Palmettopride the Governors Council on Beautification & Litter

Analysis

Palmettopride the Governors Council on Beautification & Litter is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Palmettopride the Governors Council on Beautification & Litter reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $2.0m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Palmettopride the Governors Council on Beautification & Litter sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety ($2.0m), Friends of the Rappahannock Inc ($2.0m) and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $298k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 11 employees.

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.