Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina

Analysis

Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2024, Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina reported income of $1.1m and spending of $946k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $519k to $1.1m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Smile Foundation ($1.1m), Iaje ($1.1m) and Third Lens Corporation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $316k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 7 employees.