Buck Creek Foundation

Mission

FUNDRAISING TO SECURE A CAMPUS FOR OPERATIONS. SECURING A TEN YEAR LEASE ON OUR NURSERY IN LORIS.OPENING GIVING HOPE GARDENS FOR RETAIL BUSINESS. ON BOARDING OUR FIRST 5 FULL TIME

Proceed with Increased Caution — Confirmed Embezzlement

On April 7, 2025, WPDE reported on a material diversion of assets confirmed to have taken place at Buck Creek Foundation in an article titled, "Non-profit treasurer sentenced for embezzling public funds, forgery." For more information regarding this matter, please see WPDE article.

  • On December 11, 2024, The Post and Courier published an article titled "A Myrtle Beach-area nonprofit discovered it was missing nearly $70K. Now a former cop is charged." For more information, please see The Post and Courier article
  • On April 2, 2025, WMBF published an article titled "Former business partner sues suspect in Loris non-profit embezzlement case." For more information, please see WMBF article

For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

LORIS SC | EIN: 47-5206004
501(c)(3) organization

Buck Creek Foundation

Mission

FUNDRAISING TO SECURE A CAMPUS FOR OPERATIONS. SECURING A TEN YEAR LEASE ON OUR NURSERY IN LORIS.OPENING GIVING HOPE GARDENS FOR RETAIL BUSINESS. ON BOARDING OUR FIRST 5 FULL TIME

Proceed with Increased Caution — Confirmed Embezzlement

On April 7, 2025, WPDE reported on a material diversion of assets confirmed to have taken place at Buck Creek Foundation in an article titled, "Non-profit treasurer sentenced for embezzling public funds, forgery." For more information regarding this matter, please see WPDE article.

  • On December 11, 2024, The Post and Courier published an article titled "A Myrtle Beach-area nonprofit discovered it was missing nearly $70K. Now a former cop is charged." For more information, please see The Post and Courier article
  • On April 2, 2025, WMBF published an article titled "Former business partner sues suspect in Loris non-profit embezzlement case." For more information, please see WMBF article

For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

LORIS SC | EIN: 47-5206004
501(c)(3) organization

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Accountability Panel
ScoreMetric
100%
Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
100%
No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
0%
Records Retention Policy:No
0%
Tax Form Disclosed on Website:No
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