Smokefree SC

Analysis

Smokefree SC is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Smokefree SC reported income of $307k and spending of $309k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $842k to $307k (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Smokefree SC sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancaster County Medical Society Foundation ($307k), Alliance180 Inc ($307k) and Comeback Yoga ($307k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $47k. At year end it held assets of $131k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $95k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.