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SUSTAIN SOUTH CAROLINA INTERSECTION COMMERCE AND CONSERVATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $993K · assets $909K

Also known as
of Commerce and Conservation
EIN
83-3354091
Address
1704 LAUREL ST, COLUMBIA, SC 29201-2625
Website
https://www.sustainsouthcarolina.org
NTEE code
C30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

We are connecting the sustainability goals of business in South Carolina with local solutions for the benefit of our economy, environment, and people.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

5 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
Leslie Skardon CEO2024-2025 $163,750$301,250 1
Cynthia Davis Senior VP Commerce2024-2025 $122,870$252,453 1
Kristen Gunter Senior VP Conservation2025 $115,000$115,000 1
Emily Skaggs Marketing & Events Coordinator2025 $101,643$101,643 1
Ethel Bunch (former) President & CEO2019-2023 $147,917$632,090 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

58 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
Trip Chavis Treasurer2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
John Lummus Secretary2024-2025 1 $0 reported 8
Anna DeLage Ex-Officio2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
John Boyd Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sean Connolly Ex-Officio2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Duncan Ex-Officio2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Travis Tarbet Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Etheridge Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kristy Ellenberg Ex-Officio2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Shannon Bobertz Ex-Officio2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Phillips Ex-Officio2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Hope Lanier Freeman Past Chair2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Danny Kassis Vice Chair2022-2025 1 $0 reported 4
Dale Threatt-Taylor Chair2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Blaire Belk Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley McLeod Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Thompson Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1
Susie Shannon Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 2
Maria Whitehead Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1
Norris Thigpen Ex-Officio2025 1 $0 reported 1
Lilyn Hester (former) Board Member2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Ms Sara Hazzard (former) Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 8
Clint Leach (former) Ex-Officio2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Muckenfuss (former) Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Leonard (former) Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Tom Hutto (former) Chairman2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tushar Chikhliker (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 8
Doug Hughes (former) Board Member2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Ryan (former) Ex-Officio2023 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Herzberger (former) Ex-Officio2023 1 $0 reported 1
Myra Reece (former) Ex-Officio2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Howell (former) Past President2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Cam Crawford (former) Secretary2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Frate (former) Board Member2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Alexander (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lorianne Riggin (former) Board Member2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Grady Johnson (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 2
Andi Rawl (former) Board Member2021 1 $0 reported 4
Jim Stritzinger (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Ms Barbara Melvin (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 6
Steve West (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 4
Heather Jones (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 13
Ashley Holbrook (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 4
Randy Lowell (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 3
Amy Barrett (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Cantral (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley Demosthenes (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Dickerson (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
John Dillard (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Hendrix (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
John Montgomery (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Brooke Mueller (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Wade Mullins (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Josh Raglin (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Marie Whitehead (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Ronnie Summers (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Harry Ott (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 2
Mark Colby (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 24 people listed · 4 paid, $503K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leslie Skardon CEO40 $163,750$0$0 $163,7501
Cynthia Davis Senior VP Commerce40 $122,870$0$0 $122,8701
Kristen Gunter Senior VP Conservation40 $115,000$0$0 $115,0001
Emily Skaggs Marketing & Events Coordinator40 $101,643$0$0 $101,6431
Blaire Belk Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Ashley McLeod Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna DeLage Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Thompson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Susie Shannon Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Maria Whitehead Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Norris Thigpen Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
John Boyd Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Sean Connolly Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Duncan Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Travis Tarbet Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Etheridge Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kristy Ellenberg Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Shannon Bobertz Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Scott Phillips Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Trip Chavis Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Past Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
John Lummus Secretary1 $0$0$0 $08
Danny Kassis Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $04
Dale Threatt-Taylor Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 22 people listed · 2 paid, $267K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leslie Skardon CEO40 $137,500$0$0 $137,5001
Cynthia Davis Senior VP Commerce40 $129,583$0$0 $129,5831
Trip Chavis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Lummus Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Anna DeLage Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Clint Leach Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Muckenfuss Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Sara Hazzard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
John Boyd Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Leonard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Sean Connolly Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Duncan Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Travis Tarbet Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Etheridge Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kristy Ellenberg Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Shannon Bobertz Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Scott Phillips Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hutto Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Danny Kassis Secretary1 $0$0$0 $04
Dale Threatt-Taylor Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 19 people listed · 1 paid, $148K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ethel Bunch President & CEO40 $147,917$0$0 $147,9171
Trip Chavis Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Hughes Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna DeLage Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Clint Leach Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Tushar Chikhliker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Sara Hazzard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Kevin Ryan Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Leonard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Sean Connolly Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Duncan Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Herzberger Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Myra Reece Ex-Officio1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hutto Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Howell Past President1 $0$0$0 $01
Danny Kassis Secretary1 $0$0$0 $04
Dale Threatt-Taylor Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 16 people listed · 1 paid, $205K · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ethel Bunch President & CEO40 $205,006$0$0 $205,0061
Rob Howell Imm Past Pred1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hutto Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Vice Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Dale Threatt-Taylor Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Cam Crawford Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Tushar Chikhliker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Doug Frate Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna DeLage Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Clint Leach Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Myra Reece Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Danny Kassis Board Member1 $0$0$0 $04
Sara Hazzard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Doug Hughes Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Leonard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 18 people listed · 1 paid, $159K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ethel Bunch President & CEO10 $159,167$0$0 $159,1671
Rob Howell Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hutto Vice Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Dale Threatt-Taylor Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Gary Alexander Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Frate Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna DeLage Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Clint Leach Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Myra Reece Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lorianne Riggin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Sara Hazzard Board Member1 $0$0$0 $08
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Doug Hughes Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Grady Johnson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Andi Rawl Board Member1 $0$0$0 $04
Jim Stritzinger Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Cam Crawford Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 16 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ethel Bunch President & CEO10 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
Rob Howell Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hutto Vice Chairman1 $0$0$0 $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Dale Threatt-Taylor Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Gary Alexander Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Frate Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna DeLage Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Clint Leach Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Myra Reece Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lorianne Riggin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Doug Hughes Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Grady Johnson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Jim Stritzinger Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Cam Crawford Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 30 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ethel Bunch President & CEO10 $0-- $01
Rob Howell Vice President1 $0-- $01
Tom Hutto Secretary1 $0-- $01
Hope Lanier Freeman Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Gary Alexander Board Member1 $0-- $01
Amy Barrett Board Member1 $0-- $01
Laura Cantral Board Member1 $0-- $01
Ashley Demosthenes Board Member1 $0-- $01
Suzanne Dickerson Board Member1 $0-- $01
John Dillard Board Member1 $0-- $01
Susan Hendrix Board Member1 $0-- $01
Lilyn Hester Board Member1 $0-- $02
Doug Hughes Board Member1 $0-- $01
Grady Johnson Board Member1 $0-- $02
Heather Jones Board Member1 $0-- $013
Randy Lowell Board Member1 $0-- $03
Barbara Melvin Board Member1 $0-- $06
John Montgomery Board Member1 $0-- $01
Brooke Mueller Board Member1 $0-- $01
Wade Mullins Board Member1 $0-- $01
Josh Raglin Board Member1 $0-- $01
Jim Stritzinger Board Member1 $0-- $01
Steve West Board Member1 $0-- $04
Dale Threatt-Taylor Board Member1 $0-- $01
Marie Whitehead Board Member1 $0-- $01
Ronnie Summers Board Member1 $0-- $01
Cam Crawford Board Member1 $0-- $01
Harry Ott Board Member1 $0-- $02
Mark Colby Board Member1 $0-- $01
Ashley Holbrook Board Member1 $0-- $04

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 ↗
$1,113,749$992,524 $908,616$615,309 $802,900$302,025 $510,0504-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,143,445$1,033,632 $767,611$695,506 $941,500$198,594 $279,5835-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,362,165$1,287,323 $637,894$585,307 $1,011,850$345,090 $147,9173-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,286,179$755,463 $1,402,797$510,465 $1,048,755$234,211 $205,0062-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$468,026$398,215 $132,983-$22,751 $391,505$76,021 $159,1671-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,509$250,741 $49,215$45,936 $276,500$0 $120,0001-
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,000$60,832 $18,486$4,168 $65,000- ---

Funders of this organization

11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,351,444 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. 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
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2023 4$634,000 2023$100,000
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WACCAMAW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$525,000 2024$25,000
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UNITED STATES ENDOWMENT FORFORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES INC Public charity Exact 2020-2022 3$70,000 2022$20,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$40,000 2024$20,000
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CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2022 2$17,139 2022$10,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUSTAIN SOUTH CAROLINA INTERSECTION COMMERCE AND CONSERVATION” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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MILLIKEN & COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUSTAIN SOUTH CAROLINA INTERSECTION COMMERCE AND CONSERVATION” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,305 2022$5,305
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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 · $992,524 spent · pay $572,401 · grants $0 · events $140,664
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $510,050$510,050-- 51.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $140,664$140,664-- 14.2%
Fees: other services $137,482$137,482-- 13.9%
Other (as described)Sustainability Leadership $66,259$66,259-- 6.7%
Payroll taxes $39,779$39,779-- 4.0%
Other (as described)Bad Debt Expense $35,840$35,840-- 3.6%
Pension plan contributions $22,572$22,572-- 2.3%
Other (as described)Professional Membership $17,544$17,544-- 1.8%
Insurance $10,642-$10,642- 1.1%
All other expenses $6,013$6,013-- 0.6%
Other (as described)Subscriptions $3,038$3,038-- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,891$1,891-- 0.2%
Information technology $750$750-- 0.1%
Total$992,524100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,033,632 spent · pay $330,279 · grants $0 · events $119,293
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $421,086$421,086-- 40.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $279,583$279,583-- 27.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $119,293$119,293-- 11.5%
Other (as described)Sustainability Leadership $103,478$103,478-- 10.0%
Other (as described)Bad Debt Expense $35,202$35,202-- 3.4%
Payroll taxes $23,061$23,061-- 2.2%
Other salaries and wages $21,862$21,862-- 2.1%
Other (as described)Computer & Software $8,388$8,388-- 0.8%
All other expenses $6,478$6,478-- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $5,773$5,773-- 0.6%
Other (as described)Professional Membership $5,407$5,407-- 0.5%
Insurance $3,045-$3,045- 0.3%
Office expenses $976$976-- 0.1%
Total$1,033,632100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,287,323 spent · pay $292,758 · grants $0 · events $139,974
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $589,807$589,807-- 45.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $147,917$147,917-- 11.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $139,974$139,974-- 10.9%
Other salaries and wages $124,167$124,167-- 9.6%
Other (as described)Political Advisement $75,000$75,000-- 5.8%
Other (as described)Sustainability Leadership $70,358$70,358-- 5.5%
Advertising and promotion $66,220$66,220-- 5.1%
Other (as described)Little Gitter $21,000$21,000-- 1.6%
Payroll taxes $20,674$20,674-- 1.6%
Fees: legal $9,044-$9,044- 0.7%
Other (as described)Computer & Software $7,866$7,866-- 0.6%
All other expenses $6,164$6,164-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $4,820-$4,820- 0.4%
Insurance $2,963-$2,963- 0.2%
Office expenses $1,349$1,349-- 0.1%
Total$1,287,323100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $755,463 spent · pay $251,979 · grants $0 · events $165,045
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $261,000$261,000-- 34.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $205,006$205,006-- 27.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $165,045$165,045-- 21.8%
Advertising and promotion $41,610$41,610-- 5.5%
Other salaries and wages $32,250$32,250-- 4.3%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $24,326$24,326-- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $14,723$14,723-- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $3,369-$3,369- 0.4%
Other (as described)Computer & Software $3,041$3,041-- 0.4%
Insurance $2,805-$2,805- 0.4%
Other (as described)Telecommunications $1,080$1,080-- 0.1%
Office expenses $870$870-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $286$286-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $52-$52- 0.0%
Total$755,463100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $398,215 spent · pay $178,044 · grants $0 · events $55,753
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $159,167$159,167-- 40.0%
Fees: other services $114,641$114,641-- 28.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $55,753$55,753-- 14.0%
Advertising and promotion $38,359$38,359-- 9.6%
Payroll taxes $18,877$18,877-- 4.7%
Other (as described)Computer & Software $3,481$3,481-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,754-$2,754- 0.7%
Insurance $2,669-$2,669- 0.7%
Other (as described)Telecommunications $780$780-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $688$688-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Web hosting $480$480-- 0.1%
Office expenses $366$366-- 0.1%
All other expenses $148$148-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $52-$52- 0.0%
Total$398,215100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $250,741 spent · pay $129,315 · grants $0 · events $4,674
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000$120,000-- 47.9%
Fees: other services $107,340$107,340-- 42.8%
Payroll taxes $9,315$9,315-- 3.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,674$4,674-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,299$3,299-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,275-$2,275- 0.9%
Insurance $1,966-$1,966- 0.8%
Office expenses $956$956-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Membership/Subscriptions $388$388-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Telecommunications $376$376-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $102$102-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$250,741100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $60,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $42,327 69.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,453 30.3%
Printing, publications, postage $52 0.1%
Total$60,832100%

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