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Nonprofit · EIN 57-0524957

CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

Tax-exempt · JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Financials

$7.3M$6.2M2022$8.4M$6.7M2023$8.4M$8.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$8,383,450$8,587,416-$203,966$6,566,750$1,542,878$5,023,872
June 30, 2024990$8,392,364$6,724,170$1,668,194$7,145,098$1,727,682$5,417,416
June 30, 2023990$7,320,811$6,153,836$1,166,975$5,859,202$1,998,715$3,860,487
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$867,863
Program service revenue
$7,277,126
Investment income
$61,566
Net rental income
$52,402
Net income from fundraising events
$72,604
Net income from sales of inventory
$34,459
Other revenue
$176,895

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$789,873
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$330,000
Other salaries and wages
$4,164,870
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,295,956
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$10,387
Accounting fees
$14,551
Occupancy
$696,884
Travel
$123,206
Depreciation
$192,750
Program services (functional)
$7,709,651
Management and general (functional)
$753,669
Fundraising (functional)
$124,096

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,145,098
Total assets, end of year
$6,566,750
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,542,878
Net assets, end of year
$5,023,872
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,796,166
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,355,179
Net assets with donor restrictions
$668,693
Gross receipts
$8,596,166
Employees
114
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1970
State of legal domicile
SC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Dwight PhillipsCFOO
Officer
40$129,866$5,400
Andrew GyvesHead of School
Officer
40$109,675$24,205
Amanda HornChair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Fred DrulardTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
James StantonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Adam BaslowDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jen CookkeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Scott FarfoneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Max KlietmannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Paul KriegerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John ThompsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Douglas R Van ScoyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR MICHELLE PURGHART - PRIORHEAD OF SCHO
Officer
40$220,419$13,500
TAMMIE SULLIVAN - PRIORCFO
Officer
40$98,557$7,040
DWIGHT PHILLIPSCFOO
Officer
40$21,333$1,280
YVONNE BARHIGHT - PRIORINT HEAD OF
Officer
40$14,000$0
AMANDA HORNCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
FRED DRULARDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES STANTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ADAM BASLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEN COOKKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT FARFONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAX KLIETMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL KRIEGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS R VAN SCOYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW GYVESHEAD OF SCHO
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR MICHELLE PURGHARTHEAD OF SCHO
Officer
40$96,086$3,600
TAMMIE SULLIVANCFO
Officer
40$86,988$0
DOUGLAS R VAN SCOYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CRAYTON WALTERSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AMANDA HORNSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT FARFONEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUSSELL GUERARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT CONNORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELLI PARKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRED DRULARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER COOKKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADAM BASLOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2024 ACADEMY RD, JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455-4437
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Andrew Gyves, 2024 Academy Drive, Johns Island, SC 29455
Signed the 990
Andy Gyves, Head of School
Phone
(843) 559-5506
Return prepared by
Glaser and Company LLC

Mission

Charleston Collegiate Schools mission is to inspire students to become passionate, lifelong learners by empowering them with knowledge, creativity, curiosity and confidence to mindfully embrace the opportunities of tomorrow.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Charleston Collegiate School is a co-educational, nonsectarian, preschool through 12th grade, independent school in the metropolitan area and is fully accredited. It is organized as a Lower School (PS-4), Middle School (5-8), and Upper School (9-12). Located only twenty minutes from Charleston's historic district on one side and Kiawah Island on the other, the school stands in the middle of the rural beauty of Johns Island. Originally called Sea Island Academy, the school was founded in 1970 to serve local families who valued quality education. Nestled under grand, moss-laden live oaks, Charleston Collegiate School offers a thirty-acre campus of vast playing (Continued on Sch. O).
    Expenses $7,709,651 · grants $789,873 · revenue $7,329,015

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
57-0524957
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1984
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,566,750
Income (IRS master file)
$8,596,166

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$8,383,450$8,587,416$6,566,750XML
990June 2024$8,392,364$6,724,170$7,145,098XML
990June 2023$7,320,811$6,153,836$5,859,202XML
990June 2022$6,055,489$5,336,664$3,966,220IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 57-0524957).

Questions about CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

What is the EIN of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL is 57-0524957.
Is CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Andrew Gyves.
Who are the officers and directors of CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,866 (Dwight Phillips, CFOO).
How much revenue does CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,383,450, expenses of $8,587,416 and total assets of $6,566,750 at year end.

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