Dorchester Two Educational Foundation

Tax-deductible

Summerville, SC501(c)(3)Since 2013EducationEIN 46-3049858Revenue $406K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdd2foundation.org815 S Main St, 29483-5913 · Summerville, SCTax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Dorchester Two Educational Foundation exists to support the charitable and Educational purposes of Dorchester county school district Two.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $18K
Looks good: 3 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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$406K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$374K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$196K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$406K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$435K
FY2024$406K
Expenses
$374K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$93K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$420K
FY2024$374K
Net assets
$196K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$164K
FY2024$196K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $271K Management & general 15% · $54K Fundraising 13% · $49K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$107,948Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Fro
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ralph Hayes’s $108K as Executive Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2024
Ralph Hayes$107,948$87,609

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports public schools in Dorchester County, SC, with charitable and educational resources.

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1 program · $271K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The foundation infused resources into dorchester school district two through various projects and programs. Those included funding hydroponic gardens to provide exposure to stem to students with special needs, teacher classroom grants, supporting fine arts programming, and teacher incentives during teacher appreciation week and other…

$271Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$18K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Dorchester School District TwoFY2024$264,642
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,500
Dorchester School District TwoFY2023$286,215
Dorchester School District TwoFY2022$307,140
Dorchester School District TwoFY2021$142,400
Dorchester School District TwoFY2020$83,519
Dorchester School District TwoFY2019$128,764

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$374K
Ln 25
Programscol B$271K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$196K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$193K
Total assetsLn 16$164K$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146$0
Net assetsLn 32$164K$196K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$265K$265K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$7$7
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$441$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$2K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K$271K$54K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $435K$420K$15K$164K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$365K$3K$149K 990 PDF
FY2022 $228K$163K$66K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021 $97K$93K$5K$80K 990 PDF
FY2020 $173K$138K$36K$75K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $405,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $438,085$482,004
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,851$3,311
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,445−$79,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $435,491$405,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $291,215$271,142
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$10,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,843$93,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,058$374,334
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,433$31,431
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,765 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,925 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$161,277
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$482,004
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,311$3,311
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$86,475−$86,475
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$76,239$405,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,334 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $264,642$264,642
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,500$6,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7$7
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,842 · Fundraising $3,975$9,817
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $441 · Fundraising $2,500$2,941
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,629$6,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,562 · Fundraising $42,236$43,798
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $271,142 · Management $54,481 · Fundraising $48,711$374,334
Part X · Balance sheet $195,505 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,031$38,249
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $153,189$155,175
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,081
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,220$195,505
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,074$195,505
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,220$195,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,505 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$405,765
XI-2 Total expenses$374,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,074
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,505

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