Wake Up Carolina

Mt Pleasant, SC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health

✓ Tax-deductible
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

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWake Up Carolina
EINHdr · item D81-4564735
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMt Pleasant, SC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wakeupcarolina.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$887K
Management & general8%$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25$964K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs+0.4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -98% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$409K
FY2024▲ +2%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$207K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$409K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$409K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$409K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants102%$993K
Investment income$57
— government grantsLn 1e$643K
Total revenueLn 12$970K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $403K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $964K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $954K
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $887K · Total expenses $964K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $77K · Total expenses $964K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $964K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $314K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $993K · Total revenue $970K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants $643K · Total revenue $970K
66%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $970K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $57 · Total revenue $970K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $964K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $970K · Prior year $842K
+15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $183K · FY2024 $970K
+52%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $409K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $970K · Expenses $964K
+0.6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $409K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $409K · Total assets $409K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $409K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dean Delongchamps · Reported title BERKELEY COUNTY AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $110K · Total expenses $964K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $525K · Total expenses $964K
54%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 15%——
Legal fee ratio 0.1%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps people affected by substance misuse in the Charleston area.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $970K$964K+15% 990 PDF
FY2023 $842K$602K+111% 990 PDF
FY2022 $399K$443K-6% 990 PDF
FY2021 $425K$261K+132% 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K— 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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