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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF THE SAVANNAH AREA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$542,507
Total expenses
$774,824
Contributions and grants received
$388,623
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$139,585
Investment income
$9,624
Other revenue
$4,675
Total assets, end of year
$800,648
Total liabilities, end of year
$54,860
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$745,788
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$662,052
Management and general expenses
$112,772
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$662,052

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $96,912

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $291,711

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CREDITOR CONTRIBUTION

    total $80,424 · related or exempt $80,424

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CLIENT CONTR & FEES

    total $59,161 · excluded $59,161

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,624 · excluded $9,624

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,375 · excluded $4,375

  • 11b · Other revenue: FUNDRAISER

    total $300 · related or exempt $300

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,979 · program services $41,124 · management and general $65,855

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $333,592 · program services $333,592

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,873 · program services $10,950 · management and general $1,923

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,528 · program services $59,991 · management and general $10,537

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,132 · program services $26,481 · management and general $4,651

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,500 · program services $20,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $53,314 · program services $45,317 · management and general $7,997

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,503 · program services $1,278 · management and general $225

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,837 · program services $23,676 · management and general $4,161

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,999 · program services $22,113 · management and general $3,886

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,692 · program services $14,197 · management and general $2,495

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,588 · program services $12,407 · management and general $2,181

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,647 · program services $14,159 · management and general $2,488

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $11,449 · program services $9,738 · management and general $1,711

  • 24b · Other expenses: ACCREDATION AND BOARD MEE

    total $10,653 · program services $9,061 · management and general $1,592

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $10,535 · program services $8,960 · management and general $1,575

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $9,122 · program services $7,758 · management and general $1,364

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $881 · program services $750 · management and general $131

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $423,647 · end of year $518,042

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $102,329 · end of year $78,244

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,202 · end of year $4,063

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

    $456,289

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

    $268,891

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $201,987 · end of year $187,398

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $245,040

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,084 · end of year $12,901

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,894 · end of year $24,498

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $9,237 · end of year $2,601

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,518 · end of year $27,761

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $950,640 · end of year $545,788

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $200,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE THE BEST NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE, DEDICATED TO DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, HOUSING COUNSELING AND CONSUMER

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE THE BEST NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE, DEDICATED TO DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, HOUSING COUNSELING AND CONSUMER CREDIT EDUCATION TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY

  • CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF THE SAVANNAH AREA, INC. (CCCS) IS FOCUSED ON THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. IN 2024, CCCS PROVIDED SERVICES TO 1,723 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 1,052 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH BUDGET COUNSELING, CREDIT COUNSELING, FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER COUNSELING, DELINQUENT MORTGAGE COUNSELING, REVERSE MORTGAGE COUNSELING AND BANKRUPTCY COUNSELING. CCCS ADDITIONALLY ASSISTED FAMILIES IN THE REPAYMENT OF 973,672 TO CREDITORS ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN A DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. CCCS ALSO PROVIDED 36 FREE FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, COVERING A WIDE ARRAY OF FINANCIAL TOPICS WHICH REACHED 671 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $662,052 · Revenue $139,585

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Wills

    EXEC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $106,979
    From this org
    $106,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mary Bell-Fuller

    2ND VICE CHA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dr Sandra McCord Best

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew Brigman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas L Cole

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Durrence

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alfreda Goldwire

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Gunn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Judson L Hendry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tj Hilliard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Denise Holguin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • J Keith Berry Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James E Davis Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Terry L Lemmons

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris A Miltiades

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Pace

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marsha D Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Whitmarsh

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202501439349300710

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