A VITAL Investment
A VITAL Investment: Community-Led Approach to Behavioral Health In 2025, the Mary Black Foundation made a significant $6 million commitment over five years to support VITAL Spartanburg, a community-wide action plan for mental and behavioral health. The Foundation’s support...
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Supporting the People Behind the Work
Supporting the People Behind the Work Every day, nonprofit staff across Spartanburg County show up to do meaningful and often challenging work. The Mary Black Foundation believes it is important to not only support our nonprofit partners through funding,...
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2025 Annual Report
LISTEN. LEARN. LEAD.Standing for Children and Families 2025 Annual Report In our 2025 Annual Report, Listen. Learn. Lead.: Standing for Children and Families, we reflect on a year of listening and deep investment. Guided by community voice and data,...
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Meet Our New Trustee: Bert Barre
Meet Our New Trustee: Bert Barre We’re excited to welcome Bert Barre to the Mary Black Foundation (MBF) Board of Trustees this year. A Spartanburg native, Bert has spent most of his life in the community and brings a...
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New Year’s Letter
A New Year’s Letter from Our President & CEO As we begin a new year, our team at the Mary Black Foundation is excited about the momentum we saw in 2025 and optimistic about the opportunities ahead. We are...
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Honoring Retiring Trustee, Dr. Nayef Samhat
Honoring Retiring Trustee, Dr. Nayef Samhat As the year begins to come to a close, the Foundation would like to take a moment to honor Dr. Nayef Samhat, who will be retiring from the Foundation’s Board of Trustees after...
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How We Are Using All of Our Tools to Build a Healthier Future for Children
How We Are Using All of Our Tools to Build a Healthier Future for Children By Dr. Ebony Gaffney, Mary Black Foundation Trustee & Community Impact Committee Chair, Psychiatrist, and Director of Spartanburg Area Mental Health As a psychiatrist...
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Welcoming Our New Trustees
Welcoming Our New Trustees We are excited to welcome two new members to our board of trustees. Spartanburg native Brandi Gist has dedicated 23 years of her 26-year career to education, with a focus on supporting local students and their families....
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New Year’s Message
A New Year’s Message from Foundation President & CEO The staff and board of trustees of the Mary Black Foundation would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2025! We are excited about the opportunities ahead and grateful...
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Retiring Trustees
A Grateful Goodbye: Highlighting the Foundation’s Retiring Trustees As the year comes to a close, the Foundation prepares to bid a fond farewell to two dedicated members of its board of trustees: Anna Converse, who has served for 11...
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