Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITES COUNCIL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITES COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,435,498
Total expenses
$1,083,008
Contributions and grants received
$1,330,656
Grants paid
$155,884
Program service revenue
$35,612
Investment income
$69,230
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,842,752
Total liabilities, end of year
$143,204
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,699,548
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$731,601
Management and general expenses
$223,087
Fundraising expenses
$128,320
Program service expenses (Part III)
$731,601

Program services were 67.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $984,825

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $345,831

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNOR'S AWARDS

    total $35,612 · related or exempt $35,612

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53,760 · excluded $53,760

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $128,875

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

    securities $113,405

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $15,470

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $15,470 · related or exempt $15,470

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $155,884 · program services $155,884

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,384 · program services $87,977 · management and general $18,207 · fundraising $15,200

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $265,649 · program services $153,858 · management and general $40,020 · fundraising $71,771

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,122 · program services $12,574 · management and general $3,027 · fundraising $4,521

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,550 · program services $33,460 · management and general $8,057 · fundraising $12,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,608 · program services $18,500 · management and general $4,455 · fundraising $6,653

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,720 · program services $16,716 · management and general $39,004

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $79,438 · program services $20,552 · management and general $52,753 · fundraising $6,133

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,275 · management and general $3,275

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,443 · program services $13,687 · management and general $1,691 · fundraising $1,065

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,905 · program services $25,559 · management and general $6,154 · fundraising $9,192

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,951 · program services $11,752 · management and general $12,199

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,925 · program services $2,340 · management and general $585

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,289 · management and general $6,289

  • 24a · Other expenses: COUNCIL CONDUCTED PROGRAM

    total $110,822 · program services $110,822

  • 24b · Other expenses: GOVERNORS AWARDS

    total $42,005 · program services $42,005

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $22,349 · program services $14,828 · management and general $7,521

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & INTERNET

    total $12,740 · program services $10,192 · management and general $1,780 · fundraising $768

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,949 · program services $895 · management and general $18,070 · fundraising $984

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $92,326 · end of year $298,010

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $495,565 · end of year $382,172

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $75,373 · end of year $78,146

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,239 · end of year $13,369

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

    $41,696

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

    $30,747

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,829 · end of year $10,949

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $764,163 · end of year $999,373

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $89,324 · end of year $60,733

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,523 · end of year $10,542

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $66,109 · end of year $17,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $158,892 · end of year $114,912

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,214,845 · end of year $1,668,513

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $92,450 · end of year $31,035

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL, INC. IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE HUMANITIES BY TELLING THE HUMAN STORY BY AWARDING GRANTS FOR HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC PROGRAMS, BY GENERATING SPECIAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVES, AND BY BRINGING HUMANITIES PERSPECTIVES TO BEAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES.

  • DURING FY 2025, SC HUMANITIES INCREASED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMANITIES BY FUNDING, PROMOTING, AND COORDINATING VARIOUS EXHIBITS, DOCUMENTARIES, DISCUSSION FORUMS, RESEARCH, PLANNING, WORKSHOPS, DRAMATIZATIONS, LECTURES, AND EVENTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE HUMANITIES. SPECIFICALLY, 34 GRANTS TOTALING 176,595 WERE AWARDED. THROUGH THE SPEAKERS BUREAU PROGRAM, 32 OF THE STATE'S FINEST SCHOLARS GAVE 95 PRESENTATIONS TO NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES AROUND SOUTH CAROLINA, SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN THE HUMANITIES. IN ADDITION, SC HUMANITIES CONTINUED THE TOUR OF THE TRAVELING SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT "SPARK PLACES OF INNOVATION," WHICH TRAVELED TO 3 COMMUNITIES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2024 AND MARCH 2025, REACHING 6,155 PEOPLE. WE ALSO SPONSORED OUR ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES FESTIVAL IN LANCASTER AND THE ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA AWARDS IN THE HUMANITIES, HONORING 6 INCREDIBLE HUMANISTS. WE LAUNCHED THE "REVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES SPEAKERS SERIES" TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRUCIAL, YET OFTEN-OVERLOOKED ROLES SOUTH CAROLINIANS PLAYED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES REACHED 36 COUNTIES, HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER IN CONVERSATION AND CELEBRATION.

    Expenses $731,601 · Grants $155,884 · Revenue $35,612

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Gunter

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Randy L Akers

    EX DIR THRU

    Total calculated
    $135,918
    From this org
    $121,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,785
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Thomas

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenton Brown

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alli Crandell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brendon M Barber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina G Bennett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jw Nelson Chandler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Comer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Crawford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Crosby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Dowd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Gottshall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Hargrove

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David G Hodges

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George D Jebaily

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles McDonald

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isaiah R McGee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sc McMeekin Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lucas McMillan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dollie Newhouse

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Senator Floyd Nicholson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Otis W Pickett Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Stone Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Walker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashlye V Wilkerson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202620729349301412

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.