Trinity Educational Community Center FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbia, SC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 80-0221611

The mission of the Trinity Educational Community Center is to provide educational and social enrichment to the surrounding community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 17% 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
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$664K
+104% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$664K
FY2024▲ +104%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$664K
FY2025$76K
Expenses
$346K
FY2024▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$43K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$328K
FY2024$346K
FY2025$364K
Net assets
$329K
FY2024▲ ×28
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$41K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-12-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $124K Management & general 64% · $222K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$23,275Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirk Shields’s $25K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Kirk Shields$25,000$25,000$25,200
Barrien Henderson$23,725$23,275$3,575

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

Offers educational and social enrichment programs for the community.

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1 program service account for $124K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided enrichment activities for adults, young adults, children and seniors living in the community.

$124Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$664K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$600K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$600K
Government grantsLn 1e$600K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$664K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$329K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$329K
Total assetsLn 16$12K$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$17K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$63K$117K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$934$2K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$10K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$73K$28K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$124K$222K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $76K$364K−$288K$41K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $664K$346K$317K$329K 990 PDF
FY2023 $326K$328K−$2K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022 $11K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $307K$43K$264K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 $330K$329K$2K$6K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $663,614 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $60,814 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$600,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$600,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,800$2,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,614 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$663,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,411 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,896 · Management $31,379$48,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $63,295 · Management $117,205$180,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,946 · Management $3,614$5,560
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $934 · Management $1,734$2,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,500 · Management $19,500$30,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,172 · Management $4,033$6,205
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,182 · Management $45,021$73,203
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,925 · Management $222,486 · Fundraising $0$346,411
Part X · Balance sheet $328,724 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,836$328,724
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,836$328,724
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$22,921
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,836$305,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,836$328,724
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,836$328,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,724 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$663,614
XI-2 Total expenses$346,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$317,203
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,836
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,724

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