Public Charity

Charleston Library Society

Charleston Library Society is a Public Charity headquartered in Charleston, SC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.5M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $15.0M total assets. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570314372 Charleston, SC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$15.0M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$3.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Our mission is to: Providing educational opportunities for all ages children through adults; Conserving, preserving, exhibiting and expanding its collections; Using technology to improve access to and understanding of the Librarys collections; (Continued on Schedule O) Offering lectures and programs on common literary and historical interests; Collaborating with other cultural institutions on subjects of common interest; Providing a literary and historical archival center for scholars, researchers and students; and Providing programs that offer life-long learning opportunities to the community.

Officers & Directors

Director Andrew R Tew
Executive Committee Anne P Keigher
Director Ann M Auburn
Director Carl A Wise
Director Chevon C Herbert
Director Deborah C Fisher

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,382,819 8 grants
GRANT SUPPORT
$577,000 2 grants
EDUCATION
$485,125 12 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$325,239 5 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$207,600 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $2.2M $15.0M
2023 $2.4M $1.9M $14.3M
2022 $1.8M $2.0M $13.3M
2021 $3.3M $1.7M $14.3M
2020 $2.0M $1.5M $13.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $2.5M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.0M.

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