Roper St Francis Foundation
Roper St Francis Foundation reported $16.5 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $46.79 went to program services, $28.95 to management and general costs and $24.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 69.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $980,327 (Board Member (End 08/24), Interim President RSF Foundation (Beg 10/24)). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 107% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MOther revenue was negative: −$497K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 46.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 29.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 24.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.20 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 69.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $980,327 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 10.32% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 59.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 34 | 88.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Roper St. Francis Foundation supports the health and well-being of the coastal South Carolina counties served by Roper St. Francis Healthcare by securing philanthropic support for the System's priority capital and programmatic initiatives. The foundation is charged with identifying, securing, and managing financial resources to support facility projects and healthcare services for the system's four hospitals as well as additional facilities located across Lowcountry. In 2024, the Foundation raised $11.5 million to advance the non-profit System's mission
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Member (End 08/24), Interim President RSF Foundation (Beg 10/24) Director/trustee, officer, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $901,811 | $78,516 | $980,327 |
| Board Member, RSFH SVP & Chief Nursing Officer Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $621,894 | $145,815 | $767,709 |
| Board Member, RSFH AVP CMO - Quality & Cont Care Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $616,237 | $43,401 | $659,638 |
| Board Member, RSFH Chief Transformation Officer & President - BSSF/MPH Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $552,522 | $90,242 | $642,764 |
| Board Member, Regional President - RH/BH & VP Continuing Care Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $518,180 | $91,057 | $609,237 |
| Board Member, RSFH President/CEO (Beg 08/24) Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $532,392 | $70,055 | $602,447 |
| Secretary, VP & President RSF Foundation (End 10/24) Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $531,622 | $0 | $16,130 | $547,752 |
| Senior Director of Development Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $253,615 | $0 | $27,025 | $280,640 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roper St Francis Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $548K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b34 · 29 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 11aNo
- 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 4No
- 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 529
- Volunteers Part I, line 629
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Roper St Francis Foundation totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Roper St Francis Foundation spent in 2024, $46.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Roper St Francis Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Roper St Francis Foundation reported that 46.8% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 29.0% to management and general and 24.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Roper St Francis Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Roper St Francis Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $980,327, for the role of Board Member (End 08/24), Interim President RSF Foundation (Beg 10/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Roper St Francis Foundation get its money?
Of $16.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 69.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Roper St Francis Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 57-1068509 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543169349308379 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423189349308862 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313149349304146 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243149349306114 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103169349301615 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033169349303178 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 57-1068509: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.