Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1996.
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Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
168 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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
President and CEO
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VP Operations
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VP Global Business Development
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VP Investor Relations
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ginn | $395,762 | $379,674 | $367,720 | $342,660 | $272,430 | $303,276 |
| Karen H Kuchenbecker | $240,445 | $222,422 | $206,328 | $189,940 | $158,810 | $167,668 |
| Michael J Graney | $220,456 | $228,282 | $216,284 | $205,368 | $173,852 | $193,452 |
| Jason Gerard Brown | $167,564 | $158,478 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacquelyn Renegar | $146,914 | $127,850 | $130,219 | $112,135 | — | — |
| Rachel Megan Anderson | — | $139,532 | $133,341 | $119,740 | — | — |
| Megan Fink | — | $134,766 | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Jonas | — | — | — | $112,135 | — | — |
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
Drives economic growth in the Charleston region by attracting global businesses, talent, and entrepreneurs, and facilitating site selection for company expansion and relocation.
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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Crda is an alliance of business, government and higher education working together to drive a strong, sustainable economy in the charleston region. Our efforts include a comprehensive marketing and business development program designed to attract the world's best companies, talent and entrepreneurs to the greater charleston area.
$3.9Mprogram 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
Advanced Technology InternationalFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$402K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
168
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a120
IndependentVI 1b120
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 698
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $107K | $87K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.8M | $3.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.3M | $2.3M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $170K | $26K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $544K | $469K | $66K | $9K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $239K | $214K | $25K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $139K | $124K | $14K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $314K | $275K | $39K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $227K | $227K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $3K | $443 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $54K | $47K | $7K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $238K | $202K | $36K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $534K | $534K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $23K | $20K | $3K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $10K | $9K | $1K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $710K | $672K | $38K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $23K | $20K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.4M | $3.9M | $402K | $36K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $4.3M | $4.4M | −$63K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $4.1M | $4.3M | −$197K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.8M | $4.0M | −$145K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.6M | $3.8M | −$206K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.6M | $3.2M | $438K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $469K | $2.4M | 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 I · Summary $4,301,925 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,119,480$4,155,970
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$119,931$70,856
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,617$75,099
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,061,166$4,301,925
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 $2,405,324$2,229,271
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,852,821$2,135,361
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,258,145$4,364,632
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$196,979−$62,707
Part VI · Governance 120 of 120 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body120
VI-1b Independent voting members120
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,301,925 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,899,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,256,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,155,970
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $69,231$69,231
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,625$1,625
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,309$6,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $68,790$68,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $139,646 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,309$4,301,925
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,364,632 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,111,744 · Management $170,032 · Fundraising $26,159$1,307,935
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $469,069 · Management $65,631 · Fundraising $9,362$544,062
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $213,739 · Management $24,942$238,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $124,110 · Management $14,483$138,593
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $274,663 · Management $39,238$313,901
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $226,793$226,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,098 · Management $443$3,541
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,383 · Management $6,769$54,152
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $202,132 · Management $35,733$237,865
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $533,855$533,855
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,930 · Management $2,847$22,777
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,682 · Management $1,240$9,922
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $672,437 · Management $37,500$709,937
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,643 · Management $2,975$22,618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,927,278 · Management $401,833 · Fundraising $35,521$4,364,632
Part X · Balance sheet $3,578,192 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $445,457$1,334,712
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,844,535$1,000,722
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,369$82,667
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,725$30,559
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,767$87,354
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,246,988$1,042,178
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,766,841$3,578,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $310,051$330,719
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,191,988$987,178
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,502,039$1,317,897
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,592,182$1,661,727
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $672,620$598,568
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,264,802$2,260,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,766,841$3,578,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,260,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,301,925
XI-2 Total expenses$4,364,632
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$62,707
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,264,802
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$58,200
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,260,295
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