Racepath and the Sham Charities that Profit from it

Racepath is one of Myrtle Beach's oldest and most tight-knit historically Black neighborhoods. It is a unique "donut hole" of unincorporated Horry County entirely surrounded by the city of Myrtle Beach, located between Robert M. Grissom Parkway and Highway 501.

Jurisdictional Challenges: Because Racepath is in unincorporated Horry County, it relies on county police, fire/rescue, and services. This has historically led to longer emergency response times and challenges with basic infrastructure (such as lack of city trash pick-up).

Ongoing Revitalization: Horry County and local nonprofits have launched ongoing initiatives to fix this. Phase II upgrades—including new sidewalks, resurfaced roads, better street lighting, and improved drainage—are designed to bring the area’s infrastructure up to par with the surrounding city limits.

Racepath Community Learning Center: At the heart of the neighborhood is the Racepath Community Learning Center (managed by the nonprofit Phoenix Renaissance Inc.). It serves as a vital educational and cultural hub, offering after-school programs, early learning, and summer camps for local youth.

Community Values: The community operates on four core pillars: resilience, unity, property, and empowerment.

The Meher Spiritual Center, a nonprofit with reported assets over twenty million dollars, has been claiming to help "revitalize" the Racepath community for over sixty years. The above photos are recent, raising the specter that the help the Center claims to be giving is a public relations and fund raising ploy and nothing else.