Upstate Mediation Center

Tax-deductible

Greenville, SC501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 57-1085909

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The mission of the Upstate Mediation Center is to promote the use of Mediation and other non-adversarial means of resolving conflicts and to nurture peace by restoring and strengthening family, business, and community relationships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$627K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$605K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$190K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$627K
FY2025▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$627K
Expenses
$605K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$605K
Net assets
$190K
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$190K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $497K Management & general 18% · $108K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$65,573Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate PA
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Olmert’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Olmert$65,573$60,901$60,235$54,075$53,531$53,000

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

Helps families, businesses, and communities resolve conflicts peacefully through mediation.

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1 program service account for $497K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The upstate mediation center ("the organization") is a community based not-for-profit organization founded in 1999 that provides high-quality, affordable mediation services to individuals, families and businesses in conflict in the upstate of south carolina.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$70K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $44K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$28,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,850

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$627K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$605K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Managementcol C$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$190K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$347K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$627K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$143K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$190K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 670
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$352K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$168K$190K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$28K$28K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$52K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$395$316$79
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$904
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$477
OccupancyLn 16$57K$45K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$363K$358K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$605K$497K$108K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $627K$605K$22K$190K 990 PDF
FY2024 $515K$501K$15K$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 $468K$433K$36K$153K 990 PDF
FY2022 $392K$427K−$35K$118K 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$186K$10K$153K 990 PDF
FY2020 $319K$331K−$12K$143K 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 $627,113 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$444,269
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$346,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$464,269
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,460$156,460
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,384$6,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,844$627,113
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $604,934 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,500$28,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,458 · Management $13,115$65,573
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $41,245$41,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $316 · Management $79$395
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,013 · Management $4,159$8,172
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,545$19,545
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,653$1,653
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,616 · Management $904$4,520
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,909 · Management $477$2,386
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,309 · Management $11,327$56,636
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,956$1,956
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,258 · Management $1,677$2,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $358,468 · Management $4,666$363,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,506 · Management $6,778$8,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,353 · Management $107,581 · Fundraising $0$604,934
Part X · Balance sheet $338,518 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,887$75,343
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $110,000$110,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$475
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,686$6,599
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,651$2,695
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $180,484$143,406
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,708$338,518
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,395$516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $182,188$147,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $183,583$148,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,076$188,071
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,049$2,233
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,125$190,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,708$338,518
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $190,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$627,113
XI-2 Total expenses$604,934
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$190,304

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