Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,005,502
- Total expenses
- $1,120,738
- Contributions and grants received
- $170,236
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $430,349
- Investment income
- $404,466
- Other revenue
- $451
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,827,527
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $97,395
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,730,132
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $801,267
- Management and general expenses
- $319,471
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $801,267
Program services were 71.5% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$156,805
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,431
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2a · Program service revenue: SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $252,647 · related or exempt $252,647
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2b · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING
total $134,095 · unrelated business $134,095
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2c · Program service revenue: BOOK PUBLISHING
total $43,607 · related or exempt $43,607
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3 · Investment income
total $145,305 · excluded $145,305
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,190,831
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,931,670
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $259,161
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $259,161 · excluded $259,161
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $451 · excluded $451
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11e · Other revenue, total
$451
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $335,284 · program services $207,096 · management and general $128,188
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $266,209 · program services $204,012 · management and general $62,197
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,596 · program services $15,968 · management and general $3,628
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $29,504 · program services $28,340 · management and general $1,164
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $26,016 · program services $18,211 · management and general $7,805
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $14,300 · program services $4,290 · management and general $10,010
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $66,482 · management and general $66,482
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,571 · program services $1,971 · management and general $4,600
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13 · Office expenses
total $5,455 · program services $2,847 · management and general $2,608
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14 · Information technology
total $13,305 · program services $7,983 · management and general $5,322
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16 · Occupancy
total $15,125 · program services $9,075 · management and general $6,050
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17 · Travel
total $10,053 · program services $4,524 · management and general $5,529
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $11,097 · program services $6,658 · management and general $4,439
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23 · Insurance
total $8,485 · program services $5,091 · management and general $3,394
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24a · Other expenses: PRINTING & CIRCULATION
total $275,309 · program services $275,309
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $15,032 · program services $9,019 · management and general $6,013
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,915 · program services $873 · management and general $2,042
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $33,425 · end of year $26,742
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $176,504 · end of year $115,122
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $21,789 · end of year $21,273
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $5,960 · end of year $21,712
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$974,215
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$758,040
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $195,817 · end of year $216,175
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,739,835 · end of year $4,200,152
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $740,411 · end of year $226,351
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $49,418 · end of year $43,393
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $88,925 · end of year $54,002
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,771,688 · end of year $4,729,082
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,710 · end of year $1,050
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SOURCE OF INFORMATION & INSPIRATION TO BAPTISTS OF SC THROUGH THE PUBLISHING OF A MAGAZINE.
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THE COURIER PUBLISHES NEWS AND FEATURES ABOUT THE MINISTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION AND THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. THE COURIER REACHES THE HOMES OF APPROXIMATELY 20,000 BAPTISTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ITS PRINT EDITION AND APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ONLINE READERS EACH MONTH THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
Expenses $801,267 · Revenue $296,254
As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr Ben DavisDR BEN DAVIS
BOARD CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Hannah MillerHANNAH MILLER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Davey HiottDAVEY HIOTT
BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Celeste TooleCELESTE TOOLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Wes ChurchWES CHURCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Debbie GroomsDEBBIE GROOMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Dee McCrawDEE MCCRAW
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Dr Dwight EaslerDR DWIGHT EASLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Dr Travis KernsDR TRAVIS KERNS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Rev Jerry GrayREV JERRY GRAY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Steve CroweSTEVE CROWE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Dr Michael WrenDR MICHAEL WREN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Rev Tommy KellyREV TOMMY KELLY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Delano McMinnDELANO MCMINN
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Charles J Robinson SrCHARLES J ROBINSON SR
EDITOR & PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $233,398
- From this org
- $141,770
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $91,628
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $100,000
- Bonus
- $39,826
- Other
- $1,944
- Deferred
- $15,778
- Nontaxable benefits
- $75,850
- Filer's total
- $233,398
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Christopher G HollidayCHRISTOPHER G HOLLIDAY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $101,886
- From this org
- $74,645
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,241
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $73,409
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,236
- Deferred
- $7,656
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,585
- Filer's total
- $101,886
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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 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 1A
- PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 107, MINISTERIAL HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PROVIDED FOR QUALIFYING MINISTERIAL EMPLOYEES. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. A MINISTER'S HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS DESIGNATED ANNUALLY AS PART OF COMPENSATION FOR CHARLES J. ROBINSON SR., EDITOR & PRESIDENT.
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.
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SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION
501(C)(3) · ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES · SC
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THE BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
501(C)(3) · INSTITUTION OF SCBC DESIGNATED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS · SC
Directly controlled by SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 22 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202532959349300128
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