AUGUSTINE LITERACY PROJECT OF THE UPSTATE INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $214K · expenses $202K · assets $211K

Also known as
UPSTATE INC
EIN
81-0911486
Address
1100 LOG SHOALS RD, MAULDIN, SC 29662-2714
Website
HTTPS://ALP-UPSTATE.ORG
NTEE code
B92 Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2016 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Ann Copeland (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TUTORING IN THE SUBJECT OF READING AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT OR THEIR FAMILY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sandi M Smith CEO2023-2025 $94,880$141,492 1
Ann Copeland BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 $0$3,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Denise Ruby BOARD CHAIRM2023-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Susan Cruz BOARD VICE C2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Harrison SECRETARY2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Coffey BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Franch BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Andrews CFO2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jason Mullis BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley Paxton BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Danielle Roland (former) BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $95K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SANDI M SMITH CEO40 $94,880$0$0 $94,8801
RACHEL ANDREWS CFO3 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT COFFEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN COPELAND BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN CRUZ BOARD VICE C1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE FRANCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY HARRISON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MULLIS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY PAXTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE RUBY BOARD CHAIRM8 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $43K · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SANDI M SMITH DIRECTOR40 $43,112$0$0 $43,1121
ROBERT COFFEY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN COPELAND CEO10 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN CRUZ BOARD VICE C1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE FRANCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY HARRISON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIELLE ROLAND BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE RUBY BOARD CHAIRM1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $7K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANN COPELAND CEO10 $3,500$0$0 $3,5001
SANDI M SMITH DIRECTOR10 $3,500$0$0 $3,5001
DENISE RUBY BOARD CHAIRM10 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN CRUZ BOARD VICE C1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY HARRISON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT COFFEY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE FRANCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIELLE ROLAND BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,901$201,996 $211,405$204,051 $203,875$4,360 $94,8803-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$229,050$120,201 $194,523$192,146 $225,937$2,850 $43,1122-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,367$57,391 $83,297$83,297 $78,967$2,400 $7,0000-

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $112,652 in all, tax years 2016 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $50,0001 $50,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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JOLLEY FOUNDATION $25,0002 $15,0002025 2024-2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Augustine Literacy Project of the upstate”, “AUGUSTINE LITERACY PROJECT OF THE UPSTATE”
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $19,7002 $11,5002023 2022-2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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DABOS ALL IN TEAM $10,7313 $5,3312024 2016, 2020, 2024 Public charity Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $5,1001 $5,1002022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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SCANSOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $1,9001 $1,9002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUGUSTINE LITERACY PROJECT OF THE UPSTATE”
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THE DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION $1501 $1502022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUGUSTINE LITERACY PROJECT OF THE UPSTATE INC”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $714 $322023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUGUSTINE LITERACY PROJECT OF THE UPSTATE INC”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
PALMETTO STATE LITERACY ASSOCIATIONSCB92 $278,096$338,446 TREASURER$12,000 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x, same state
FREEDOM READERS INCSCB92 $241,642$269,741 EXECUTIVE DI$60,133 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH FLORENCE ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUBSCB92 $217,946$210,270 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x, same state
LITERACY PROJECTCOB92 $288,412$284,639 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
HORSE TALES LITERACY PROJECT INCFLB92 $127,740$273,899 EXECUTIVE DI$61,423 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
UPLIFT LITERACY INCFLB92 $282,525$320,151 Executive Director$52,200 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
RAISING HANDS TUTORINGNJB92 $131,722$122,766 Executive Director$36,000 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x, similar mission
REDWOOD CITY FRIENDS OF LITERACYCAB92 $308,934$147,406 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FRIENDS OF LITERACY INCTNB92 $250,215$288,722 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$73,611 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
LITERACY COUNCIL OF BOWIE & MILLER COUNTIES INCTXB92 $344,492$284,310 Executive Director$65,000 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
HASTINGS LITERACY PROGRAM INCNEB92 $110,904$99,938 HLP DIRECTOR$16,333 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF CAYUGA COUNTY INCNYB92 $109,742$110,838 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
MID-STATE LITERACY COUNCIL INCPAB92 $182,760$216,229 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$57,000 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
DECODE PROJECT INCKYB92 $204,353$348,654 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$60,951 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta IncGAB92 $146,906$173,344 Executive Director$18,577 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
PLAY SMART LITERACY INCILB92 $177,041$152,158 President$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
ROWAN COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL INCNCB92 $259,540$198,212 EXECUTIVE DI$33,808 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
SUPER STARS LITERACY INCCAB92 $116,940$285,388 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$104,182 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
KERN LITERACY COUNCILCAB92 $188,636$481,965 EXECUTIVE DIR$84,375 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
CORE OF KNOWLEDGE LITERACY AND LEARNING CENTER INCOKB92 $168,643$161,029 President$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
INDY BOOK PROJECT INCINB92 $132,308$141,156 Executive Director$24,885 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INCRIB92 $107,537$136,352 Director$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
LITERACY ACTION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS INCARB92 $251,341$201,704 EXEC DIRECTOR$51,600 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MONROE COUNTY INCFLB92 $155,008$168,245 Executive Director$71,820 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x
DOLLY PARTONS IMAGINATION LIBRARY GTRMIB92 $172,185$65,888 Main Coordinator$0 Same NTEE code B92, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
PEORIA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $2,000,3082 1DAF sponsor2023–2024 LOOK ITS MY BOOK INC
FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES $1,170,00012 1DAF sponsor2013–2024 FAMILY READING PARTNERSHIP
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one $997,91160 23DAF sponsor2016–2024 THE REAL PROGRAM INC; WHATCOM LITERACY COUNCIL; LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC; NOURA INTERNATIONAL and 19 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one $676,00015 6DAF sponsor2017–2024 STORYBOOK TREASURES INC; STEAMBOAT READING INC; Barrio la Planta Project; A STEPPING STONE FOUNDATION and 2 more
FORGOOD INC $659,50540 14DAF sponsor2016–2024 Barrio la Planta Project; FREEDOM READERS INC; MOORE COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL INC; READING IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL PEOPLE INC and 10 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC $598,0007 3DAF sponsor2010–2022 READING IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL PEOPLE INC; Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta Inc; PROJECT TRANSFORMATION NORTH GEORGIA INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one $587,64831 16DAF sponsor2015–2024 PROJECT LIFELONG; DECODE PROJECT INC; SUPER STARS LITERACY INC; MOMENTUM TUTORING and 12 more
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION $571,0616 1Private foundation2015–2022 START THE ADVENTURE IN READING INC
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS $506,80010 1DAF sponsor2015–2024 ROWAN COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL INC
THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION $490,49742 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 START THE ADVENTURE IN READING INC
MOODY FOUNDATION $406,5007 1Private foundation2021–2024 SMART FAMILY LITERACY INC
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $388,09813 2DAF sponsor2014–2024 A STEPPING STONE FOUNDATION; STEAMBOAT READING INC
INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $381,74011 1DAF sponsor2012–2024 LITERACY SERVICES OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $347,5876 1DAF sponsor2014–2019 SUPER STARS LITERACY INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $245,67519 3DAF sponsor2010–2024 REDWOOD CITY FRIENDS OF LITERACY; SUPER STARS LITERACY INC; STORYBOOK TREASURES INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $201,996 spent · pay $128,324 · grants $0 · events $4,538
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $117,116$107,958$4,579$4,579 58.0%
Office expenses $26,443$25,260$1,183- 13.1%
Advertising and promotion $23,023$22,867$156- 11.4%
Fees: other services $10,429$9,147$1,282- 5.2%
Payroll taxes $8,959$8,283$338$338 4.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,538$4,472$66- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $3,950$3,230$360$360 2.0%
Other employee benefits $2,249$2,130$119- 1.1%
Occupancy $1,950$750$1,200- 1.0%
Information technology $1,884-$1,884- 0.9%
Insurance $1,455-$1,455- 0.7%
Total$201,996100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $120,201 spent · pay $64,276 · grants $0 · events $2,004
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $59,018$54,604$2,207$2,207 49.1%
Fees: other services $19,766$15,665$4,101- 16.4%
Office expenses $19,251$18,210$861$180 16.0%
Fees: management $11,100$11,100-- 9.2%
Payroll taxes $4,515$4,261$85$169 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,904$2,506$398- 2.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,004$1,279$725- 1.7%
Other employee benefits $743$641$102- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $600-$600- 0.5%
Occupancy $300$300-- 0.2%
Total$120,201100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $57,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $53,090$53,090-- 92.5%
Fees: other services $2,272-$2,272- 4.0%
Insurance $1,455-$1,455- 2.5%
Office expenses $499-$471$28 0.9%
Information technology $75-$75- 0.1%
Total$57,391100%

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