Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation

Analysis

Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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 December 2023, Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $1.4m (+366%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley Inc ($1.4m), People Resources and Conservation Foundation ($1.4m) and Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $124k. At year end it held assets of $638k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $585k. It reported 3 employees.