Hive Community Circle FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbia, SC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-0992295

The Hive Community Circle is a survivor-led, survivor-driven support organization helping women and girls in South Carolina overcome the trauma of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$317K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$317K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $143K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% 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
$793K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$796K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$793K
FY2024▼ -21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$172K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$793K
FY2025$839K
Expenses
$796K
FY2024▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$415K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$796K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$136K
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$7K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$136K
FY2025−$42K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $366K Management & general 30% · $241K Fundraising 24% · $189K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $317K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$93,078Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$70,583Pt VII · Sec A
Peer Support Program Manager
$52,305Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Coordinator
$50,417Pt VII · Sec A
Philanthropy & Partnership of
$50,417Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Olayinka’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ashley Olayinka$100,742————
Ashley Thomas—$93,078$88,582$64,281—
Valerie Ekue—$70,583$34,013——
Ashley Thomas————$64,281
Ari Foster—$52,305$52,482$9,339—
Amra Marshall—$50,417$24,295——
Rocio Nunez Ruiz—$50,417$43,292——
Rocio E Nunez Ruiz———$24,171—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and girls in South Carolina to heal from sexual assault and domestic violence.

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3 program services account for $366K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Survivor Support

The hives survivors support services overall benefited 79 survivors with peer advocacy, case management, safety planning, and counseling. The hive provided peer advocacy to 68 survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The hives peer support program manager provided counseling services to 25 survivors.

$167Kprogram expense
02

Education & Outreach

The hive distributed 241 bee boxes throughout the state. The hive partnered with 15 new sites to support the distribution of bee boxes. The hive hosted and co-hosted 13 buzzpak trainings, impacting 358 teens. The hive also hosted 16 requested trainings benefiting 367 community members.

$130Kprogram expense
03

The hive supported 35 survivors with emergency and economic justice (eej). Within the support given by eej, 13 survivors received a total of 62 nights of hotel accommodations; the remaining requests were fulfilled for childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, relocation, transitional housing, and utilities.

$69Kprogram expense

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Funders

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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $72K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$71,799

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$793K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Investment incomeLn 3$360
Money outPt IX
$796K
Ln 25
Programscol B$366K
Managementcol C$241K
Fundraisingcol D$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Government grantsLn 1e$589K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$360
Gains on assetsLn 7$97
Total revenueLn 12$793K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$77K$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$168K$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$139K$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$889$889
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$413K$201K$129K$83K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$977$624$322
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$32K$20K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$16K$10K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$77K$31K$6K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$1K$631
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$823$475$12K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$15K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$5K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$33K$19K$11K
TravelLn 17$5K$51$4K$859
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$848$923$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$9K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$981$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$796K$366K$241K$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $839K$1.0M−$178K−$42K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $793K$796K−$3K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$876K$130K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$415K$12K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $172K−$7K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $792,806 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,790
VIII-1e Government grants$589,023
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,633
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$792,446
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $263$263
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $97$97
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $360$792,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,134 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,510$15,510
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $889$889
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,118 · Management $128,656 · Fundraising $83,252$413,026
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $977 · Management $624 · Fundraising $322$1,923
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,736 · Management $20,302 · Fundraising $13,137$65,175
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,587 · Management $9,971 · Fundraising $6,452$32,010
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $30,736 · Management $6,341 · Fundraising $39,777$76,854
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,971$32,971
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,610 · Management $1,321 · Fundraising $631$3,562
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $823 · Management $475 · Fundraising $11,611$12,909
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,445 · Management $3,947 · Fundraising $6,948$26,340
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,445 · Management $2,661 · Fundraising $1,794$9,900
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,857 · Management $18,855 · Fundraising $11,309$63,021
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51 · Management $4,279 · Fundraising $859$5,189
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $848 · Management $923 · Fundraising $2,801$4,572
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,098$2,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,378 · Management $5,201 · Fundraising $3,368$17,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $981 · Fundraising $4,138$5,119
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,652 · Management $2,373 · Fundraising $3,094$7,119
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $365,643 · Management $240,998 · Fundraising $189,493$796,134
Part X · Balance sheet $216,970 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,982$206,927
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,800$2,800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,571$7,243
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,724$216,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,490$9,619
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $24,438$71,571
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,928$81,190
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,796$135,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,724$216,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$792,806
XI-2 Total expenses$796,134
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,796
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$707
XI-7 Investment expenses−$395
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,780

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