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To provide communities with proven and sustainable approaches that lead to increased access to healthy choices for all people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $332K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$517K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$751K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$517K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$857K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$517K
Expenses
$751K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$889K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$751K
Net assets
$75K
FY2025▼ -76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$75K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $676K Management & general 7% · $55K Fundraising 3% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Stanley’s $103K as Executive Di is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Margaret Stanley$102,787$88,591$81,650

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves community health by offering sustainable ways to increase access to healthy choices.

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3 programs · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Wholespire, inc. And the SC department of public health work collaboratively to provide support and establish requirements for the expansion of collective impact efforts to unify and mobilize healthy eating and active living efforts that create opportunities for all south carolinians to achive a healthy weight.

$294Kprogram expense
02

Wholespire, inc. And the SC department of public health (SCDPH) work collaboratively to address diabetes disparities among selected priority populations to include serving as a resource to address social needs and social determinants of health (sdoh).

$130Kprogram expense
03

Wholespire, inc. Provided training for public health professionals to engage in walkability and community mobility efforts, culminating into engaging multiple sectors to create and implement action plans for short term projects in seven local communities.

$50Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$332K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $166K · 2020–2024
Laurens County School District 55FY2024$12,000
Berea Middle SchoolFY2024$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,000
Aspire 2 Inspire InitiativeSC · FY2024$6,000
Partners for Active LivingSC · FY2024$6,000
Village GroupSC · FY2024$6,000
Truth MinistriesSC · FY2023$6,000
Fairfield County CouncilFY2023$5,894
Cherokee County School DistrictFY2023$5,885
Marantha Farms and WellnessSC · FY2023$5,844
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2023 · $1.2M federal money spent
Preventive Health and Health Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.991 · Through SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control$509K
Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke-Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.435 · Through SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control$380K
Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and StrokeDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.426 · Through SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control$181K
Regional Food System Partnerships (b)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.177 · Direct$152K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.5M federal money spent
Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke-Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.435 · Through SC Department of Health & Envoronmental Control$738K
Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and StrokeDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.426 · Through SC Department of Health & Envoronmental Control$383K
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through SC Department of Health & Envoronmental Control$280K
Regional Food System Partnerships (b)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.177 · Direct$133K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2021 · $771K federal money spent
Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke-Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.435 · Through South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control$463K
Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and StrokeDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.426 · Through South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control$234K
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Funded Solely with Prevention and Public Health Funds (pphf)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.758 · Through South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control$60K
Regional Food System Partnerships (b)Department of Agriculture · ALN 10.177 · Direct$14K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$751K
Ln 25
Programscol B$676K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Government grantsLn 1e$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
Accounts receivableLn 4$16K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$380K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$309K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$99K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$132K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$441
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$16K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$18K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K$262
Office expensesLn 13$51K$42K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$320K$300K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K$240
Total functional expensesLn 25$751K$676K$55K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 23, 2026 $517K$751K−$234K$75K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $1.1M$1.2M−$101K$309K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2024 $1.7M$1.6M$34K$410K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$14K$376K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2022 $1.2M$1.0M$153K$389K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2021 $857K$889K−$31K$236K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $516,582 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,087,508$515,037
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $268$1,545
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,087,776$516,582
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $80,567$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,249$315,205
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $636,932$435,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,188,748$751,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,972−$234,486
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $516,582 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$423,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$91,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,037
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,545$1,545
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,545$516,582
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $751,068 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,273 · Management $17,094$116,367
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,428 · Management $22,802$155,230
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,562 · Management $441$3,003
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,223 · Management $2,793$19,016
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,418 · Management $3,171$21,589
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,144$22,144
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,992 · Management $262$23,254
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,488 · Management $8,403$50,891
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,753$3,753
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,632$3,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $300,059 · Fundraising $20,062$320,121
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,828 · Fundraising $240$12,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $675,800 · Management $54,966 · Fundraising $20,302$751,068
Part X · Balance sheet $78,576 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,062$60,989
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $87,579$15,953
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $332$1,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,464$78,576
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,782$3,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,305$3,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $293,241$54,673
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,918$20,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $309,159$74,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,464$78,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$516,582
XI-2 Total expenses$751,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$234,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$309,159
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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