giving Program, Legacy Society planned giving, Vehicle Donation Program, and various special projects including Mobile Mammography, Union Medical Center ($55M capital project), and NICU Renovation. The foundation conducts signature events like Hangar A and publishes annual Impact Reports. It provides grants totaling over $100 million since 1991, with 80% allocated to SRHS priority areas and 20% to community partners across Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Donation Portal Secure web portal enabling donors to make monetary contributions to designated healthcare funds supported by the Foundation, including Cancer, Heart Disease, Women's Health, Families, Community Health, Patients in Need, and Hospice.
• Strategic Grants Program Structured grantmaking program allocating 4% of the Foundation's investment portfolio, with 80% directed to SRHS priority areas and 20% to vetted community partners.
• Employee Giving Program Workplace giving program enabling SRHS staff to contribute through payroll deductions, supporting funds including NICU education, behavioral health, emergency response, sports medicine, and student development.
• Legacy Society Planned giving program offering bequests, stock donations, real estate gifts, life insurance transfers, and Qualified Charitable Distributions for donors aged 70.5 or older.
• Vehicle Donation Program Program accepting vehicle donations (cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles) with free towing and tax deduction benefits, with pickup available in the continental United States.
• Corporate Giving Program Corporate partnership program offering naming opportunities, event sponsorships, executive networking functions, and patient experience enhancements, with sponsorship levels starting at $2,500.
• Hangar A Fundraising Event Signature biennial fundraising dance party event held in an airplane hangar, supporting patients in need and healthcare innovation.
• Mobile Mammography Program Mobile breast cancer screening program with two units conducting on-site screenings at churches, businesses, health fairs, and community centers for women who lack time, transportation, insurance, or awareness.
• Third-Party Fundraising Program Community fundraising toolkit allowing individuals and organizations to host independent events benefiting the Foundation, with an application process requiring 90-day advance notice.
• Honor a Caregiver Program Tribute giving option allowing donors to honor physicians with donations that fund clinical innovations, staff training, and financial assistance for low-income patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $100 million given back to the community since 1991
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pledge the PinkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership in breast cancer detection involving wireless equipment purchases that precisely targets affected tissue to pinpoint its location within 1 millimeter for more successful surgeries.
• Unite UsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Referral software partnership connecting healthcare with community partners to deliver proactive, targeted interventions and track impact on reducing disparities and improving patient health.
• Spartanburg Joint FunderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix-organization collaborative group of local funders committed to intentional collaboration and coordination on common community efforts in Spartanburg County.
• Spartanburg Area ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create a picturesque landscape for the Hospice Home entrance through the Upper Chinquapin Greenway, ensuring minimum impact to the natural environment.
• Bearden-Josey Center for Breast HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile mammography program expanding services to women in need throughout the Upstate with two mobile units reaching women who lack time, transportation, insurance, or awareness.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Prisma Health Office of Philanthropy: Philanthropic arm of Prisma Health (formerly Greenville Health System), the largest healthcare system in the Upstate South Carolina region directly overlapping Spartanburg Regional's service area and competing for the same corporate, individual, and employee donor base.
• MUSC Foundation: Philanthropic arm of the Medical University of South Carolina, also a South Carolina academic/healthcare foundation with strategic grantmaking, employee giving, planned giving, and capital project campaigns analogous to Spartanburg Regional Foundation.
• AnMed Health Foundation: Upstate South Carolina community hospital foundation with a similar focus on local donor cultivation, capital campaigns, and community health grantmaking serving an overlapping regional population.
• McLeod Health Foundation: Community-based regional health system foundation in the Carolinas running employee giving, planned giving, and community grant programs structurally analogous to Spartanburg Regional Foundation.
• Roper St. Francis Foundation: Regional healthcare system foundation with a comparable mix of strategic philanthropy, community grants, planned giving, and capital project fundraising serving a defined geographic service area.
• Spartanburg County Foundation: Community foundation serving the same Spartanburg County geography as Spartanburg Regional Foundation, competing for local philanthropic dollars and partnering on community health initiatives through the Spartanburg Joint Funders collaborative.

Broad incumbents

• Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation: Large multi-state Catholic health system foundation running a similar mix of employee giving, planned giving, capital campaigns, and community health grants, but at a much larger national scale and footprint.
• Atrium Health Foundation: Major regional health system foundation running multi-million-dollar capital campaigns, strategic community health grants, and employee giving programs comparable in structure, though at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Regional players

• Community Foundation of Greenville: Regional community foundation with overlapping Upstate South Carolina service area, administering donor-advised funds and competitive community grants that intersect with Spartanburg Regional Foundation's community health grantmaking.
• United Way of the Piedmont: Regional nonprofit fundraiser and grantmaker operating in the same Spartanburg/Greenville footprint, with overlapping donor pool and grantee relationships (Sarah Daniel, formerly United Way, now on Foundation's grant team).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spartanburg-regional-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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