South Carolina Forestry Foundation

Analysis

South Carolina Forestry Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, South Carolina Forestry Foundation reported income of $190k and spending of $211k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $190k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Carolina Forestry Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 58th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epic Institute ($190k), Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative Inc ($190k) and Save the Scenic Santa Ritas ($190k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $791k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $791k.

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.