Teen Challenge of South Carolina

Analysis

Teen Challenge of South Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Georgetown, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Teen Challenge of South Carolina reported income of $420k and spending of $429k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $372k to $420k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Teen Challenge of South Carolina sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Show-Me Christian Youth Home Facilities Inc ($420k), Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens ($420k) and Macs Mission ($420k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (36% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1,681, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.