South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees

Analysis

South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2023, South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees reported income of $450k and spending of $442k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $264k to $450k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dialogue Institute ($450k), Gainesville Preparatory School Inc ($450k) and Secret Garden Montessori ($450k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $147k against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $73k.