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← PALMETTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PALMETTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,606,904
Total expenses
$4,091,829
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$54,898
Program service revenue
$4,450,000
Investment income
$156,904
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,286,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,030,819
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,255,567
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,190,097
Management and general expenses
$901,732
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,190,097

Program services were 78.0% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    total $4,450,000 · related or exempt $4,450,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $86,514 · excluded $86,514

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $905,712 · other assets $47,631

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

    securities $838,273 · other assets $44,680

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $67,439 · other assets $2,951

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $70,390 · excluded $70,390

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $54,898 · program services $54,898

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,784,536 · program services $1,516,856 · management and general $267,680

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $195,261 · program services $175,735 · management and general $19,526

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $121,448 · program services $109,303 · management and general $12,145

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,881 · program services $57,493 · management and general $6,388

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $104,549 · program services $94,094 · management and general $10,455

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,898 · management and general $36,898

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,698 · management and general $47,698

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $277,155 · management and general $277,155

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $206,407 · program services $206,407

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,162 · program services $38,961 · management and general $16,201

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $94,738 · program services $47,369 · management and general $47,369

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $146,494 · program services $131,845 · management and general $14,649

  • 17 · Travel

    total $270,833 · program services $203,125 · management and general $67,708

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $83,997 · program services $83,997

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,072 · management and general $37,072

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $40,788 · management and general $40,788

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $343,416 · program services $343,416

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES

    total $71,562 · program services $71,562

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A

    total $55,036 · program services $55,036

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $67,831 · end of year $205,737

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $43 · end of year $5,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,929,161 · end of year $2,807,011

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

    $634,397

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

    $365,759

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $107,168 · end of year $268,638

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $267,051 · end of year $222,386

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $915,126 · end of year $808,433

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,922,026 · end of year $2,255,567

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PALMETTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE OF THE STATE'S 19 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. TOGETHER THEY PROVIDE POWER TO MORE THAN 2 MILLION SOUTH CAROLINIANS.

  • FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF JOBS, INVESTMENT AND ELECTRIC LOAD THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF NEW INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

    Expenses $1,595,049 · Grants $27,449 · Revenue $2,225,000

  • SUPPORT EXPANSION AND RETENTION OF EXISTING BUSINESSES AND FACILITIES

    Expenses $1,595,048 · Grants $27,449 · Revenue $2,225,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Sheridan

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $29,056
    From this org
    $8,568
    From related orgs
    $20,488
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 5 related
  • Paul Basha

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $28,310
    From this org
    $3,353
    From related orgs
    $24,957
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 7 related
  • James M Bunton Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,252
    From this org
    $6,705
    From related orgs
    $11,547
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Terry W Mallard

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $34,270
    From this org
    $9,312
    From related orgs
    $24,958
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 5 related
  • Rob Hochstetler

    NON-VOTING EX- OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $1,504,813
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,017,013
    Other
    $487,800
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $976,000 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $19,877 related
    Other
    $0 + $21,136 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $455,682 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,118 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,504,813 related
  • Daniel B Shelley III

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 5 related
  • Johnnie L Dickert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $5,960
    From related orgs
    $11,175
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Charles E Adair

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $20,115
    From this org
    $6,705
    From related orgs
    $13,410
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Brian W Broughton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $9,685
    From this org
    $2,980
    From related orgs
    $6,705
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Gary L Stooksbury

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $24,213
    From this org
    $3,725
    From related orgs
    $20,488
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Barbara F Weston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $6,705
    From related orgs
    $10,430
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Michael Fuller

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Robert G Ardis III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $32,407
    From this org
    $2,607
    From related orgs
    $29,800
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Archie B Davis Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $47,307
    From this org
    $2,980
    From related orgs
    $44,327
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 7 related
  • James Chavez

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $552,777
    From this org
    $409,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $143,205
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $400,000
    Bonus
    $8,270
    Other
    $1,302
    Deferred
    $110,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,424
    Filer's total
    $552,777
  • Warren Darby Jr

    SR VP GLOBAL BUSINESS

    Total calculated
    $322,301
    From this org
    $236,902
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,750
    Bonus
    $4,919
    Other
    $6,233
    Deferred
    $55,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,355
    Filer's total
    $322,301
  • Rebecca Breland

    SR VP COMMUNITY PREPAREDNE

    Total calculated
    $197,587
    From this org
    $157,513
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,074
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,825
    Bonus
    $625
    Other
    $63
    Deferred
    $17,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,998
    Filer's total
    $197,587
  • Marc Metcalf

    SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $159,913
    From this org
    $125,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,537
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,929
    Bonus
    $625
    Other
    $1,822
    Deferred
    $17,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,887
    Filer's total
    $159,913
  • Angelyn Smith

    SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $173,486
    From this org
    $125,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,831
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,947
    Bonus
    $2,989
    Other
    -$8,281
    Deferred
    $19,267
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,564
    Filer's total
    $173,486

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

  • FLORENCE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

    $25,000

    STRATEGIC PLANNING

  • TRICO DEVELOPMENT LLC

    $18,000

    SITE ADVANCEMENT

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543169349307129

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