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LEAD-CHS FOUNDATION

EIN 27-1199140 N CHARLESTON, SC

Revenue 2024
$3,736,769
Expenses 2024
$3,608,270

Program services were 97.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S114
Classification
1200
Street
4922 OHEAR AVE STE 101

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAMBER, THE CHARLESTON CHAMBER FOUNDATION ADVANCES THE CHARLESTON REGION'S COMMUNITY THROUGH KEY INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS OUR CRITICAL CHALLENGES. THE FOUNDATION IS ALIGNED TO MAXIMIZE OUR COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION SET OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARLESTON REGION AS A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE METRO. A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS DELIVERED IN ITS EFFORTS IN TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ATTAINABILITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHARLESTON CHAMBER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ENRICHMENT OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF METRO CHARLESTON THROUGH THE TALENT, LEADERSHIP AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES OF THE CHARLESTON METRO CHAMBER.

  • COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT:LEADERSHIP | TALENT | DE&IPEOPLE ARE CORE TO OUR REGION'S PROSPERITY. THE CHAMBER'S COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT TEAM CULTIVATES LEADERS TO STEP INTO OUR COMMUNITY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES AND WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR REGION'S EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATORS TO BUILD AND DEVELOP OUR WORKFORCE. OUR EFFORTS ARE ALL CENTERED AROUND ENSURING ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR ALL.OUR REGION IS FILLED WITH BRIGHT LEADERS WHO WANT TO CREATE CHANGE AND MAKE OUR REGION THE BEST IT CAN BE. THROUGH OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WORK, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATIVE PROGRAMS AND TALENT INITIATIVES, WE ARE FUELING LEADERS WITH THE INFORMATION, ACCESS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ADVANCE OUR REGION. WE USE A REGIONAL AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH, BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER AND STRONGER TOGETHER. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTFOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES TO PROSPER, WE NEED EMPOWERED LEADERS TO DRIVE SOLUTIONS AND CREATE CHANGE. WE CULTIVATE AND EQUIP LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL IMPACTS ON OUR COMMUNITY. THE CHAMBER OFFERS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANY STAGE OF YOUR CAREER. WHETHER YOU ARE A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OR SEASONED EXECUTIVE, OUR PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL.THROUGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AIM TO PROVIDE THE REGION WITH AN ONGOING SOURCE OF LEADERS THAT ARE PREPARED AND COMMITTED TO SERVE AS CATALYSTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR REGION.CHARLESTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALSWHERE EMERGING LEADERS CONNECTCHARLESTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (CYP) WAS CREATED AS AN ARM OF THE CHAMBER TO ATTRACT, RETAIN AND DEVELOP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN THE CHARLESTON REGION. CYP IS A 1000+ MEMBER-STRONG ORGANIZATION THAT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS AN ACTION-ORIENTED POWERHOUSE OF THE REGION'S UP AND COMING YOUNG LEADERS.TALENTGROWING OUR REGION'S TALENT PIPELINEA REGION THRIVES WHEN ITS PEOPLE HAVE THE WORKFORCE SKILLS THAT MATCH THE NEEDS OF ITS EMPLOYERS. THE CHAMBER'S TALENT TEAM SERVES AS A REGIONAL CONVENER, CREATING BUSINESS AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE AND EQUITABLE INITIATIVES. EMPLOYER-LED NEEDS ASSESSMENTS GUIDE OUR EFFORTS TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS, EDUCATE ON BEST PRACTICES AND DEVELOP OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE EMPLOYEES. OUR COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY FACING A TALENT CRISIS AND EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO BOTH RECRUIT AND RETAIN THEIR WORKFORCE. THE CHAMBER SERVES AS A THOUGHT LEADER IN BRINGING OUR MEMBERS THE LATEST TRENDS, RESOURCES AND DATA TO INFORM YOUR TALENT DECISIONS.DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIONCREATING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLTHE CHAMBER IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A REGION WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE, LEARN AND EARN. DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCES THRIVE, FOSTERING CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND LOYALTY. ADDRESSING DISPARITIES AND BUILDING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES WILL LIFT UP OUR ENTIRE REGION. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO HAVE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS, TO LISTEN AND LEARN, WELCOME DIFFERENCES WHILE EXPLORING SIMILARITIES AND CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL, NOT JUST SOME. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WEAVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO SERVE AS A CATALYST AND CONVENER FOR REGIONAL BUSINESSES, PROVIDING THE TOOLS, RESOURCES AND INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DRIVE YOUR OWN DE&I INITIATIVES.GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:ADVOCATING FOR A THRIVING COMMUNITYTHRIVING COMMUNITIES DON'T JUST HAPPEN. RATHER, THEY ARE THE RESULT OF SMART PLANNING, COLLABORATION AND DEDICATION TO DRIVING SOLUTIONS. THE CHAMBER'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND OUR MEMBERS ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES, GIVE ACCESS TO ELECTED LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR REGION'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY - ALL SO THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF REGIONAL BUSINESSES ARE HEARD. OUR TEAM ADVOCATES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS AND TAKES A PROACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO TACKLING OUR REGION'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. HOUSING ATTAINABILITYWHILE CHARLESTON RANKS THE NUMBER ONE CITY IN THE U.S. TO VISIT BY TRAVEL + LEISURE'S WORLD'S BEST AWARDS, IT FAILS TO PAINT THE PICTURE THAT MANY LOCALS ARE FACED WITH - A CRIPPLING HOUSING CRISIS. WITH AN ESTIMATED 89,600 FAMILIES IN THE REGION SPENDING MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING, THERE IS A CLEAR NEED FOR A REGIONAL EFFORT AND PUSH TO MEET THE NEEDS.WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE COST AND AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING ISN'T JUST AFFECTING ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE, IT IS IMPACTING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTED GROWTH AND ALLOW BUSINESSES TO THRIVE, OUR REGION NEEDS MORE HOUSING SUPPLY, MORE CHOICES, BETTER PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT AND JOB CENTERS, AND MORE ATTAINABLE OPTIONS AT EVERY INCOME LEVEL. WE KNOW WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE HOUSING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP IT AT THE TOP OF OUR PRIORITY LIST.

    Expenses $3,534,240 · Grants $334,358 · Revenue $63,725

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.

  • BRYAN DERREBERRY

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $417,484
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $389,591
    Other
    $27,893
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $327,831 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $44,960 related
    Other
    $0 + $16,800 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,785 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,108 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $417,484 related

  • MATT BREWER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ELIZABETH BURWELL

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JOE GRECH

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,736,769
    Expenses
    $3,608,270
    Contributions
    $3,673,044
    Grants paid
    $334,358
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,215,144
    Expenses
    $2,297,645
    Contributions
    $2,037,291
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $501,081
    Expenses
    $501,081
    Contributions
    $501,081
    Grants paid
    $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
    $166,320
    Expenses
    $154,773
    Assets (EOY)
    $195,414

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $205,623
    Expenses
    $205,623
    Assets (EOY)
    $158,834

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $533
    Expenses
    $100
    Assets (EOY)
    $113,834

  • 2018 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $84,999
    Expenses
    $85,109
    Assets (EOY)
    $140,901

  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $162,358
    Expenses
    $162,358
    Assets (EOY)
    $113,511

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $336,579
    Expenses
    $273,753
    Assets (EOY)
    $249,257

  • 2014 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $0
    Expenses
    $750
    Assets (EOY)
    $39,138

  • 2013 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $112,500
    Expenses
    $140,500
    Assets (EOY)
    $39,888

  • 2012 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $192,500
    Expenses
    $206,474
    Assets (EOY)
    $67,975

  • 2011 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $182,800
    Expenses
    $71,089
    Assets (EOY)
    $124,400

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2010

Tax period
1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010
Principal officer
BETH FRANKLIN
Mailing address
4500 LEEDS AVENUE SUITE 100NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29405

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

    $302,077

    2024 AT THE BEGINNING OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, THE BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (BCDCOG) WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE EDA LOWCOUNTRY CAREERS COLLABORATIVE (LCC) GRANT. THE BCDCOG IS ALOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT WAS ENGAGED TO ACT AS A NEUTRAL CONVENER OF THE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP, CONDUCT ESSENTIAL OUTREACH ANDPROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT TO LCC PARTICIPANTS, SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY BY ACTING AS AN ANCHORFOR THE PARTNERSHIP BEYOND THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.

  • E3 EDUCATE EMPOWER ELEVATE

    $32,281

    2024 FOR THE DURATION OF PROGRAM DESIGN (PHASE II), E3'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRAM DESIGN WAS DEDICATED TO RESEARCH THAT WILL INFORM METHODS USED BY THE LCC TO DELIVER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ITS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, E3 WAS ENGAGED TOCREATE AN LCC GUIDE TO ENSURE HEALTHY WORK AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE OFFERED BY LCC PARTNERS.

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Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

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

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility SOUNK.

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 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.