United Way of Horry County Inc
United Way of Horry County Inc is a public charity based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It invests in programs and services in Horry County and offers grants for nonprofit capacity building and community impact.
United Way of Horry County Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,905,467
- +25.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,815,629
- +3.0% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $43,835
- +67.2% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $1,093,096
- -34.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Horry County Inc
- How to Apply
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For 2026, Capacity Building Grant applications are open on a rolling basis, with awards of up to $5,000 per project. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, faith-based organizations with restrictions, civic groups, schools, and government agencies with qualifying proposals. Applicants must have at least three years of service history in Horry County, align with at least one current Community Game Plan pillar, and keep all funds in the county. Eligible projects may include strategic planning, board development, training, technology upgrades, and collaboration. The funder will not open a traditional Competitive Investment Grant application in 2026; only agencies currently funded by UWHC are eligible that year, and new applications will not be accepted.
- Review Cycle
- No deadline is stated for the 2026 Capacity Building Grant program; applications are described as rolling.
- Deadline
- No deadline is stated for the 2026 Capacity Building Grant program; applications are described as rolling.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 50016, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Phone: (843) 347-5195
Website: https://unitedwayhorry.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Horry County Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 82 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The funder says all awarded funds must stay within Horry County and that funded work must benefit its residents. Its 2025 competitive-grant materials specified that agencies must serve Horry County.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is United Way of Horry County Inc open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 4 of 18 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $21K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $371K (2023) to $545K (2020). In 2023 it made 18 grants totaling $371K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship Medical Center Conway, SC | Provides basic primary medical care and medication to low income adults in Horry county | $38,969 |
| A Father's Place Conway, SC | General Support for Pathways to Economic Mobility | $38,000 |
| SOS Healthcare Myrtle Beach, SC | Autism Community Education Program-Covid Assistance Funding | $35,000 |
| Helping Hands of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC | Ministers Tothe Needs of Persons Through Crisis Intervention | $34,277 |
| New Directions Myrtle Beach, SC | Homeless and Poverty | $30,000 |
| Freedom Readers Myrtle Beach, SC | Covid Assistance Funding | $22,600 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Grand Strand Myrtle Beach, SC | Inspires and enables young people to realize their full potential- covid assistance funding | $22,325 |
| Salt Life Church North Myrtle Beach, SC | Disaster Recovery and Hurricane Ian Repairs | $20,849 |
| Sea Haven North Myrtle Beach, SC | Support for Project Lighthouse | $19,500 |
| Rape Crisis Center Myrtle Beach, SC | Assist rape victims from the hospitals all the way to court | $18,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,905,467 | $1,815,629 | $1,093,096 | — | — | $43,835 |
| 2023 | $1,513,848 | $1,762,104 | $1,654,956 | $371,271 | 18 | $26,220 |
| 2022 | $1,506,237 | $1,312,366 | $1,341,396 | $426,559 | 19 | $2,941 |
| 2021 | $1,459,789 | $1,292,885 | $1,090,099 | $443,200 | 20 | $1,083 |
| 2020 | $1,279,454 | $1,447,720 | $1,327,901 | $544,700 | 25 | $4,941 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is “to unite people, ideas, and resources to advance the common good in Horry County.” Its 2024 filing says its internal programs and funded outside agencies must align with a bold goal in Health, Education, Self-Sufficiency, or Basic Needs. Its website describes the current plan’s focus areas as Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency.
The funder’s reported grantees illustrate a range of services. A Father’s Place says its mission is to inspire responsible fatherhood so children, families, and communities can thrive. Freedom Readers says it improves literacy in low-income communities through tutoring and free books. Sea Haven says it provides an alternative to youth detention and services to homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth. Other reported grantees include Children’s Recovery Center, which provides forensic interviews, medical examinations, and advocacy, and Lions Vision Services, which supports underserved blind and visually impaired people in South Carolina.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data reports 18 grants totaling $371,271 in 2023 and 19 grants totaling $426,559 in 2022. No grants were reported for 2024. The six named 2023 awards range from $5,300 to $38,000; the filing data gives an average of about $20,626 per grant for that year.
Named 2023 grantees include A Father’s Place ($38,000), Freedom Readers Inc ($22,600), Sea Haven Inc ($19,500), Children’s Recovery Center Inc ($16,000), Lions Vision Services ($10,000), and Palmetto Literacy Council ($5,300).
The 2025 competitive cycle required applicants to align a program with a bold community goal and limited requests to $10,000–$40,000 and no more than 30% of program expenses. That cycle’s application deadline was December 13, 2024, and has passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Laurence Bolchoz as Community Investment Chair. It lists Darren Alston, Melissa Bilka, Kathryn Lane, Debbie Conner, Kandi Fleming, Gary Lee, Brian Tucker, Melody O’Neal, and Bobby Sunday as members.
United Way of Horry County Inc is led by Blakely Roof, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Blakely Roof
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$72K (2020) → $89K (2024)
Laurence Bolchoz
Community Investment Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Heyd
Campaign Chair
Member → Campaign Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Conner
Member
Member → Campaign Chair, 2022
Campaign Chair → Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Turbeville
Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alicia Thompson
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Pielmeier
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Dustin Formo
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Etta Carter
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jeff Ward
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Shannon Furtick
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Brian Tucker
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Darren Alston
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kandi Fleming
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Mark Nugent
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Bobby Sunday
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Christy Holder
Immediate Past Board Chair
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Lee
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Kathryn Lane
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Melissa Bilka
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Melody O'Neal
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Wilson Wicker
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Brooke Holden (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Christy Everett (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Edward Benton (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Emma Ruth Brittain (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: John Rowe (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Board Chair
- Former: Nathan Skipper (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Rick Elliott (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Lisa Bourcier (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Lowell Carter (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Monty Morrow (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Rick Maxey (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Brett Yates (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Don Bridwell (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Justin Lee (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Board Chair
- Former: Kema Faulk Parsley (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Mark Kruea (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Tanya Greenlee (2020–2021) — Finance Chair
- Former: Woody Ford (2020–2021) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $89K, to Blakely Roof (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Horry County Inc
How large is United Way of Horry County Inc?
United Way of Horry County Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What does United Way of Horry County Inc fund?
The organization’s mission is “to unite people, ideas, and resources to advance the common good in Horry County.” Its 2024 filing says its internal programs and funded outside agencies must align with a bold goal in Health, Education, Self-Sufficiency, or Basic Needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Horry County Inc?
For 2026, Capacity Building Grant applications are open on a rolling basis, with awards of up to $5,000 per project. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does United Way of Horry County Inc make grants?
The funder says all awarded funds must stay within Horry County and that funded work must benefit its residents. Its 2025 competitive-grant materials specified that agencies must serve Horry County.
What is United Way of Horry County Inc's EIN?
United Way of Horry County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0558692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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