Wake Up Carolina

Tax-deductible

Mt Pleasant, SC501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 81-4564735

To provide support for all individuals affected by substance misuse in the greater charleston area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$320K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$970K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$964K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$409K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$970K
FY2024▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$970K
Expenses
$964K
FY2024▲ +60%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$261K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$964K
Net assets
$409K
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$409K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $887K Management & general 8% · $77K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $320K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Berkeley County and Development Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Manager
$108,755Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$100,963Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dean Delongchamps’s $110K as Berkeley County and Development Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dean Delongchamps$110,000————
Tim Maguire$108,755————
Nanci Shipman—$108,625———
Nanci Steadman Shipman$100,963—$76,841$61,008$58,914

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 people affected by substance misuse in the Charleston area.

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3 program services account for $774K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Recovery Program

Wakeup carolinas recovery program: 335 individual recovery coaching sessions; 270 general recovery group sessions facilitated with wuc staff with 3,314 individuals attending; 188 family oriented recovery groups facilitated by wuc staff with 1,860 family members attending; 508 family recovery coaching sessions; 838 individuals referred to…

$389Kprogram expense
02

Harm Reduction

Wakeup carolinas harm reduction program distributed 1,453 narcan kits and trained 1,229 people in overdose prevention and narcan; distributed 6,282 fentanyl testing strips; distributed 2,054 xylazine testing strips; held 95 trainings; tested 384 individuals for hiv and 120 for HCV respectively.

$212Kprogram expense
03

Education Awareness

1,820,126 unduplicated community members served; 1,033,892 community members engaged in 240 general education and awareness events through wuc open houses, town halls, sports tournaments and area schools.

$173Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$970K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$993K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Money outPt IX
$964K
Ln 25
Programscol B$887K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$409K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$993K
Government grantsLn 1e$643K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Total revenueLn 12$970K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$409K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$395K$403K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$403K$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$403K$409K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$91K$10K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$386K$348K$39K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$34K$4K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$116$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$125$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$51K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$29K$26K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$110K$99K$11K$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$123$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$219$0
InsuranceLn 23$41K$37K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$186K$309$0
All other expensesLn 24e$25$25$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$964K$887K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $970K$964K$6K$409K 990 PDF
FY2023 $842K$602K$240K$403K 990 PDF
FY2022 $399K$443K−$44K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $425K$261K$164K$207K 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K$43K 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 $970,311 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $449 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$79,510
VIII-1e Government grants$642,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,072
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,781
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$993,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57$57
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$23,290 · Excluded from tax $0−$23,290
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$22,841 · Excluded from tax $57$970,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $964,252 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,866 · Management $10,096 · Fundraising $0$100,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $347,776 · Management $38,642 · Fundraising $0$386,418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,556 · Management $3,728 · Fundraising $0$37,284
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,039 · Management $116 · Fundraising $0$1,155
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,125 · Management $125 · Fundraising $0$1,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,538 · Management $5,615 · Fundraising $0$56,153
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,755 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,755
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,878 · Management $2,875 · Fundraising $0$28,753
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,560 · Management $10,951 · Fundraising $0$109,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,107 · Management $123 · Fundraising $0$1,230
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,975 · Management $219 · Fundraising $0$2,194
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,247 · Management $4,139 · Fundraising $0$41,386
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,867 · Management $309 · Fundraising $0$186,176
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $887,314 · Management $76,938 · Fundraising $0$964,252
Part X · Balance sheet $409,085 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,815$403,069
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,211$6,016
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $403,026$409,085
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $403,026$409,085
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $403,026$409,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $403,026$409,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $409,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$970,311
XI-2 Total expenses$964,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$403,026
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$409,085

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