Selah Grey Foundation

Tax-deductible

Greenville, SC501(c)(3)Since 2021Human ServicesEIN 87-1485015

The Selah Grey Foundation exists to advocate, educate, support, and counsel families that have suffered traumatic experiences or have children with special needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
−$500
-4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
+505% vs prior year
Spent
$113K
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2025▲ +505%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$109K
FY2024$19K
FY2025$115K
Expenses
$113K
FY2025▲ +823%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$104K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$113K
Net assets
$14K
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2024-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2025.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $112K Fundraising 0% · $479

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robyn P Smith’s $3K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2022
Robyn Smith—$56,962
Robyn P Smith$3,000—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports and counsels families facing trauma or with children needing special care.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provided services and support for children with special needs. Held summer camps for those children that are normally excluded from traditional summer camps due to special needs. The Foundation is also starting a school for special needs children.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Money outPt IX
$113K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$479
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$500
Net assetsLn 32$14K
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$12K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$500
Net assetsLn 32$12K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$60$60
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$479
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$262$262
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$113K$0$112K$479

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $115K$113K$2K$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $19K$12K$7K$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $109K$104K$5K$5K 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 $115,311 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$48,478
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,833
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,311
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,922 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,096$7,096
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $60$60
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,058$1,058
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,830 · Fundraising $479$6,309
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,607$3,607
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $41,097$41,097
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,963$2,963
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $34,195$34,195
IX-17 TravelManagement $262$262
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,478$1,478
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $12,297$12,297
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $112,443 · Fundraising $479$112,922
Part X · Balance sheet $13,719 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,051$12,189
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$1,221−$1,221
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,830$13,719
X-25 Other liabilities−$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,830$14,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,830$14,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,830$13,719
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$115,311
XI-2 Total expenses$112,922
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,389
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,830
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,219

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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