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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,839,383
Total expenses
$1,374,862
Contributions and grants received
$1,501,959
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$11,123
Investment income
$403,158
Other revenue
-$76,857
Total assets, end of year
$15,920,766
Total liabilities, end of year
$148,964
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,771,802
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,140,027
Management and general expenses
$144,176
Fundraising expenses
$90,659
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,140,027

Program services were 82.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $156,057

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,345,902

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SEMINAR FEES

    total $11,123 · related or exempt $11,123

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $405,514 · excluded $405,514

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $33,130

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $35,261 · other assets $225

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,131 · other assets -$225

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,356 · excluded -$2,356

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,035

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $156,057

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $94,612

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$77,577 · excluded -$77,577

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $720 · related or exempt $720

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $720

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $170,137 · program services $122,824 · management and general $24,855 · fundraising $22,458

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $276,100 · program services $199,320 · management and general $40,335 · fundraising $36,445

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,668 · program services $7,734 · management and general $1,547 · fundraising $1,387

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $55,109 · program services $39,954 · management and general $7,991 · fundraising $7,164

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,656 · program services $24,401 · management and general $4,880 · fundraising $4,375

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $33,130 · program services $33,130

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,089 · program services $3,948 · management and general $38,599 · fundraising $542

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,264 · program services $9,362 · fundraising $1,902

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,668 · program services $20,433 · management and general $3,359 · fundraising $3,876

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,517 · program services $16,694 · management and general $960 · fundraising $2,863

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,984 · program services $14,729 · management and general $4,177 · fundraising $3,078

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,323 · program services $27,784 · management and general $5,557 · fundraising $4,982

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,304 · program services $6,745 · management and general $1,349 · fundraising $1,210

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,091 · program services $2,102 · management and general $2,612 · fundraising $377

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $610,867 · program services $610,867

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,955 · management and general $7,955

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $480,243 · end of year $529,138

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $304,002 · end of year $555,091

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $68,792 · end of year $119,098

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,550 · end of year $6,023

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,862

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,148

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,824 · end of year $1,714

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $12,798,870 · end of year $14,650,625

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $311,752 · end of year $59,077

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,037 · end of year $63,380

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $21,098

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $92,254 · end of year $64,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $309,430 · end of year $393,925

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,517,312 · end of year $15,377,877

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SC SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS (GSSM) BY GIVING VOICE TO ITS NEEDS, PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TO AUGMENT ITS PROGRAMS, AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS AND PROVIDES FUNDS AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE ITS PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS.

  • GSSM SERVES OVER 9,000 ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA WITH PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN 3RD THROUGH 12TH GRADES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS. THE GSSM FOUNDATION RAISES PRIVATE FUNDS TO ENSURE THAT ALL QUALIFIED STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORT INCLUDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS AND SUMMER CAMPERS, PROGRAM MATERIALS FOR OUTREACH WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACADEMIC CLUBS AND COMPETITIONS, AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING. THESE EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE AN ALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION SALARY EXPENSE REPRESENTING THE WORK THE FOUNDATION STAFF DOES FOR THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,140,027 · Revenue $11,843

  • GSSM HAS BEEN NAMED THE K-12 EDUCATION & WORKFORCE CENTER PROVIDER FOR THE SC NEXUS PROJECT FOR ADVANCED ENERGY RESILIENCY. BY SUMMER 2025, GSSM WILL BE TEACHING AN ADVANCED ENERGY CURRICULUM IN ALL 3RD 12TH GRADE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, GSSM STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN SERVICE-LEARNING TRIPS THROUGH MEDLIFE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MEDICINE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IN 2022, THE GSSM FOUNDATION RAISED FUNDS TO PURCHASE A HYDROPONIC RESEARCH LAB, WHICH UNITES SOUTH CAROLINA'S RICH AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE WITH ITS HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE IN ONE INNOVATIVE PLATFORM, WHICH CONNECTS STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO GSSM'S PROWESS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. THE LAB IS A HANDS-ON TEACHING TOOL FOR CLASSES ACROSS THE STEM SPECTRUM: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, BOTANY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ROBOTICS, AND ECONOMICS. EACH YEAR, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN REAL-WORLD RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING TESTING GROWTH PARAMETERS, IDENTIFYING GENETIC VARIATIONS IN PLANTS, STUDYING WATER AND NUTRIENT-USE EFFICIENCY, INTEGRATING ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TO MANAGE GROWING CONDITIONS, AND INVESTIGATING THE ECONOMICS OF HYDROPONICS.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew Etkind

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Daugherty

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Askins

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Alexander

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Burkhart

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Fast

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny Dorsel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah D Locklair

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Kim

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Willing King

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Gill

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Campbell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Connie Cain

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L Bailes Brown

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jun Xu

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James W Apple

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Giuliani

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Morton Bell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michele Pridgen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert J Brown

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah P Spruill

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzana Cizmic

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanuja Garde

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wilson White

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Flippin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Anthony Jackson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Shannon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann F Trapp

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brigid V Troan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marci Tuten

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Srulevich

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael M Shetterly

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James P Rourke

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Gentry

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick J Cleary

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Dinndorf

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,380
    From this org
    $170,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,243
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,137
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,104
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,139
    Filer's total
    $176,380

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SC GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

    IRC 115 · EDUCATION · SC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349309837

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