Form 990 for tax year 2024

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 23 January 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$9,747,337 →changed to $8,357,327

Total expenses

$6,887,330 →changed to $8,572,767

Contributions and grants received

$5,671,232 →changed to $5,762,805

Grants paid

$0 →changed to $2,077,257

Program service revenue

$4,076,105 →changed to $2,594,522

Total assets, end of year

$5,292,442 →changed to $5,815,087

Total liabilities, end of year

$612,839 →changed to $1,363,282

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,679,603 →changed to $4,451,805

Program services expenses

$5,149,830 →changed to $7,770,347

Management and general expenses

$1,737,500 →changed to $802,420

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,149,830 →changed to $7,770,347

Totals

Total revenue

$8,357,327

Total expenses

$8,572,767

Contributions and grants received

$5,762,805

Grants paid

$2,077,257

Program service revenue

$2,594,522

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$5,815,087

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,363,282

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,451,805

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,770,347

Management and general expenses

$802,420

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,770,347

Program services were 90.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE REWARDING EDUCATOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE (REAP) INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, STRENGTHEN EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN OCTOBER 2024, THE EPI CENTER RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $6.5 MILLION IN YEAR 2 FUNDING UNDER ITS THREE-YEAR, $26.7 MILLION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTS MORE THAN 850 EDUCATORS AND NEARLY 11,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 26 SCHOOLS IN THE TWO PARTNER DISTRICTS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH FAIRFIELD AND GEORGETOWN, THE CENTER IMPLEMENTS TWO INTEGRATED SERVICE TIERS. THE FIRST USES A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, DEVELOP, AND REWARD EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS. THE SECOND PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUSTAINED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS. TOGETHER, THE SERVICE TIERS ADDRESS TALENT MANAGEMENT, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATOR EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PATHWAYS, PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP NETWORKS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING FOR NEW TEACHERS, AND EDUCATOR CAREER LADDERS.

  Expenses $4,176,950 · Grants $1,402,003

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THIS PROGRAM FUNDS CONTINUED GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND STAFF BEYOND INITIAL PREPARATION. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND TRAINING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS COACHING, PEER COLLABORATION, AND CERTIFICATIONS. FUNDS MAY ALSO COVER REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, OR MATERIALS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP EDUCATORS REMAIN SKILLED, INNOVATIVE, AND ALIGNED WITH EVOLVING STANDARDS AND PRACTICES.

  Expenses $1,777,683 · Grants $446,387 · Revenue $832,398

• EDUCATOR PREPARATION - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP ASPIRING AND CURRENT TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE LICENSURE. COVERED COSTS INCLUDE APPRENTICESHIPS, MENTORSHIP, PRAXIS PREPARATION AND TESTING, COURSEWORK, AND SCHOOL-BASED FIELD EXPERIENCES-ALL DESIGNED TO ENSURE EDUCATORS ARE FULLY PREPARED TO MEET LICENSURE AND ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

  Expenses $1,564,314 · Grants $219,352 · Revenue $666,587

• CREDENTIALING - THIS SUB-PROGRAM SUPPORTS ALL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AWARDING MICRO-CREDENTIALS AND RECOGNIZING ONGOING LEARNING. THIS INCLUDES FEES FOR ASSESSMENTS, TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS, AND OFFICIAL SKILL VERIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL BADGES OR CERTIFICATES THAT VALIDATE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES.

  Expenses $251,400 · Grants $9,515 · Revenue $1,095,537

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

Listed in Part VII

• JAMIE DEVINE

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LAMYRA SANDERS DUKES

  BOARD CHAIR (FROM 1/1/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LARONDA JOHNSON

  BOARD CHAIR (TO 1/1/25)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• MAMIE SHIPPY

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CINTHIA WOLFE

  DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP DEV.

  Total calculated

  $124,630

  From this org

  $124,630

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• DAMARA H MITCHELL

  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $109,583

  From this org

  $109,583

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  25

• TONDALEYA GREEN JACKSON

  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $100,000

  From this org

  $100,000

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  30

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

• VOORHEES UNIVERSITY - VNET

  $210,000

  V-NET (VOORHEES NETWORK FOR ENHANCED TEACHING) IS A FEDERAL TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP (TQP) GRANT THAT PREPARES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-NEED SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS. ASSISTANCE INCLUDED $35,000 LIVING WAGE STIPENDS FOR TEACHER RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN AN 11-MONTH RESIDENCY WHILE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

• GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $150,000

  LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS

• FAIRFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $150,000

  LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS

• ROCK HILL SCHOOL

  $140,000

  LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS

• ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $105,000

  LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS

• RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 2

  $70,000

  LIVING WAGE STIPENDS TO FELLOWS

• VOORHEES UNIVERSITY - CHICAGO SEED

  $12,000

  CHICAGO SEED (SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT) IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT (SEED) GRANT THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. ASSISTANCE INCLUDED $6,000 STIPENDS FOR EDUCATORS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

202602269349302260

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