South Carolina Humanites Council

Analysis

South Carolina Humanites Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 October 2023, South Carolina Humanites Council reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, South Carolina Humanites Council sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 84th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saratoga International Theater Institute Inc ($1.2m), Madison Ballet Inc ($1.2m) and Reimagination Lab Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $155k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 6 employees.