Public Charity

THE CITADEL FOUNDATION

THE CITADEL FOUNDATION, of CHARLESTON, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $37.9M in revenue, $35.6M in expenses, $332.3M in total assets. 144 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 576020493 CHARLESTON, SC Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$37.9M
Total Expenses$35.6M
Total Assets$332.3M
Grant Records144
Funding Total$22.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE CITADEL FOUNDATION SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CITADEL BY RAISING, RECEIVING, STEWARDING, GRANTING, INVESTING, AND REINVESTING MONEY AND PROPERTY, AND USING THE RECEIPTS THEREFROM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITADEL.

Where $100 goes at The Citadel Foundation

How The Citadel Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$20 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$34
Enrichment programs
47% of program spending
$21
Real estate
29% of program spending
$10
Scholarships
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
assist veterans
$50,000
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,471
2025
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
$10,000
2024
For software tools to support the services plans for command and control of the information environment
$2,466,800

Showing up to 5 of 144 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

ASSOC. VP, PRINCIPAL GIVING Ashley Santos
BOARD MEMBER Col Alvin A Perkins Usa Ret
BOARD MEMBER Col F G Delleney Jr
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR Col Thomas L Hendricksusaf Ret
BOARD MEMBER Dr Christopher C Swain
BOARD MEMBER Dr Louis E Costa Ii

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,431,622 84 grants
Environment & Conservation
$3,372,357 2 grants
Education
$2,750,037 37 grants
Health & Medicine
$25,940 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$6,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $37.9M $35.6M $332.3M
2023 $33.6M $34.5M $315.1M
2022 $31.6M $24.6M $306.8M
2020 $33.1M $24.3M $275.7M
2019 $24.4M $26.9M $245.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $24.4M to $37.9M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $332.3M.

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

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