Sandhills School

Analysis

Sandhills School is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Sandhills School reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.3m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $4.1m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sandhills School sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marshalltown Young Mens Christian Association-Ywca ($4.1m), American Association of Law Libraries ($4.1m) and Denver Volunteer Fire Department ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 56 employees.