Palmetto Project Inc

Organization Overview

Palmetto Project Inc is located in North Charleston, SC. The organization was established in 1985. According to its NTEE Classification (S80) the organization is classified as: Community Service Clubs, under the broad grouping of Community Improvement & Capacity Building and related organizations. As of 12/2022, Palmetto Project Inc employed 18 individuals. This organization is the central organization for a national or regional group of organizations. Palmetto Project Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2022, Palmetto Project Inc generated $2.3m in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 8 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (6.9%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $2.1m during the year ending 12/2022. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (1.2%) per year over the past 8 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2017, Palmetto Project Inc has awarded 28 individual grants totaling $1,016,220. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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OUR MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE, AND PUT THEM INTO ACTION. WE HAVE BEEN THE CATALYST FOR OVER 240 INNOVATIVE PROJECTS SINCE INCEPTION.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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HEALTH: FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BEEN A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, RACE, OR RESIDENCY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: INSURE SC, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC, HEART & SOUL, THE CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK, AND MYVAX SC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE ON SCHEDULE O AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/HEALTH/.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS: INSURE SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED ITS ENROLLMENT ASSISTER WORK THROUGHOUT 2022 AS LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS WHO PROVIDED ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND MEDIGAP/MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS, MARKETPLACE PLANS, AND SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID. ALL LICENSED AGENTS ARE SALARIED, WITH COMMISSION REVENUE DIRECTED TO PALMETTO PROJECT, SO THEIR FOCUS IS ON FINDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS ALSO INCLUDED REFERRALS TO PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE CLINICS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. AGENTS PROVIDED DIRECT ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE TO 1,713 MEDICARE AND MARKETPLACE CONSUMERS. 74 VERY LOW INCOME MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED WORKING WITH LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES IN SC TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID TO IDENTIFY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN. OUR TEAM OF LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS AND OUR AMERICORPS MEMBER WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THE SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID INITIAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS, SUBMIT IT, AND FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION ABOUT DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING PREVENTIVE CARE WAS DELIVERED TO 305 FAMILIES. CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK: THROUGH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH STARKEY, A NATIONAL HEARING AID MANUFACTURER, THE PALMETTO PROJECT PROVIDED 16 HEARING AIDS IN 2022 TO LOW-INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS. MY VAX SC: PALMETTO PROJECT HAS CONTINUED ITS PREVIOUS WORK OF PROVIDING VACCINATION RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE MY VAX SC PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE VACCINE LITERACY IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS IN THESE COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VACCINE HESITANCY. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS FLU, COVID, AND VACCINES FOR OLDER ADULTS SUCH AS SHINGLES AND PNEUMONIA. PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PARTNERED WITH 12 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE VACCINE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 20 COMMUNITY EVENTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BY PALMETTO PROJECT STAFF, IN ADDITION TO 3 LARGE SCALE EVENTS: BLACK EXPO, TASTE OF BLACK CHARLESTON, AND CHARLESTON PRIDE. 2500 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN REACHED DIRECTLY FROM IN PERSON EVENTS PALMETTO PROJECT HAS ATTENDED, 10,000+ INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, RADIO ADS, TV ADS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TOOLKIT DISTRIBUTIONS, AND THE FLAGSHIP WEBSITE WWW.MYVAXSC.ORG. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FAMILIES, YOUTH & SCHOOLS: DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY SC (DPIL-SC)/BEGIN WITH BOOKS: DPIL-SC IMPROVES EARLY LITERACY BY ENABLING YOUNG CHILDREN TO BUILD A HOME LIBRARY AND INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, PALMETTO PROJECT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE EACH SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD UNDER AGE FIVE A FREE, DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH. BEGIN WITH BOOKS, OUR PROGRAM IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS PROGRAM CAN CHANGE CHILDREN'S LIVES. STATEWIDE, WE ARE SERVING MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES: FOR MORE THAN 28 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PROVIDED A LIFELINE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS REGION. MANY SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW FHF BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MORE THAN 3,700 FAMILIES (10,074 INDIVIDUALS) WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. FOOD SECURITY: PALMETTO PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN AMERICORPS MEMBER WHO HELPED 58 FAMILIES SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FOOD STAMPS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT: HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND: FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2016, THE HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND IS THE NONPROFIT ARM OF A LARGER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE USED TO ASSIST APPROVED LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL CENTER FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. LOWCOUNTRY MINISTRIES FUND: THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN COORDINATION WITH AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 2015 TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH BY FURTHERING COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BEAUFORT, HAMPTON, ALLENDALE, COLLETON, JASPER, AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. IN ITS SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING, SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING 265,388.


FAMILIES, YOUTH & SCHOOLS: PALMETTO PROJECT SEES HEALTHY FAMILIES, ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND VIBRANT SCHOOLS AS THE CORNERSTONE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITIES. OUR INITIATIVES PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, FOOD AND EVEN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MY FIRST BOOKS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEGIN WITH BOOKS, FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES, AND CHALLENGE DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE ON SCHEDULE O AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/FAMILY-YOUTH-SCHOOLS/.


COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION: PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BECOME A LEADER IN EQUIPPING COMMUNITIES WITH NEW TOOLS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATIONS, CREATE TRUST, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. IT ALSO ENCOURAGES CIVIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE PALMETTO VOTER PROJECT. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 1994, SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS HAVE SET RECORDS FOR TURNOUT IN EVERY ELECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE IN SCHEDULE O AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/COMMUNITY-ENGAGEMENT/.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Stephen Skardon
Executive Di
$36,000
Jeffrey Fleming
COO
$82,875
Brady Quirk-Garvan
Chair
$0
Jonathan Williams
Vice-Chair
$0
Joyce Green
Secretary-Tr
$0
Robert Barber Jr
Director
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $445,413
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$940,997
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$1,386,410
Total Program Service Revenue$877,448
Investment income $1,173
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $2,265,031

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Palmetto Project Inc has awarded $261,000 in support to 6 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

ANTIOCH EDUCATIONAL CENTER

PURPOSE: BUILDING EXPANSION

$67,500

LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK

PURPOSE: FRESH PRODUCE

$45,000

OUR LADY OF MERCY

PURPOSE: RELIEF ASSISTANCE

$45,000

BLUFFTON SELF HELP

PURPOSE: BASIC NECESSITIES

$45,000

LOWCOUNTRY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

PURPOSE: HOUSING ASSISTANCE

$45,000

JASPER FIRST STEPS

PURPOSE: LITERACY PROGRAM

$13,500
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