Public Charity

SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC

SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC, of COLUMBIA, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.4M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.8M in total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $354K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570804684 COLUMBIA, SC Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies NTEE: A26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$354K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL, INC. IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE HUMANITIES BY TELLING THE HUMAN STORY BY AWARDING GRANTS FOR HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC PROGRAMS, BY GENERATING SPECIAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVES, AND BY BRINGING HUMANITIES PERSPECTIVES TO BEAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES.

Where $100 goes at South Carolina Humanities Council Inc

How South Carolina Humanities Council Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
During fy 2025, sc humanities increased public understanding of the humanities by funding, promoting, and coordinating various exhibits, documentaries, discussion forums, research, planning, workshops, dramatizations, lectures, and events…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 34 grants; 95 nonprofits; 6,155 people
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$220,000
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR 'BY THE PEOPLE: CONVERSATIONS BEYOND 250' CIVIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE
$21,250
$7,800
2020
WHY IT MATTERS NATIONAL INITIATIVE
$35,000
2019
DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN
$34,793

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Alli Crandell
BOARD MEMBER Ashlye V Wilkerson
BOARD MEMBER Bill Comer
BOARD MEMBER Bonnie Hargrove
BOARD MEMBER Brendon M Barber
VICE CHAIR Brenton Brown

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$249,050 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$69,793 2 grants
Unspecified
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4M $1.1M $1.8M
2024 $1.3M $1.2M $1.5M
2023 $1.2M $1.1M $1.3M
2022 $1.1M $1.0M $1.1M
2021 $1.5M $1.6M $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $1.4M (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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