Securing Assets for Education

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Organized to construct and renovate berkeley county school district facilities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-0381906) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $530K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
0.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$138.6M
99% of total assets
Liabilities are 99% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$26.8M
-85% vs prior year
Spent
$25.8M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26.8M
FY2025▼ -85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$22.8M
FY2023$31.7M
FY2024$183.2M
FY2025$26.8M
Expenses
$25.8M
FY2025▼ -86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$22.1M
FY2023$30.7M
FY2024$182.1M
FY2025$25.8M
Net assets
$144K
FY2025▲ +88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$60K
FY2021−$690K
FY2022−$720K
FY2023−$291K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$144K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $25.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/ T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds and renovates school facilities for Berkeley County students.

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1 program · $25.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Securing assets for education is organized exclusively to (1) acquire, construct, finance, pledge, improve, maintain, operate, manage, lease, and dispose of school buildings and other public education facilities for the use and benefit of the berkeley county school district and (2) encourage and promote public education through…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-0381906) · Dispute this line
$25.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Money outPt IX
$25.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$138.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Total revenueLn 12$26.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166K
Other assetsLn 15$138.4M
Total assetsLn 16$138.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138.6M
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$136.6M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I3
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$307.4M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$82K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$161.0M$138.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161.0M$138.6M
Net assetsLn 32$77K$144K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
InterestLn 20$4.1M$4.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21.7M$21.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.8M$25.8M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $26.8M$25.8M$1.0M$144K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $183.2M$182.1M$1.1M$77K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2024 $31.7M$30.7M$965K−$291K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $22.8M$22.1M$714K−$720K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $7.8M$8.4M−$630K−$690K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2021 $9.5M$9.6M−$48K−$60K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments K · Bonds O · Explanations R · Related orgs
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Part I · Summary $26,810,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $182,759,637$26,489,265
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $438,316$321,350
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,197,953$26,810,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,056,844$25,774,472
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,056,844$25,774,472
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,141,109$1,036,143
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $26,810,615 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,489,265$26,489,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $321,350$321,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,489,265 · Excluded from tax $321,350$26,810,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,774,472 across 2 lines filed
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,078,472$4,078,472
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,696,000$21,696,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,774,472 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,774,472
Part X · Balance sheet $138,701,210 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $366,033$166,619
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $81,892$165,583
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $160,596,484$138,369,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $161,044,409$138,701,210
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $158,248,000$136,552,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,719,807$2,005,014
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,967,807$138,557,014
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $76,602$144,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,602$144,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $161,044,409$138,701,210
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,810,615
XI-2 Total expenses$25,774,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,036,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,602
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$968,549
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,196

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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