Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County logo

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County

Public charity · Grantmaker Easley, SC EIN: 57-0947115 Website

To provide free medical care and discount prescriptions to those in need in Pickens county

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County at a glance

Total assets
$790,314
+16.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$470,652
-4.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$20,519
+44.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$367,265
-3.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

ClemsonEasley

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17 (2024) to $23K (2020). In 2024 it reported $17 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clemson University Foundation Clemson, SCSupport Womens Health Program$6,149
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$790,314$470,652$367,265——$20,519
2024$676,982$491,167$378,858$17Total only$14,170
2023$551,448$351,407$343,033$2,801Total only$1,153
2022$530,145$443,804$453,113$3,747Total only$239
2021$553,612$389,703$298,465$6,1491$33
2020$425,822$294,148$304,882$23,1662$28

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County

Based on IRS filings

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County is a public charity, based in Easley, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $790K in total assets. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County is led by Todd Merriss, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Todd Merriss

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Buckheister

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $21K (2021) → $58K (2025)

  • Geanice Holton

    Board Membermedical Director

    Board Member → Board Membermedical Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Rutledge

    Assistant Director

    On filings since 2024

    25 hrs/week

    $23K (2024) → $33K (2025)

  • Mel Thompson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Rice

    Board Member

    Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Roach

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex C. Dye

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bridgette Tinsley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristi Fortner

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cameron Boland

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Buddy Thompson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Durham

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Phelps

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Warzyn

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Darian Byrd (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicki Dunn (2020–2024) — Assistant Director Left in May
  • Former: Sean Hinton (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Finley (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Debbie Herman (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patti Marler (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Wiles (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Susan Ohanlan (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tobias Vogel (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Lori Buckheister — Director: $58KLori BuckheisterDirector$58KErica Rutledge — Assistant Director: $33KErica RutledgeAssistant Director$33K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $58K, to Lori Buckheister (Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County

How large is Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County?

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County reported $790K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $471K.

Where does Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County operate?

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County's EIN?

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0947115. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders with grantees in common

More similar funders

More Funders in South Carolina

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?