The Saluda Shoals Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which serves as an advocate for the preservation and sustainability of Saluda Shoals park through financial support, fostering partnerships, supporting programs and creating community awareness of the park's exceptional outdoor recreational activites, environmental education and cultural opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$271K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$226K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$271K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$270K
Expenses
$226K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$168K
Net assets
$301K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$632K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1995.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $185K Management & general 11% · $25K Fundraising 7% · $15K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserves and sustains Saluda Shoals Park through funding, partnerships, and community awareness.

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1 program · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The saluda shoals foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which serves as an advocate for the preservation and sustainability of saluda shoals park through financial support, fostering partnerships, supporting programs and creating community awareness of the park's exceptional outdoor recreational activites, environmental…

$185Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $458K · 2020–2024
Irmo Chapin Recreation CommisFY2024$110,932
Irmo Chapin Recreation CommisFY2023$240,861
Irmo Chapin Recreation CommissionFY2022$96,025
Irmo Chapin Recreation CommissionFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$271K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Money outPt IX
$226K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$271K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Other assetsLn 15$164K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$325K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$145K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$26K$8K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K$185K$25K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $270K$168K$102K$632K 990 PDF
FY2024 $376K$297K$79K$526K 990 PDF
FY2023 $377K$414K−$37K$348K 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$183K$131K$380K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $271K$226K$44K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 $262K$159K$104K$257K 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 $270,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,030$160,945
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,602$60,735
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,258$37,480
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,321$11,395
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,211$270,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,558$216,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,558$226,104
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,653$44,451
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $270,555 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,945
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,945
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,735$60,735
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,480$37,480
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,394 · Unrelated business $1$11,395
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,129 · Unrelated business $1 · Excluded from tax $37,480$270,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $226,104 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,403 · Fundraising $1,699$5,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,255$1,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,196 · Management $17,109$162,305
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,598 · Management $8,184 · Fundraising $13,660$47,442
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,452 · Management $25,293 · Fundraising $15,359$226,104
Part X · Balance sheet $368,990 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,577$142,281
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,250$62,250
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $138,712$164,459
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $324,539$368,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,250$62,250
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,750$5,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,000$68,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,539$300,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,539$300,990
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $324,539$368,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,990 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$270,555
XI-2 Total expenses$226,104
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,451
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,539
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,990

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