Charleston Moves is a nonprofit organization that advocates for bicycle, pedestrian and public transit infrastructure and policies across Charleston County. We envision a connected community where safe transportation choice enhances access to essential resources like food, healthcare and employment, fostering equity and well-being for all. We envision strong, diverse neighborhoods where school children, folks in wheelchairs, and people with canes cross streets safely in their own time. We see streets lined with homes, bustling shops and restaurants. We see bridges and waterways where people on bicycles and on foot travel alongside buses and cars on their way to work, to the doctor, to the grocery store freely and safely.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$381K
+84% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$468K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$381K
FY2025▲ +84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$381K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$468K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$468K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $183K Management & general 7% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine S Zimmerman’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine S Zimmerman$88,000$88,000$88,000$93,000$88,000$78,000

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for safe, accessible, and equitable transportation choices for everyone in Charleston County.

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1 program · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We believe in a connected Charleston. That's why we speak out to councils, committees, agencies, and even the State House, advocating for sound policies. Why we push to flourish, not stagnate. Why we work with urban planners, engineers and citizen groups.

$183Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$381K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$468K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Total revenueLn 12$381K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$342K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$125K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$468K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$185K$342K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$108K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$0
Net assetsLn 32$291K$468K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$79K$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$39K$2K$834
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$736$530
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$539$435
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$194$193
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$855$855
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$75$75
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$839
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$529
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$183K$14K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $381K$204K$177K$468K 990 PDF
FY2024 $207K$221K−$14K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023 $247K$223K$24K$305K 990 PDF
FY2022 $217K$208K$8K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $206K$186K$21K$272K 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$186K−$7K$252K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $381,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,062$365,317
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,652$19,272
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,606−$3,437
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $207,108$381,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $180,742$155,191
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,596$48,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $221,338$204,098
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,230$177,054
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $381,152 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$44,522
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,795
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,606
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,317
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,272$19,272
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,437−$3,437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,835$381,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,098 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,200 · Management $4,400 · Fundraising $4,400$88,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,785 · Management $2,085 · Fundraising $834$41,704
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,450 · Management $736 · Fundraising $530$14,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,797 · Management $539 · Fundraising $435$10,771
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,340$3,340
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,478 · Management $194 · Fundraising $193$3,865
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,452$7,452
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,390 · Management $855 · Fundraising $855$17,100
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $75$75
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,525 · Management $839$5,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,182 · Management $529$11,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,334 · Management $13,517 · Fundraising $7,247$204,098
Part X · Balance sheet $468,097 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,575$223,191
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,691$118,691
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $107,967$124,890
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,325$1,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,558$468,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,914$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,634$441,604
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,010$26,493
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,644$468,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,558$468,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $468,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$381,152
XI-2 Total expenses$204,098
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$177,054
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,644
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$399
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$468,097

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