South Carolina Christian Foundation

Spartanburg, SC · EIN 58-2362123 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

South Carolina Christian Foundation reported $17.5 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.60 went to program services, $3.48 to management and general costs and $0.92 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $124,050 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 15% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

Program services$95.60 $13M
Management & general$3.48 $468K
Fundraising$0.92 $124K

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 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 $18M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$68.44 $12M
Investment income$30.70 $5.4M
Other revenue$0.86 $151K

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

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	95.6%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.5%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.9%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.01	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	68.4%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$124,050	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.92%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	40.2	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	7 of 7	90.9%

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 expense

$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $12M

To provide grants for purpose of financially supporting various christian ministires, churches, and quality of life organizations

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
PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$124,050	$0	$0	$124,050

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Carolina Christian Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $124K (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

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$18M	$13M	95.6%	$45M	$124,050
2023 ⓘ	$17M	$12M	95.6%	$43M	$124,050
2022 ⓘ	$10M	$11M	96.2%	$34M	$129,050
2021 ⓘ	$17M	$7.4M	96.3%	$40M	$130,300
2020 ⓘ	$11M	$5.3M	95.7%	$35M	$115,052
2019 ⓘ	$21M	$3.9M	95.0%	$29M	$120,052

Governance 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–1b7 · 7 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 510
Volunteers Part I, line 64

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to South Carolina Christian Foundation totaling $8,900 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of South Carolina Christian Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, South Carolina Christian Foundation reported that 95.6% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does South Carolina Christian Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation South Carolina Christian Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $124,050, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does South Carolina Christian Foundation get its money?

Of $17.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 68.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is South Carolina Christian Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-2362123 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349304102 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412919349300436 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341639349300949 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349307603 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349305037 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032739349300023 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-2362123: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.