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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,759,872
Total expenses
$4,996,894
Contributions and grants received
$4,531,238
Grants paid
$26,205
Program service revenue
$844,867
Investment income
$385,988
Other revenue
-$2,221
Total assets, end of year
$7,384,809
Total liabilities, end of year
$252,608
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,132,201
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,963,316
Management and general expenses
$558,783
Fundraising expenses
$474,795
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,963,316

Program services were 79.3% 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

    $705,779

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $122,049

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $486,250

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,217,160

  • 2a · Program service revenue: School Districts

    total $844,867 · related or exempt $844,867

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $277,762 · excluded $277,762

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $153,078

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

    securities $44,852

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $108,226

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $108,226 · excluded $108,226

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,915

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

    $122,049

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,942

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,027 · excluded -$8,027

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $5,806 · excluded $5,806

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,806

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $26,205 · program services $26,205

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $177,266 · program services $60,270 · management and general $58,498 · fundraising $58,498

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,346,570 · program services $2,812,372 · management and general $250,968 · fundraising $283,230

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $70,971 · program services $59,155 · management and general $5,523 · fundraising $6,293

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $381,400 · program services $317,832 · management and general $29,712 · fundraising $33,856

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $259,320 · program services $212,108 · management and general $23,050 · fundraising $24,162

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,538 · management and general $76,538

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $31,225 · management and general $31,225

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $70,819 · program services $60,196 · management and general $4,957 · fundraising $5,666

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,707 · program services $11,821 · management and general $973 · fundraising $21,913

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,077 · program services $51,384 · management and general $2,190 · fundraising $2,503

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,942 · program services $22,699 · management and general $6,243

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $79,228 · program services $69,510 · management and general $4,535 · fundraising $5,183

  • 17 · Travel

    total $107,594 · program services $52,404 · management and general $37,572 · fundraising $17,618

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,722 · program services $12,515 · management and general $1,030 · fundraising $1,177

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,950 · program services $25,458 · management and general $2,096 · fundraising $2,396

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional developmen

    total $59,727 · program services $50,768 · management and general $4,181 · fundraising $4,778

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $44,740 · program services $31,529 · management and general $6,165 · fundraising $7,046

  • 24c · Other expenses: Student programs

    total $21,781 · program services $21,781

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $19,112 · program services $5,309 · management and general $13,327 · fundraising $476

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,011,653 · end of year $1,632,167

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $489,126

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $682,006 · end of year $782,006

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $240,367 · end of year $247,045

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,628 · end of year $38,618

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

    $118,782

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

    $86,565

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,939 · end of year $32,217

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,218,437 · end of year $4,139,536

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $38,247 · end of year $24,094

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $248,616 · end of year $210,766

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,084 · end of year $41,842

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,365,077 · end of year $6,412,775

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $599,500 · end of year $719,426

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

  • The Communities in Schools site coordinator works with volunteers, partners, and the local community to provide students with the supports they need to succeed both inside and outside the classroom. We provide these supports in three different tiers.Tier 1: School-wide servicesTier 2: Targeted programsTier 3: Individualized support(Continued on Schedule O)Behavioral Supports - We bring evidenced-based programs that encourage positive behavioral responses to resolve internal or external conflict with new skills to self-regulate and promote student well-being.Academic Support - Our staff find creative ways to help students progress academically by creating optimal learning environments. We connect students with volunteer tutors and study groups to support reading and math skills, showing them the connection between what they learn in school and how it applies in real life.Integrated Student Supports - Our school-based staff partner with teachers to identify challenges students face in class or at home and coordinate with community partners to bring outside resources inside schools through our evidence-based model of Integrated Student Supports.

    Expenses $3,963,316 · Grants $26,205 · Revenue $844,867

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Fell

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amir Abdullah

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Schmoyer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Porter Johnson

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Christian Barrientos

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sedrick McCallum

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Burt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Baron Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindsay Ball CPA

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Merriweather Mule

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James T Starling

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine E Watts

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Cooper

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $185,459
    From this org
    $170,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,248
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,835
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,376
    Filer's total
    $185,459

  • Kristin Garner

    Sr. VP External Affairs

    Total calculated
    $129,488
    From this org
    $118,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,360
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robin Haggard

    Sr. VP Programs & Operations

    Total calculated
    $129,176
    From this org
    $116,842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,334
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 4
The executive committee of the Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation of the CEO. Compensation decisions are based on industry studies and similarly operated organizations. Decisions are documented in board meetings and signed contracts.

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
2024
Filed
27 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620689349301002

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