The mission of the Mary Black Foundation is to improve the health and wellness of the people and communities of Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

The Mary Black Foundation defines "health and wellness" broadly - as complete physical, mental and social well being. The Foundation devotes the majority of its resources to efforts that address the underlying causes of poor health outcomes in Spartanburg County. The Foundation works to achieve its mission by concentrating its grantmaking in two priority areas:

Active Living and Early Childhood Development. In addition to its two priority areas, the Foundation also awards grants through its Community Health Fund.

Foundation hosts Lunchtime Summer Film Series

Please join the Foundation for a film series examining the root causes of our alarming socio-economic and racial inequities in health. The six segment series crisscrosses the nation, uncovering startling new findings that suggest there is much more to our health than bad habits, health care, or unlucky genes.  

Above is a short clip of the upcoming second film, Becoming American, exploring why the health of immigrants to America declines the longer they remain in country.  The film airs on July 8th at noon at the Showroom @ Hub-bub.

Click here to learn more about attending the series.