To promote and support the students at sixteen public techncial colleges in South Carolina through scholarships and awards.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$609K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$520K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$967K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$609K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$143K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$609K
Expenses
$520K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$29K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$520K
Net assets
$967K
FY2025▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$858K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$846K
FY2025$967K

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 Aug 1965.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $292K Management & general 40% · $206K Fundraising 4% · $22K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $81K 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
Interim CEO
$80,640Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mac Bennett’s $81K as Interim CEO is at the 72nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mac Bennett$80,640$27,919—
Dr Tim Hardee——$17,564

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

Provides scholarships and awards to students at sixteen South Carolina technical colleges.

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2 programs · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Create opportunity is an initiative of the foundation that increases the supply of high-demand software engineers through a screening, training and apprenticeship model designed for individuals from diverse, non-technical backgrounds. The foundation has developed a unique, high-impact curriculum that yields differentiated results.

$252Kprogram expense
02

Annually, the Foundation provides an amount applied for and disbursed to the South Carolina State Technical College System to support economic development and technical education.

$40Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $355K · 2021–2024
SC Technical College SystemFY2024$40,000
SC Technical College SystemFY2023$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,000
SC Technical College SystemFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,564
SC Technical College SystemFY2021$111,125
SC Technical College SystemFY2021$50,000
Northeastern Tech CollegeFY2021$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$609K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$520K
Ln 25
Programscol B$292K
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$967K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$609K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$514K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$458K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$967K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K$514K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$418K$458K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$859K$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$967K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$39K$49K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$738$923$185
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$4K$5K$939
Management feesLn 11a$293K$196K$85K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$515$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$380$84$296
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$11K$3K$8K$11
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$482$482
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$520K$292K$206K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $609K$520K$90K$967K 990 PDF
FY2024 $628K$417K$211K$846K 990 PDF
FY2023 $113K$179K−$67K$615K 990 PDF
FY2022 $206K$213K−$8K$643K 990 PDF
FY2021 $143K$29K$114K$858K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $609,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $598,650$586,600
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,511$22,863
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $628,161$609,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $71,000$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$108,538
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,775$371,152
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,775$519,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $211,386$89,773
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $609,463 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$586,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$586,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27,665$27,665
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,802−$4,802
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,863$609,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $519,690 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,920 · Management $48,650 · Fundraising $9,730$97,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $738 · Management $923 · Fundraising $185$1,846
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,757 · Management $4,696 · Fundraising $939$9,392
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $196,144 · Management $85,380 · Fundraising $11,268$292,792
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $35,000$35,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $515 · Management $15,758$16,273
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,319$3,319
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $84 · Management $296$380
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,141 · Management $7,634 · Fundraising $11$10,786
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $482$482
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,287$1,287
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,011 · Management $2,422$8,433
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,710 · Management $205,847 · Fundraising $22,133$519,690
Part X · Balance sheet $971,845 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $435,226$513,555
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,486$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $418,042$458,290
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $858,754$971,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,339$3,734
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,179$1,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,518$4,787
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $380,611$178,060
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $465,625$788,998
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $846,236$967,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $858,754$971,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $967,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,463
XI-2 Total expenses$519,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$846,236
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,049
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$967,058

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