The Pee Dee Medical and Health Sciences Education Consortium concentrates its philanthropy on building regional graduate medical education (GME) capacity in the Pee Dee/Coastal South Carolina region, funding hospital partners and health systems to plan and launch residency programs (notably OB/GYN, family medicine and internal medicine). Grants are largely project-focused — feasibility studies and program planning — and directed to local hospitals and health systems rather than general operating support. The foundation appears intent on creating sustainable clinical training pipelines to increase physician supply in its service area.
Pee Dee Medical and Health Sciences Education Consortium’s recent giving is defined by one large commitment to residency pipeline planning: a $2,044,897 grant in 2025 to Medical University Hospital Authority for OB/GYN residency planning and family and internal medicine residency planning. That award fits a clear pattern of using philanthropy to build graduate medical education capacity in the Pee Dee and Coastal South Carolina region. Rather than broad discretionary support, the consortium backs specific planning and launch work for clinical training programs. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly supports hospitals and health systems as they develop residency infrastructure. Medical University Hospital Authority appears multiple times across different years, showing sustained engagement around the same GME buildout. The consortium also funds planning at Florence-area institutions, including HopeHealth Inc and McLeod Health Foundation, tying its grantmaking to local healthcare training pathways. The recipients are medical institutions and health systems rather than individuals, and the funding is aimed at program development, feasibility work, and residency preparation.
The consortium’s cause areas are tightly centered on graduate medical education. In OB/GYN and primary care training, it gave $2,044,897 to Medical University Hospital Authority for OB/GYN residency planning and family and internal medicine residency planning. That same grantee also received $409,121 in 2024 and $590,000 in 2023 for the same residency-planning work. It also supports graduate clinical education infrastructure beyond one specialty. HopeHealth Inc received $314,663 in 2025 for the development of a graduate clinical education program. For feasibility work, McLeod Health Foundation was awarded $200,000 in 2023, $180,000 in 2024, and $185,000 in 2025 for GME feasibility study work. Tidelands Health and Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center each received feasibility-study grants in 2025, extending the consortium’s focus across regional health systems.
Typical grant size sits in a fairly high project-grant band: p25 is $195,000, median is $304,560, and p75 is $454,341. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially Medical University Hospital Authority and McLeod Health Foundation, which points to multi-year support for the same buildout efforts rather than one-time gifts. The organization is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant list is organized around planning and feasibility support, with awards appearing to be targeted operating or project grants tied to specific residency-development milestones.
$2.8M
$24.5M
$6M
$4.5M
Most grants fall between $195K and $454K, with a median of $305K.
25th Percentile
$195K
Median
$305K
75th Percentile
$454K
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Concentrated, project-based awards with a few large grants to repeat institutional partners; majority of funding goes to regional hospitals for feasibility studies and planning rather than small, one-off community programs.
Notable grantees: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA), McLeod Health Foundation, HopeHealth Inc, Tidelands Health, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
All recent grants in the data went to recipients in South Carolina, with 100% of grants in the HQ state. The strongest concentration is in Charleston, where Medical University Hospital Authority received multiple awards. Florence also appears repeatedly through HopeHealth Inc and McLeod Health Foundation. Additional recipient cities include Georgetown, through Tidelands Health, and Hartsville, through Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. The geographic pattern matches a local giving scope focused on the Pee Dee and Coastal South Carolina region.
It funds graduate medical education development, especially residency program planning and feasibility work. The recent grants show support for OB/GYN residency planning, family and internal medicine residency planning, graduate clinical education program development, and GME feasibility studies for regional health systems.
Typical grant size is relatively large and project-oriented: the 25th percentile is $195,000, the median is $304,560, and the 75th percentile is $454,341. Recent grants also include a few larger multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards tied to residency planning.
Yes. Medical University Hospital Authority received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the same OB/GYN, family medicine, and internal medicine residency-planning work. McLeod Health Foundation also received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for GME feasibility study work.
The recent grants in the data all went to South Carolina recipients, with 100% of grants in the HQ state. Recipient cities include Charleston, Florence, Georgetown, and Hartsville, showing a local and regional focus within South Carolina.
Recipients are hospitals, health systems, and medical training organizations rather than individuals. Examples in the recent grants list include Medical University Hospital Authority, HopeHealth Inc, McLeod Health Foundation, Tidelands Health, and Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA) | CHARLESTON, SC | $2,044,897 | 2025 | OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING |
| HOPEHEALTH INC | FLORENCE, SC | $314,663 | 2025 | FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GRADUATE CLINICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION | FLORENCE, SC | $185,000 | 2025 | GERMANE GME FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| TIDELANDS HEALTH | GEORGETOWN, SC | $159,992 | 2025 | ECG GME FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | HARTSVILLE, SC | $120,000 | 2025 | ECG GME FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA) | CHARLESTON, SC | $409,121 | 2024 | OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING |
| MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION | FLORENCE, SC | $180,000 | 2024 | GERMANE GME FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA) | CHARLESTON, SC | $590,000 | 2023 | OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING |
| MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION | FLORENCE, SC | $200,000 | 2023 | GERMANE GME FEASIBILITY STUDY |
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA)
$2,044,897OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING
FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GRADUATE CLINICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
TIDELANDS HEALTH
$159,992ECG GME FEASIBILITY STUDY
CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
$120,000ECG GME FEASIBILITY STUDY
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA)
OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (MUHA)
$590,000OB/GYN RESIDENCY PLANNING AND FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING