South Carolina Writers Association

Analysis

South Carolina Writers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Spartanburg, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, South Carolina Writers Association reported income of $86k and spending of $95k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $92k to $86k (-6.8%), an average of -6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Writers Association sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 39th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Room Collective ($86k), Oahu Choral Society ($86k) and Cornerstone Studios Limited ($86k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 42% of the total. At year end it held assets of $45k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $45k.