Wake Up Carolina

Analysis

Wake Up Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Mt Pleasant, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Wake Up Carolina reported income of $842k and spending of $602k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $425k to $842k (+98%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wake Up 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 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwind Hospice Inc ($842k), GMH Property Holdings Inc ($843k) and Clearview Home Corporation ($842k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $403k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $403k. It reported 5 employees.