2026-07-20T17:49:35-07:00 2025-12-31 871705855 NOR CPA Services 3017 Bill Black Ct Virginia Beach VA 23456 990 2025-01-01 571131878 Auntie Karen Foundation AUNT 8033198862 PO Box 602 Columbia SC 29202 Karen Alexander President 2026-07-20 true Nashea Robinson P01390927 7576339035 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Karen Alexander 1102726 false X www.auntiekaren.org X 2001 SC Founded in 2001, The Auntie Karen Foundation empowers, enlightens, and educates through the arts. For nearly 25 years, the Foundation has created innovative educational experiences that strengthen academic achievement, inspire creativity, develop future leaders, and expand economic opportunity. Through strategic partnerships with schools, colleges, government agencies, businesses, artists, and nonprofit organizations, the Foundation serves children, youth, educators, artists, and families throughout South Carolina, with a special emphasis on rural and historically underserved communities. 4 3 0 100 0 98447 88043 1167816 1013137 506 1546 0 1266769 1102726 0 0 95234 100015 0 0 1132700 1032350 1227934 1132365 38835 -29639 177954 317959 500 170144 177454 147815 X Founded in 2001, The Auntie Karen Foundation empowers, enlightens, and educates through the arts. For nearly 25 years, the Foundation has created innovative educational experiences that strengthen academic achievement, inspire creativity, develop future leaders, and expand economic opportunity. Through strategic partnerships with schools, colleges, government agencies, businesses, artists, and nonprofit organizations, the Foundation serves children, youth, educators, artists, and families throughout South Carolina, with a special emphasis on rural and historically underserved communities. false false 836684 840140 Artpreneur: Arts in Education - Throughout 2025, the Foundation continued its longstanding partnerships with public school districts throughout South Carolina to provide Arts in Education and STEAM programming, with a special emphasis on rural and underserved communities. Programs continued in school districts including Williamsburg County School District, Marion County School District, and Colleton County School District, where professional teaching artists collaborated with educators to integrate the arts into classroom instruction. Students participated in visual arts, music, dance, theatre, creative writing, entrepreneurship, and arts integration experiences that increased student engagement, strengthened academic achievement, encouraged creativity, and supported social and emotional learning. The Foundation also continued providing professional development that equips educators with innovative arts integration strategies to enhance teaching and learning across multiple subject areas. The Foundation continued its longstanding partnerships with public school districts, colleges and universities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, artists, businesses, and community leaders throughout South Carolina. These collaborations expanded educational opportunities, strengthened communities, and increased access to high-quality arts education, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and creative learning experiences. A significant milestone during 2025 was the purchase of the Foundation's first permanent office building. This investment established a long-term headquarters that will support expanded educational programming, curriculum development, artist services, educator training, community engagement, and organizational sustainability for generations to come. As The Auntie Karen Foundation approaches its 25th Anniversary, it remains committed to empowering, enlightening, and educating through the arts. By combining arts education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, emerging technology, and strategic partnerships, the Foundation continues to prepare children, educators, artists, and communities for success while creating lasting opportunities that strengthen South Carolina and inspire future generations. Since its founding in 2001, The Auntie Karen Foundation has remained committed to its belief that creativity is a pathway to educational excellence, economic opportunity, and stronger communities. Through innovative programming, strategic partnerships, and a commitment to serving all learners, the Foundation continues to transform lives by empowering individuals to discover their gifts, develop their talents, and build a legacy of leadership and service. 191787 231781 Legends of... Concert Series continued its tradition of bringing Grammy Award winning artists to South Carolina while celebrating excellence in music and preserving the rich legacy of African American culture. During 2025, the Foundation presented the 21st LEGENDS of... Concert Series featuring five time Grammy Award winner PJ Morton. More than a concert, the event served as a cultural and educational experience that supported cultural tourism, created paid performance opportunities for South Carolina musicians, vocalists, visual artists, and creative professionals, and strengthened the state's creative economy. As part of the LEGENDS experience, the Foundation hosted the LEGENDS Master Class, providing hundreds of students with direct access to Grammy Award winning artists and accomplished music industry professionals. Students participated in educational workshops, live demonstrations, and career discussions that encouraged artistic excellence while exposing them to careers in music, entertainment, and the creative industries. 7695 4000 Young Entrepreneurs - During 2025, the Foundation celebrated the 20th Annual Auntie Karen Young Entrepreneurs Conference, one of South Carolina's longest running youth entrepreneurship conferences. The 2025 conference theme, "Legacy Moves Forward: AI Ready," reflected the Foundation's commitment to preparing the next generation of leaders to thrive in an economy increasingly shaped by innovation and artificial intelligence. The conference equipped middle and high school students with entrepreneurship, leadership, financial literacy, business development, career readiness, and emerging technology skills through hands on learning experiences, business competitions, and interaction with successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and community partners. A defining characteristic of the conference is its lasting impact. Former Young Entrepreneurs participants continue to return as successful business owners, professionals, speakers, judges, mentors, and volunteers, inspiring the next generation of student entrepreneurs while demonstrating the long-term value of investing in youth leadership and entrepreneurship. The conference serves as a multigenerational pipeline that develops future business owners, innovators, and community leaders. 4483 1121 Gordon Sales - During 2025, the Foundation established a new partnership with the South Carolina GEAR UP program to expand career readiness, entrepreneurship, leadership, and artificial intelligence education for students across the state. Planning and curriculum development began during the year, laying the foundation for program implementation in 2026 through the Foundation's Coach Al Career Readiness initiative. The Foundation also continued developing original educational intellectual property through children's books, curriculum, music, digital media, and online educational resources that extend learning beyond the classroom while encouraging literacy, creativity, character development, and lifelong learning. 4483 1121 1040649 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 37 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false SC Karen Alexander 8033198862 3419 Hazelhurst Rd Columbia SC 29203 Karen Alexander-Banks President 40.00 0.00 X 100015 0 0 Deborah Breedlove Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Toshia Addison Vice President 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mildred Branch Vice President 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 100015 1 false false false 0 88043 43305 88043 Artpreneur 711190 840140 840140 Gordon Sales 611710 1121 1121 Hugs From Carolina 900099 Legends of Outreach 711130 167876 167876 Young Entrepreneur Conf 713990 4000 4000 1013137 1546 1546 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1102726 1014683 0 0 0 0 100015 100015 0 0 0 0 0 0 5139 5139 7372 7372 0 0 0 0 246 246 7419 7419 13008 13008 0 18360 18360 6363 6363 0 0 1752 1752 0 1823 1823 2128 2128 Artpreneur 736669 736669 Legends 191787 191787 Auto 11234 11234 Contract Services 10486 10486 18564 12178 6386 1132365 1040649 91716 0 138794 78681 0 0 15500 37470 0 0 0 0 1216 20283 169600 3875 6644 165725 0 0 0 15800 15800 0 177954 317959 500 500 169644 500 170144 X 177454 147815 177454 147815 177954 317959 -29639 X false false false X 8753 28439 21978 22342 16438 97950 0 0 8753 28439 21978 22342 16438 97950 0 97950 0 0 0 97950 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 47000 47000 109000 466 108534 7627 3375 4252 3088 2885 34 5939 165725 Building Loan 149426 Loan Advance 20218 169644 X Printing, food, sound system 1 28305 FMV X Advertising 1 10000 FMV X Advertising 1 5000 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. 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