SOUTH CAROLINA LEGAL SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGAL SERVICES (EIN 57-0485205)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202423189349305842
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-11-13T12:04:28+00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Forvis Mazars LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1500 Ridgefield CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityAshevilleCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN570485205EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1South Carolina Legal ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8646793232PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1701 South Main StAddressLine1Txt
CityGreenvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAndrea LoneyPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8646793232PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Andrea LoneyBusinessNameLine1Txt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 South Main StAddressLine1Txt
CityGreenvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,089,229GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SCLEGAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1967FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INVOLVED IN NONCRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL COUNSELActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers19TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$34,311PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$295,912CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$5,597,092TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,799,175NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,376,438NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSOUTH CAROLINA LEGAL SERVICES IS A STATEWIDE LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF LOW INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$3,664RevenueAmt
DescSouth Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) provides free legal services to protect the rights and represent the interests of low income South Carolinians. South Carolina Legal Services provides free legal services in a wide variety of civil (non-criminal) legal matters to eligible low income residents of South Carolina. SCLS is a non-profit corporation, funded by grants from the federally funded Legal Services Corporation, the South Carolina Bar Foundation, local United Ways, State court filing fees, Foundations and other federal, state and local funding. SCLS serves residents of all areas of the state with field offices located throughout South Carolina.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$12,169,911TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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CityGreenvilleCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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ANGELA DEANNE ROWE
TREASURER1.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BOYKIN
CHAIRMAN1.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHELSEY HUCKER
Vice Chair1.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNISE M GMEREK
First Vice Chair1.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIDOLORES VALENTIN
SECRETARY1.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BREON CM WALKER
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carol Teresa Richardson
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL E HUNT
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
David C Sereque
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWINA L BING-HINES
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCES A JAMES-DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL KELLEY
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gena Phillips Ervin
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WESTON
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER Peck WOODRUFF
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jody A Bedenbaugh
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Charles Payne
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY M JOLLEY
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miliken Matthews
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA A BAKER
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raynique Syas
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ron Hilton
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHALAI ALYSHA MCCONNELL
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY COLEMAN
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suzanne Chapman
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY EVANS
DIRECTOR1.5Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Loney
Executive Director37.5Yes (X)$215,294$0$24,033
Lloyd Parker
Deputy Director of Grants and Compliance37.5$158,269$0$10,714Yes (X)
Angela Myers
Managing Attorney37.5$140,036$0$20,081Yes (X)
Denise Boyd
Controller37.5$148,652$0$20,373Yes (X)
Kirby Mitchell
Upstate MLP Managing Attorney37.5$139,389$0$19,890Yes (X)
Maureen White
Managing Attorney37.5$115,997$0$17,956Yes (X)
Susan Firimonte
Managing Attorney37.5$121,061$0$18,660Yes (X)
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Dell
PO Box 5275Carol StreamIL601975275Technology services$223,229
SEGRA
PO Box 631140CincinnatiOH452631140Phone and Internet services$166,647
Cyber Solutions
299 E Greenville StreetAndersonSC29621IT services$156,843
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Attorney Fees541100$1,849$1,849

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Total$239,328TotalAmt
Management And General$239,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$34,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$655FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,183,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,112FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$53,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,005FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$16,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$17,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$809,030ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$162,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,299ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$319,109TotalAmt
Program Services$319,109ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,034TotalAmt
Program Services$31,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,415TotalAmt
Program Services$11,415ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$211,472TotalAmt
Program Services$38,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$112,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Training$171,515$116,243$55,272
LAW LIBRARY$62,421$62,322$99
Recruiting$48,843$48,843

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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,324,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,078FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$46,515EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$13,000,738BOYAmt
EOY$13,567,094EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$389,255EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$27,050EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$123,154BOYAmt
EOY$159,471EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,210,520LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,435,849BOYAmt
EOY$1,718,120EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$66,025EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,197,799BOYAmt
EOY$15,973,530EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,419,566BOYAmt
EOY$1,688,902EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,640,483BOYAmt
EOY$3,662,382EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,634BOYAmt
EOY$24,699EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,972BOYAmt
EOY$156,266EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,969BOYAmt
EOY$64,843EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,398,624BOYAmt
EOY$5,597,092EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,529,302BOYAmt
EOY$10,102,904EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,873BOYAmt
EOY$273,534EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,799,175BOYAmt
EOY$10,376,438EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,197,799BOYAmt
EOY$15,973,530EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$577,263ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,561,281CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,849,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,622,016CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,190,560CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,789,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,013,236TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,561,281CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,849,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,622,016CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,190,560CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,789,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,013,236TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$58,013,236PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$193,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80,634CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$276,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$616,318TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$58,629,554TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$111,863GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9895PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9907PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (true)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$32,634BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$0AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$7,935DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$24,699EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$282,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$282,982BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$879,757OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$689,772DepreciationAmt
Book Value$189,985BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,771,859OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,389,224DepreciationAmt
Book Value$382,635BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,125,739OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,450,732DepreciationAmt
Book Value$675,007BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$868,303OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$680,792DepreciationAmt
Book Value$187,511BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,718,120TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$64,843Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$64,843TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,089,229TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,089,229RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,089,229TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,511,966TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,511,966ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,511,966TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Explanation of escrow agreementTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ESCROW ACCOUNTS RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICES FOR ITS CLIENTS.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteTHE AGENCY IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX IS RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BY REFERENCE, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ADOPTED THIS CODE; HENCE, THE AGENCY IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAXES. THE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Andrea Loney
Executive Director$215,294$0$0$0$0$0$12,461$0$11,572$0$239,327$0$0$0
Lloyd Parker
Deputy Director of Grants and Compliance$158,269$0$0$0$0$0$9,270$0$1,444$0$168,983$0$0$0
Denise Boyd
Controller$148,652$0$0$0$0$0$8,604$0$11,769$0$169,025$0$0$0
Angela Myers
Managing Attorney$140,036$0$0$0$0$0$8,312$0$11,769$0$160,117$0$0$0
Kirby Mitchell
Upstate MLP Managing Attorney$139,389$0$0$0$0$0$8,121$0$11,769$0$159,279$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILBLE TO THE ENTIRE VOTING BOARD FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policySTAFF RECEIVE A MANUAL CONTAINING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT. CURRENTLY ALL STAFF, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS OUTLINED IN THE PERSONNEL MANUAL. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWS A SEPARATE COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialEvaluation and review of the Executive Director is completed by the Executive committee of the SCLS Board of Directors. Benchmarks considered include the GuideStar NonProfit Compensation Report and other nonprofit compensation publications and information.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesEvaluation and review of the Executive Director is completed by the Executive committee of the SCLS Board of Directors. Benchmarks considered include the GuideStar NonProfit Compensation Report and other nonprofit compensation publications and information.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 How forms are made available to the publicTHE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicThe notice of Board of Directors meetings are posted in local SCLS offices and on the website. Board materials are available upon request to the public. Staff receive a manual containing the conflict of interest policy and staff must submit a signed acknowledgement of receipt. Currently all staff, including officers and key employees, are required to adhere to the terms of the conflict of interest policy as outlined in the manual.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection processTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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