School Science & Mathematics Association INC

Tax-deductible

Columbia, SC501(c)(3)Since 1901Arts & CultureEIN 36-6084546Revenue $139K in FY2025

On file with the IRSssma.org820 Main St, 29208-4110 · Columbia, SCTax-exempt since Apr 1945Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$139K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$759K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$139K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$113K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$139K
Expenses
$148K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$60K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$148K
Net assets
$759K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$685K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$715K
FY2025$759K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1945.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $135K Management & general 9% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co Executive Dir
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co Executive Dir
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Media & Comm Dir
$3,200Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of Policy Comm
$150Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Conf Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Policy Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Miller’s $24K as Co Executive Dir is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bridget Miller$24,000$13,800——
Christie Martin$24,000$13,500——
Stephanie Hathcock—$12,000$8,500$8,500
Toni Ivey—$12,000$8,500$8,500
Megan Che$6,000———
Ashley Schmidt$3,200———
Sean Yee$150———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

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1 program · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Publication of journal school science and mathematics and annual convention-session, seminars and workshops focused on the improvement of teaching and learning science and math.

$135Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$139K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$759K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$139K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$551K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$759K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$499K$551K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$715K$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$715K$759K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$48K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$925$462$463$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$13K$12K$645$0
TravelLn 17$18K$12K$6K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$40K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$325$325$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$135K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $139K$148K−$9K$759K 990 PDF
FY2024 $148K$152K−$4K$715K 990 PDF
FY2023 $136K$153K−$17K$668K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$97K$23K$657K 990 PDF
FY2021 $113K$60K$53K$685K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $139,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,895$17,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,276$121,371
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,133$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,325$139,073
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,261$9,040
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,000$53,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,795$85,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,056$147,623
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,731−$8,550
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $139,073 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$121,371
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,373 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$139,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $147,623 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,040$9,040
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,200 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $0$53,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $462 · Management $463 · Fundraising $0$925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,081 · Fundraising $0$1,081
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,306 · Management $645 · Fundraising $0$12,951
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,979 · Management $5,521 · Fundraising $0$17,500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,576 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,576
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $325 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,025 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $134,913 · Management $12,710 · Fundraising $0$147,623
Part X · Balance sheet $759,085 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,950$208,290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $498,712$550,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $715,481$759,085
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $715,481$759,085
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $715,481$759,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $715,481$759,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $759,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$139,073
XI-2 Total expenses$147,623
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,550
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$715,481
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,083
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$71
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$759,085

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