JUMPSTART

EIN 26-3023664 SPARTANBURG, SC

Revenue 2024: $4,135,139
Expenses 2024: $2,611,099

Program services were 81.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: I40
Classification: 1200
Street: PO BOX 1050

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of JUMPSTART (EIN 47-4829697). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BREAK THE BACK OF RECIDIVISM AND RESTORE BROKEN LIVES BY PROVIDING FAITH-BASED DISCIPLESHIP, TRAINING, AND MENTORING FOR PARTICIPANTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PRISONS. JUMPSTART PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DISCIPLE THE INCARCERATED AND ASSIST RETURNING CITIZENS WITH RE-ENTRY SERVICES.

REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN 19 SC PRISONS WITH 7000+ PARTICIPANTS SINCE INCEPTION AND 700+ IN 2024. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A 40-WEEK INTENSIVE DISCIPLESHIP PROCESS, PEER-TO PEER ASSESSMENTS TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DRIVE GROWTH. CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, MENTORING, SERVING OTHERS, LIVING WITH PURPOSE, AND REENTRY EDUCATION. CORE VALUES INCLUDE ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY. OVER 3800 MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GRADUATED FROM JUMPSTART. GRADUATES' RATE OF RECIDIVISM IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AND STATE AVERAGES REMAINING CONSISTENTLY BELOW 5%.

Expenses $232,172
PROVISION OF LOW COST, SAFE, AND STABLE HOUSING WITH ACCESS TO PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND DENTAL HEALTHCARE TO 78 CLIENTS DURING 2024, AND MORE THAN 600 SINCE INCEPTION. ALSO PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTORING, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY TRAINING, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION TO SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYMENT, AND SHOPPING, ASSISTANCE WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AS NEEDED, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. ADDED 4 HOMES FOR A TOTAL OF 11 HOMES AND AN OPPORTUNITY CENTER WITH SPACE FOR CLASSROOM LEARNING, JOB TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

Expenses $1,315,962 · Revenue $216,514
PROVIDED JOB TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT FOR JUMPSTART GRADUATES PARTICIPATING IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM. JUMPSTART HAS DEVELOPED NUMEROUS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HIRED DIRECTLY OR WORK FIRST THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, INCUDING ITS LANDSCAPING OPERATION. PARTICIPANTS GAIN VALUABLE WORK TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. EMPLOYMENT ALSO INCLUDED JOBS IN MANUFACTURING, PRINTING, AND CONSTRUCTION.

Expenses $568,406 · Revenue $595,099

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Michael ScharffMICHAEL SCHARFF

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Robert Caldwell SrROBERT CALDWELL SR

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chuck FieldsCHUCK FIELDS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael KirakidesMICHAEL KIRAKIDES

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Gwen JohnsonGWEN JOHNSON

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Donald SpannDONALD SPANN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jon JamesonJON JAMESON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mark EssexMARK ESSEX

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jon OzmintJON OZMINT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Gwen BrightGWEN BRIGHT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cary SandersCARY SANDERS

CEO

Total calculated

$130,674

From this org

$126,074

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,600

Hours/week

40
Sharon McDowellSHARON MCDOWELL

TREASURER, NON BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$23,628

From this org

$23,628

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

15

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$4,135,139

Expenses

$2,611,099

Contributions

$3,245,193

Grants paid

$0
2024

Revenue

$4,410,105

Expenses

$2,611,099

Contributions

$3,520,159

Grants paid

$0
2023

Revenue

$3,381,140

Expenses

$1,674,266

Contributions

$2,765,085

Grants paid

$0
2022

Revenue

$2,281,042

Expenses

$1,380,620

Contributions

$1,709,768

Grants paid

$0

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$4,135,139	$2,611,099	$3,245,193	$0
2024	$4,410,105	$2,611,099	$3,520,159	$0
2023	$3,381,140	$1,674,266	$2,765,085	$0
2022	$2,281,042	$1,380,620	$1,709,768	$0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$2,063,128

Expenses

$817,757

Assets (EOY)

$2,253,328
2020 · 990

Revenue

$1,208,983

Expenses

$823,176

Assets (EOY)

$1,021,793
2020 · 990

Revenue

$1,208,983

Expenses

$823,176

Assets (EOY)

$1,021,793
2019 · 990

Revenue

$1,012,323

Expenses

$946,895

Assets (EOY)

$663,615
2018 · 990

Revenue

$1,039,078

Expenses

$929,641

Assets (EOY)

$688,719
2017 · 990

Revenue

$937,941

Expenses

$842,533

Assets (EOY)

$526,349
2016 · 990

Revenue

$699,771

Expenses

$672,312

Assets (EOY)

$464,241
2015 · 990

Revenue

$889,527

Expenses

$918,066

Assets (EOY)

$439,566
2014 · 990

Revenue

$1,024,547

Expenses

$890,257

Assets (EOY)

$519,285
2013 · 990

Revenue

$284,112

Expenses

$281,467

Assets (EOY)

$382,670

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$2,063,128	$817,757	$2,253,328
2020	990	$1,208,983	$823,176	$1,021,793
2020	990	$1,208,983	$823,176	$1,021,793
2019	990	$1,012,323	$946,895	$663,615
2018	990	$1,039,078	$929,641	$688,719
2017	990	$937,941	$842,533	$526,349
2016	990	$699,771	$672,312	$464,241
2015	990	$889,527	$918,066	$439,566
2014	990	$1,024,547	$890,257	$519,285
2013	990	$284,112	$281,467	$382,670

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$406,850

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
SOUTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION

$390,598

2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$389,082

2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
SOUTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION

$385,286

2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION

$368,483

2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION

$300,000

2023 1 grant(s) for varying purposes
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$273,900

2024 HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

$107,300

2023 GROWTH
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

$55,300

2024 PRISON MINISTRY
TYGER RIVER CHAPEL FOUNDATION

$50,000

2022 PROGRAM SUPPORT

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.