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Form 990 for tax year 2024

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

Totals

Total revenue
$2,128,070
Total expenses
$1,439,008
Contributions and grants received
$1,125,726
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,080,089
Other revenue
-$77,745
Total assets, end of year
$17,546,943
Total liabilities, end of year
$98,854
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,448,089
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,185,369
Management and general expenses
$153,490
Fundraising expenses
$100,149
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,185,369

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $177,830

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $947,896

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $442,656 · excluded $442,656

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,523,987

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

    securities $886,554

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $637,433

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $637,433 · excluded $637,433

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,492

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

    $177,830

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $93,237

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$77,745 · excluded -$77,745

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $178,149 · program services $120,675 · management and general $29,104 · fundraising $28,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $240,828 · program services $163,132 · management and general $39,344 · fundraising $38,352

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,493 · program services $7,873 · management and general $1,839 · fundraising $1,781

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,518 · program services $24,330 · management and general $5,683 · fundraising $5,505

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,718 · program services $21,727 · management and general $5,075 · fundraising $4,916

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $38,102 · program services $38,102

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,504 · program services $12,345 · management and general $41,280 · fundraising $879

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,345 · program services $8,922 · fundraising $2,423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,892 · program services $22,260 · management and general $3,251 · fundraising $4,381

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,095 · program services $19,978 · management and general $849 · fundraising $4,268

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,110 · program services $14,150 · management and general $4,422 · fundraising $3,538

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,685 · program services $22,247 · management and general $4,449 · fundraising $3,989

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,956 · program services $6,493 · management and general $1,299 · fundraising $1,164

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,954 · program services $2,578 · management and general $2,793 · fundraising $583

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $700,557 · program services $700,557

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $14,102 · management and general $14,102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $529,138 · end of year $315,289

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $555,091 · end of year $619,573

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $119,098 · end of year $262,255

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,023 · end of year $6,792

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

    $15,461

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

    $13,889

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,714 · end of year $1,572

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,650,625 · end of year $16,312,468

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $59,077 · end of year $28,994

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,380 · end of year $38,474

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $21,098 · end of year $25,317

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $64,486 · end of year $35,063

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $393,925 · end of year $313,361

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,377,877 · end of year $17,134,728

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • THESE EXPENSES INCLUDE MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ON BEHALF OF GSSM INCLUDING: FINANCIAL AID FOR MEAL PLANS AND OTHER STUDENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH CAN INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES, COLLEGE VISITS, TEST FEES THAT STUDENT MAY INCUR BUT WHO FINANCIALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD, STUDENT COUNCIL PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMICS CLUBS AND COMPETITIONS WITH FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, LODGING AND FOOD, ACCELERATE, GSSM'S STATEWIDE VIRTUAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM, ECONOMICS & FINANCE INSTITUTE, PASE, STATEWIDE TEACHER TRAINING, AND ENGAGE, A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM LEAD BY THE STUDENTS AT GSSM. GSSM ELEMENTARY IS NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR, IT BRINGS STEM EDUCATION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS VIA THE STEM BUS, A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF ALL THINGS STEM FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE AN ALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION SALARY EXPENSE REPRESENTING THE WORK THE FOUNDATION STAFF DOES ON THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,185,369

  • STUDENT RESEARCH & UNIQUE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES: GSSM STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO TEST GROWTH PARAMETERS (E.G., LIGHT, NUTRIENTS, PH, ETC.), MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, AUTOMATION, GROWTH TOWER ENGINEERING, AND METHODS TO REDUCE PATHOGEN LOADS AMONG MANY POTENTIAL PROJECTS. ABOVE-AP BOTANY CAN INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF VARYING DAY/NIGHT CYCLES, NUTRIENT SOURCES, AND PH ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON A TIMELINE THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO ACADEMIC SCHEDULES THAN TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL METHODS. THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE A HANDS-ON TEACHING TOOL FOR OBSERVING PLANT GROWTH AND MANAGING MACRO- AND MICRO-NUTRIENT BALANCES. STUDENTS COULD ALSO COMPARE SOIL-GROWN PLANTS TO THOSE GROWN HYDROPONICALLY. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAN USE THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM AS A MODEL TO STUDY WATER-USE, NUTRIENT-USE, AND WATER QUALITY. DIRECT INTERACTION WITH THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM COULD MOTIVATE STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE POTENTIAL OF HYDROPONICS SYSTEMS TO REDUCE FOOD TRANSPORTATION DISTANCES, TRADEOFFS IN SUSTAINABILITY BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL METHODS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN HYDROPONIC FARMS TO BRING FOOD CLOSER TO HIGH-DENSITY POPULATIONS.ATING THE ECONOMICS OF HYDROPONICS.

As filed on the 2024 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
  • Dr Vik Bebarta

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Alexander

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eduardo Torres

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Fast

    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 Jr

    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
  • Sarah P Spruill

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzana Cizmic

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • N Tyrone Ellis

    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
  • Lauren Griffith

    MEMBER

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

    MEMBER

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

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marci Tuten

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Hodge

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Lynch

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Pahula

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert V Porter IV

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny Dorsel

    EX OFFICIO

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

    EX OFFICIO

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

    PAST PRESIDENT

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

    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
  • Royce Shannon

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Dinndorf

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,025
    From this org
    $173,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,670
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,355
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,530
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,140
    Filer's total
    $177,025

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
2024
Filed
9 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630709349301233

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