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South Carolina Student Loan Corp

Columbia, SC · EIN 57-0602805 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

South Carolina Student Loan Corp reported $58.4 million in revenue and $41.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.30 went to program services, $3.70 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 78.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $547,629 (PRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 2% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42M

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $58M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.3%84.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.7%10.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%83.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
78.2%3.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$547,629$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.31%1.52%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1012
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
185.110.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 12100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$39M expenses · 96.5% of program spending · revenue $46M

Provide student loans to eligible borrowers for higher education and service the loans until paid by the borrowers

$1.4M expenses · 3.5% of program spending · grants $1.4M

Power:ed, an arm of the corporation established to assist in fulfilling some of the corporation's philanthropic initiatives within its mission, provided approximately $1,392,000 in grant awards during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY
Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$486,808$0$60,821$547,629
CFO & COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$402,825$0$56,770$459,595
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$190,791$0$39,314$230,105
VP OF LOAN PROGRAMS
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$190,833$0$19,594$210,427
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS INTEL
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$144,551$0$33,399$177,950
VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RE
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$159,086$0$16,532$175,618
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POWE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$153,375$0$16,112$169,487
DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMEN
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$132,747$0$13,577$146,324

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Carolina Student Loan Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$58M$42M96.3%$646M$547,629
FY2024 ⓘ$65M$48M97.1%$617M$535,807
FY2023 ⓘ$58M$48M98.1%$597M$602,409
FY2022 ⓘ$39M$35M98.0%$575M$831,277
FY2021 ⓘ$46M$34M91.1%$605M$579,737
FY2020 ⓘ$59M$53M95.1%$562M$507,005

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 10 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 543

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from South Carolina Student Loan Corp's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for South Carolina Student Loan Corp, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of South Carolina Student Loan Corp's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, South Carolina Student Loan Corp reported that 96.3% of its $41.9 million in expenses went to program services, 3.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does South Carolina Student Loan Corp pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation South Carolina Student Loan Corp reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $547,629, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does South Carolina Student Loan Corp get its money?

Of $58.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 78.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is South Carolina Student Loan Corp a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 57-0602805 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621329349303892 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413189349300736 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333189349316208 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203159349301740 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210429349301341 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140469349301729 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 57-0602805: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.