LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $35K · expenses $86K · assets $221K

EIN
20-4875861
Address
1525 DEAN FOREST RD STE 500, SAVANNAH, GA 31408-7521
Website
WWW.LDSSGA.ORG
NTEE code
P99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

PROMOTE AWARENESS OF DOWN SYNDROME

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stephen Greene TREASURER2019-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Jason Ambrose VICE PRESIDE2024 0 $0 reported 1
Martha Martinez SECRETARY2024 0 $0 reported 1
Candy Bogardus PRESIDENT2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joe Marchese (former) PRESIDENT2010-2023 0 $0 reported 8
Michael Holton (former) VICE PRESIDE2019-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Julie Hardeman (former) SECRETARY2021-2022 0 $0 reported 2
John Bogardus (former) PRESIDENT2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Hussey (former) TREASURER2010-2018 5 $0 reported 4
Tom Kenkel (former) PRESIDENT2018 5 $0 reported 1
Ben Spitalnick (former) VICE PRESIDE2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Holton Jr (former) SECRETARY2018 1 $0 reported 1
Traci Shreck (former) SECRETARY2013-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Allyson Harvin (former) VICE PRESIDE2011-2014 0 $0 reported 4
Kristin Nyce (former) Secretary2011-2012 5 $0 reported 1
Brooke May (former) Vice President2010 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
JASON AMBROSE VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
MARTHA MARTINEZ SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
CANDY BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE MARCHESE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $08
MICHAEL HOLTON VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE MARCHESE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $08
MICHAEL HOLTON VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JULIE HARDEMAN SECRETARY0 $0-- $02
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE MARCHESE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $08
MICHAEL HOLTON VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JULIE HARDEMAN SECRETARY0 $0-- $02
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MICHAEL HOLTON VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JOE MARCHESE SECRETARY0 $0-- $08
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MICHAEL HOLTON VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JOE MARCHESE SECRETARY0 $0-- $08
STEPHEN GREENE TREASURER0 $0-- $02
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KENKEL PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
BEN SPITALNICK VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL HOLTON JR SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER5 $0-- $04
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDY BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BEN SPITALNICK VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
TRACI SHRECK SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER0 $0-- $04
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDY BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BEN SPITALNICK VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
TRACI SHRECK SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER0 $0-- $04
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDY BOGARDUS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
BEN SPITALNICK VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
TRACI SHRECK SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER0 $0-- $04
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE MARCHESE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $08
ALLYSON HARVIN VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $04
TRACI SHRECK SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER0 $0-- $04
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE MARCHESE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $08
ALLYSON HARVIN VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $04
TRACI SHRECK SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
BRIAN HUSSEY TREASURER5 $0-- $04
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Candy Bogardus President10 $0-- $01
Allyson Harvin Vice President5 $0-- $04
Joe Marchese Treasurer5 $0-- $08
Kristin Nyce Secretary5 $0-- $01
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Candy Bogardus President10 $0-- $01
Allyson Harvin Vice President5 $0-- $04
Joe Marchese Treasurer5 $0-- $08
Kristin Nyce Secretary5 $0-- $01
2010 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Hussey President5 $0-- $04
Brooke May Vice President5 $0-- $01
Joe Marchese Treasurer5 $0-- $08
Candy Bogardus Secretary10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,077$86,268 $221,388$221,388 $67,619- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,883$101,030 $272,579$272,579 $113,344- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$115,305$58,635 $234,726$234,726 $91,469- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,609$35,839 $178,056$178,056 $52,499- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,918$56,789 $161,286$161,286 $78,341- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,237$142,774 $139,157$139,157 $151,395- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,842$141,037 $129,786$129,694 $167,128- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,583$105,019 $106,468$102,889 $95,239- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,305$113,856 $115,904$112,326 $89,974- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,601$98,373 $145,122$135,877 $72,206- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,586$114,031 $161,649$161,649 $69,888- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,551$89,509 $201,094$201,094 $91,011- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,276$79,537 $188,052$188,052 $74,938- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,601$84,722 $191,313$191,313 $60,089- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,914$81,529 $214,434$214,434 $71,403- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,863 in all, tax years 2017 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF JACKSONVILLE INC Public charity Exact 2017 1$5,175 2017$5,175
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PLANTERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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SAVANNAH HARBOR FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2017 1$500 2017$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY” 2020-2023 4$188 2023$38
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $86,268 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $78,675
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $85,268 98.8%
Benefits paid to members $1,000 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$78,675reported apart
Total$86,268100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $101,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $60,721
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $101,030 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$60,721reported apart
Total$101,030100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,635 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $41,249
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,635 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$41,249reported apart
Total$58,635100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $35,839 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,839 100.0%
Total$35,839100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $56,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,789 100.0%
Total$56,789100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $142,774 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $142,774 100.0%
Total$142,774100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $141,037 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,588 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $138,449 98.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,588 1.8%
Total$141,037100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $105,019 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,155 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $102,864 97.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,155 2.1%
Total$105,019100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $113,856 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $113,856 100.0%
Total$113,856100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $98,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $98,373 100.0%
Total$98,373100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $114,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,663
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $114,031 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,663reported apart
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2013 · Form 990EZ · $89,509 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,269
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $89,359 99.8%
Fees to independent contractors $150 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,269reported apart
Total$89,509100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $79,537 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,687 95.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,850 4.8%
Total$79,537100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $84,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,322 94.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,100 4.8%
Fees to independent contractors $300 0.4%
Total$84,722100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $81,529 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,829 85.6%
Fees to independent contractors $8,900 10.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,800 3.4%
Total$81,529100%

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