Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,422,895
- Total expenses
- $1,598,041
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,305,920
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $40,740
- Investment income
- $58,135
- Other revenue
- $18,100
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,707,861
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $131,549
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,576,312
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,138,237
- Management and general expenses
- $191,822
- Fundraising expenses
- $267,982
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,138,237
Program services were 71.2% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$87,531
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,218,389
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2a · Program service revenue: INCOME/FEES RECOV'D/CASES
total $40,740 · related or exempt $40,740
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3 · Investment income
total $79,526 · related or exempt $79,526
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $812,396
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $833,787
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$21,391
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$21,391 · related or exempt -$21,391
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$51,260
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$87,531
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$33,160
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $18,100
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $180,000 · program services $88,200 · management and general $41,400 · fundraising $50,400
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $855,021 · program services $642,217 · management and general $77,143 · fundraising $135,661
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $32,468 · program services $18,978 · management and general $5,120 · fundraising $8,370
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $71,725 · program services $48,263 · management and general $2,446 · fundraising $21,016
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $80,753 · program services $57,335 · management and general $8,883 · fundraising $14,535
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,500 · management and general $8,500
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $31,604 · program services $31,604
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $18,858 · management and general $18,858
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11g · Fees: other
total $43,419 · program services $42,078 · management and general $1,247 · fundraising $94
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,167 · program services $6,281 · management and general $16 · fundraising $870
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13 · Office expenses
total $20,799 · program services $14,870 · management and general $1,622 · fundraising $4,307
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14 · Information technology
total $30,949 · program services $14,793 · management and general $3,061 · fundraising $13,095
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16 · Occupancy
total $67,870 · program services $47,516 · management and general $6,787 · fundraising $13,567
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17 · Travel
total $19,931 · program services $18,785 · management and general $483 · fundraising $663
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $16,938 · program services $14,488 · management and general $1,462 · fundraising $988
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,631 · program services $815 · management and general $816
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23 · Insurance
total $12,055 · program services $8,087 · management and general $1,223 · fundraising $2,745
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24a · Other expenses: LITIGATION COSTS
total $35,632 · program services $35,632
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24b · Other expenses: LAW BOOKS/LEGAL RESEARCH
total $34,252 · program services $34,252
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24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $11,264 · program services $14 · management and general $11,239 · fundraising $11
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $9,695 · program services $8,924 · management and general $566 · fundraising $205
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,510 · program services $5,105 · management and general $950 · fundraising $1,455
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $357,853 · end of year $205,657
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $425,273 · end of year $589,655
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,442,493 · end of year $743,114
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$32,263
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,027
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,867 · end of year $3,236
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,283,420 · end of year $1,842,059
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $246,755 · end of year $324,140
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $36,048 · end of year $42,664
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $131,754 · end of year $88,885
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,092,177 · end of year $2,791,863
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,500,682 · end of year $784,449
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE USE OUR LEGAL EXPERTISE TO PROTECT THE LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA.
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IN THE FACE OF THE WORSENING CLIMATE CRISIS AND ESCALATING LOSS OF WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, IN 2021 SCELP ADOPTED A NEW 5- YEAR PLAN, INCLUDING THREE AMBITIOUS PROGRAMMATIC GOALS. TO PROTECT LIFE-SUSTAINING NATURAL SYSTEMS, SCELP HAS CONTINUED ACTING AS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST HARMFUL LAND USES, USING LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO ESTABLISH NEW AND BETTER LAW FOR LAND, WATER AND WILDLIFE; AND SUPPORTING NATURE-BASED LAWS AND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION. TO PROTECT WATER FROM CURRENT AND FUTURE THREATS, SCELP HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER USES, FOR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF WATER QUALITY AND AQUATIC LIFE, AND FOR LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR STATE-OF-THE ART STORMWATER AND FLOODPLAIN PRACTICES. TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA, SCELP'S LEGAL ADVOCACY HAS BEEN COUNTERING ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUITIES IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, CARRYING FORWARD SCELP'S ORIGINAL MOTTO "NO CASE IS TOO SMALL" WHENEVER A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE. OUR ARES OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE COASTAL MANAGEMENT, WATER AND WETLANDS, WILDLIFE AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, LANDFILLS, NUCLEAR AND TOXIC WASTE. EACH PROGRAM SERVICE INCLUDES LEGAL ADVICE AND CONSULTATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE PROJECTS AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR LITIGATION, AND FORMAL LEGAL CHALLENGES AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
Expenses $1,138,237 · Revenue $40,740
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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ALLEN GRUMBINE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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RAJAN GOVINDAN
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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THOMAS KESTER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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AMY FABRI
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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COREY ALSTON
DIRECTOR UNT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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STEVE BENJAMIN
DIRECTOR UNT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MARILYN HEMINGWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LIZ IGLEHEART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BESS LOCHOCKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CLARKSON MCDOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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WALT MCLEOD III
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JERRY SCHULZE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GREG VANDERWERKER MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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AMY E ARMSTRONG
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $180,000
- From this org
- $180,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $180,000
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 10 May 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202421319349302632
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