Public Charity

Municipal Association of South Carolina

Municipal Association of South Carolina, of Columbia, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $19.2M in revenue, $15.1M in expenses, $41.1M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 64 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.8M.

EIN: 576000743 Columbia, SC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.2M
Total Expenses$15.1M
Total Assets$41.1M
Grants Given64
Grant Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The Association is dedicated to the principle of its founding members: to offer the services, programs and tools that will give municipal officials the knowledge, experience and skills to enable the most efficient and effective operation of their municipalities.

Where $100 goes at Municipal Association of South Carolina

How Municipal Association of South Carolina divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $93 for programs

$36
Education
38% of program spending
$33
Risk Management & Insurance Services
35% of program spending
$9
Advocacy
10% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Municipal Association of South Carolina

Often funds new orgs 82% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

City of Greenville
Greenville, SC · 2025
Nicholtown Resiliency Hub projectrojects
$100,000
City of North Augusta
North Augusta, SC · 2025
Saving Seconds Saving Lives project
$100,000
Town of Due West
Due West, SC · 2025
Assistance with Financial Records
$72,645
City of Manning
Manning, SC · 2025
Enhancing Commerce via Walkability
$25,000
City of Chesnee
Chesnee, SC · 2025
CADA Park Upgrades
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 64 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

RMS Tech Op Mgr Amy Lindler
Trustee Andy Merriman
General Counsel B Eric Shytle
President Brandy Amidon
Vice President Brenda Bethune
Trustee Brian Meadows

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$1,190,000 48 grants
General Support
$222,645 4 grants
Education
$119,000 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$50,000 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $19.2M $15.1M $41.1M
2024 $17.1M $14.8M $37.7M
2023 $15.6M $13.7M $32.8M
2022 $12.6M $12.9M $30.0M
2020 $11.4M $10.7M $25.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.4M to $19.2M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in SC.

SC

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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