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SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION

EIN 57-0468430 COLUMBIA, SC

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Revenue 2024
$609,463
Expenses 2024
$519,690

Program services were 56.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B30J
Classification
2000
Street
111 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO BE A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (THE "SYSTEM"). THE FOUNDATION FOSTERS ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS THAT BUILD ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEM AND THE SIXTEEN (16) TECHNICAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, TO ENSURE AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, RELEVANT, AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOUNDATION RESOURCES, DEVELOPS, AND INCUBATES SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S WORKFORCE THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. IT ENGAGES WITH THE SYSTEM AND ITS INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL COLLEGES STATEWIDE TO DEVELOP ACCESSIBLE, AFFORABLE PROGRAMMING TO SERVE URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA; CONNECT EMPLOYERS TO TESTED, INNOVATIVE TALENT DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO FILING IN-DEMAND, HIGH-SKILLED JOBS IN A DYNAMIC ECONOMY; AND ACHIEVE OUTCOMES THE SYSTEM MAY NOT OTHERWISE ACCOMPLISH ON ITS OWN. THE FOUNDATION IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES TO EQUIP SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS WITH THE TOOLS TO BE SKILLED LEARDERS OF NEW AND EXISTING INDUSTRIES AND EXPAND SOUTH CAROLINA'S EMPLOYMENT ECOSYSTEM. THE FOUDNATION HARNESSES PRIVATE RESOURCES TO BOLSTER THE ASSETS OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND DRIVES INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.

  • CREATE OPPORTUNITY IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE FOUNDATION THAT INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF HIGH-DEMAND SOFTWARE ENGINEERS THROUGH A SCREENING, TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP MODEL DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE, NON-TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS. THE FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE, HIGH-IMPACT CURRICULUM THAT YIELDS DIFFERENTIATED RESULTS. TO DATE, 100% OF THE FOUNDATION'S APPRENTICES HAVE BEEN PLACED AT A MEDIAN SALARY IN EXCESS OF $50,000 PER YEAR WITH HEALTH INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.CREATE OPPORTUNITY'S PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH CAROLINA'S TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, AND CONSISTS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPOMENT, SOFT SKILLS AND LIFE COUNSELING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS.CURRENT INDICATORS OF SUCCESS INCLUDE:1. STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION RATES - GRADUATION RATE HAS IMPROVED WITH EVERY COHORT FOR 2.5 YEARS. COMPLETION RATE = 61%;2. Job placement/retention rates - % of graduates employed in their field within 6 months of graduation = 100%, graduates who remain employed after 1 year = 92%;3. Skills proficiency - regular testing to measure proficiency in key technical skills;4. Program efficiency - regular feedback from instructors to asses curriculum effectiveness and student progress; and5. Income improvement - average participant income increases 76% upon placement in first apprenticeship, potential earnings of $1.2 million over 20 years.

    Expenses $251,710

  • Annually, the Foundation provides an amount applied for and disbursed to the South Carolina State Technical College System to support economic development and technical education.

    Expenses $40,000 · Grants $40,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Mac Bennett

    Interim CEO

    Total calculated
    $80,640
    From this org
    $80,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ben Rex

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Ls Simpkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Bogan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Edward Grantland Burns

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Warren Darby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sara Fawcett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Richardson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Carolyn Swinton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Ershela Sims

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Tim Hardee

    Ex Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Naomi Lett

    ED & CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $609,463
    Expenses
    $519,690
    Contributions
    $586,600
    Grants paid
    $40,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $628,161
    Expenses
    $416,775
    Contributions
    $598,650
    Grants paid
    $71,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $112,732
    Expenses
    $179,284
    Contributions
    $100,000
    Grants paid
    $67,564

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
    $205,644
    Expenses
    $213,327
    Assets (EOY)
    $642,585

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $143,087
    Expenses
    $29,469
    Assets (EOY)
    $858,248

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $39,311
    Expenses
    $538,828
    Assets (EOY)
    $638,642

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,386,586
    Expenses
    $775,821
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,161,670

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $53,464
    Expenses
    $25,313
    Assets (EOY)
    $545,407

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,616
    Expenses
    $34,894
    Assets (EOY)
    $528,546

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $82,776
    Expenses
    $95,626
    Assets (EOY)
    $504,585

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $41,002
    Expenses
    $55,562
    Assets (EOY)
    $565,131

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $50,647
    Expenses
    $107,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $592,183

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $98,825
    Assets (EOY)
    $613,946

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

  • SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

    $60,000

    2023 HERITAGE CAD LICENSE

  • SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

    $50,000

    2022 HERITAGE CAD LICENSE

  • SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

    $40,000

    2024 HERITAGE CAD LICENSE

Where these grants went next →

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

  • SC Technical College System

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