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MacKenzie Scott gives $8M to Spartanburg’s Mary Black Foundation
“Amazing things are happening here in Spartanburg. A lot of things have received national attention like the Northside initiative and the Spartanburg Academic Movement,” said Talbot-Metz, President & CEO for Mary Black Foundation. “It says a lot about this community that we attract the interest of national funders.”
Molly Talbot-Metz awarded Order of the Palmetto
In November 2023, Molly Talbot-Metz was presented the Order of the Palmetto award.
With a career spanning over two decades in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, Talbot-Metz’s influence and contributions have been pivotal in advancing local and statewide initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes.
Six Questions for Molly Talbot-Metz
Inside Philanthropy’s Mike Scutari caught up with Molly “to discuss her career trajectory, what advice she’d give her 20-year-old self and how it felt to channel her inner MacKenzie Scott.” Click below to read the full interview.
MacKenzie Scott's Gifts Keep on Giving
Philanthropy Southeast catches up with several Southern foundations and nonprofits who received gifts from MacKenzie Scott who are making good use of the billionaire philanthropist’s game-changing unrestricted gifts. Among the organizations interviewed is Molly Talbot-Metz, president and CEO of the Mary Black Foundation. She shares about the 11 rapid grants the foundation made last year to Spartanburg organizations who are implementing behavioral health services into their programs.
In Their Own Words: Funders Share Stories Of Change
A companion piece to Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change
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Blazing a Path to Progress
In 2021, the Foundation was honored with the Truist Award in partnership with Spartanburg County Foundation.
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