Public Charity

South Carolina Research Foundation

South Carolina Research Foundation, of Columbia, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $5.1M in expenses, $2.4M in total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570967350 Columbia, SC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$5.1M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

the south carolina research foundation operates for the benefit of, or to carry out the purposes of, the university of south carolina. These activities include but are not limited to promoting, encouraging, and aiding scientific research and investigation.

Where $100 goes at South Carolina Research Foundation

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

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 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 $99 for programs

$99
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the South Carolina Research Foundation (SCRF) continued to operate in support of the University of South Carolina by administering research-related…
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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.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Alain Litman
Board Member Ashley Teasdale
Board Member Bhavna Vasudeva
Board Member Brent Powers
Board Member David Black
USC Board of Trustee Member Dick Jones

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,237,006 23 grants
Research & Policy
$498,076 11 grants
Health & Medicine
$108,670 2 grants
Education
$93,263 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$45,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $5.1M $2.4M
2024 $5.9M $5.8M $2.9M
2023 $5.8M $5.7M $3.1M
2022 $5.8M $5.7M $3.4M
2021 $143.4M $143.5M $47.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $143.4M to $5.3M (-96%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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

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