Nonprofit · EIN 57-0881347
SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, SC 29204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,128,070 | $1,439,008 | $689,062 | $17,546,943 | $98,854 | $17,448,089 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,839,383 | $1,374,862 | $464,521 | $15,920,766 | $148,964 | $15,771,802 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,125,726
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,080,089
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $637,433
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$77,745
- Other revenue
- -$77,745
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $178,149
- Other salaries and wages
- $240,828
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $497,706
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $22,110
- Travel
- $30,685
- Depreciation
- $8,956
- Program services (functional)
- $1,185,369
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,490
- Fundraising (functional)
- $100,149
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,920,766
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,546,943
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $98,854
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,448,089
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,572
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $313,361
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,134,728
- Gross receipts
- $3,107,861
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH DINNDORF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $173,355 | $3,670 |
| ANDREW ETKIND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY DAUGHERTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VIK BEBARTA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ALEXANDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUARDO TORRES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FAST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH D LOCKLAIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS KIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| S WILLING KING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CAMPBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE CAIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L BAILES BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUN XU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
25 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES W APPLE JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GIULIANI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MORTON BELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE PRIDGEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH P SPRUILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANA CIZMIC | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| N TYRONE ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILSON WHITE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE FLIPPIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W ANTHONY JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN GRIFFITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN F TRAPP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BRIGID V TROAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCI TUTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HODGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LYNCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON PAHULA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT V PORTER IV | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY DORSEL | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT J BROWN | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL M SHETTERLY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK J CLEARY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES P ROURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY GENTRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROYCE SHANNON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH DINNDORF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $170,137 | $6,243 |
| ANDREW ETKIND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY DAUGHERTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY ASKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ALEXANDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BURKHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FAST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY DORSEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH D LOCKLAIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS KIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| S WILLING KING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CAMPBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE CAIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L BAILES BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUN XU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES W APPLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GIULIANI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MORTON BELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE PRIDGEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT J BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH P SPRUILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANA CIZMIC | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANUJA GARDE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON WHITE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE FLIPPIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W ANTHONY JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS SHANNON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN F TRAPP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGID V TROAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI TUTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER SRULEVICH | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL M SHETTERLY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES P ROURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GENTRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK J CLEARY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2711 MIDDLEBURG DRIVE, COLUMBIA, SC 29204-2413
- In care of
- % KIM BOWMAN DIRECTOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EDUARDO TORRES, 2711 MIDDLEBURG DRIVE 205, COLUMBIA, SC 29204
- Signed the 990
- EDUARDO TORRES, TREASURER
- Phone
- (803) 252-9152
- Return prepared by
- ELLIOTT DAVIS ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SC SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS (GSSM) BY GIVING VOICE TO ITS NEEDS, PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TO AUGMENT ITS PROGRAMS, AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Program accomplishments
- THESE EXPENSES INCLUDE MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ON BEHALF OF GSSM INCLUDING: FINANCIAL AID FOR MEAL PLANS AND OTHER STUDENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH CAN INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES, COLLEGE VISITS, TEST FEES THAT STUDENT MAY INCUR BUT WHO FINANCIALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD, STUDENT COUNCIL PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMICS CLUBS AND COMPETITIONS WITH FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, LODGING AND FOOD, ACCELERATE, GSSM'S STATEWIDE VIRTUAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM, ECONOMICS & FINANCE INSTITUTE, PASE, STATEWIDE TEACHER TRAINING, AND ENGAGE, A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM LEAD BY THE STUDENTS AT GSSM. GSSM ELEMENTARY IS NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR, IT BRINGS STEM EDUCATION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS VIA THE STEM BUS, A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF ALL THINGS STEM FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE AN ALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION SALARY EXPENSE REPRESENTING THE WORK THE FOUNDATION STAFF DOES ON THESE PROGRAMS.Expenses $1,185,369
- STUDENT RESEARCH & UNIQUE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES: GSSM STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO TEST GROWTH PARAMETERS (E.G., LIGHT, NUTRIENTS, PH, ETC.), MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, AUTOMATION, GROWTH TOWER ENGINEERING, AND METHODS TO REDUCE PATHOGEN LOADS AMONG MANY POTENTIAL PROJECTS. ABOVE-AP BOTANY CAN INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF VARYING DAY/NIGHT CYCLES, NUTRIENT SOURCES, AND PH ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON A TIMELINE THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO ACADEMIC SCHEDULES THAN TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL METHODS. THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE A HANDS-ON TEACHING TOOL FOR OBSERVING PLANT GROWTH AND MANAGING MACRO- AND MICRO-NUTRIENT BALANCES. STUDENTS COULD ALSO COMPARE SOIL-GROWN PLANTS TO THOSE GROWN HYDROPONICALLY. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAN USE THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM AS A MODEL TO STUDY WATER-USE, NUTRIENT-USE, AND WATER QUALITY. DIRECT INTERACTION WITH THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM COULD MOTIVATE STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE POTENTIAL OF HYDROPONICS SYSTEMS TO REDUCE FOOD TRANSPORTATION DISTANCES, TRADEOFFS IN SUSTAINABILITY BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL METHODS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN HYDROPONIC FARMS TO BRING FOOD CLOSER TO HIGH-DENSITY POPULATIONS.ATING THE ECONOMICS OF HYDROPONICS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0881347
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B25Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,546,943
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,107,861
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,128,070 | $1,439,008 | $17,546,943 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,839,383 | $1,374,862 | $15,920,766 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,256,044 | $1,342,489 | $13,970,033 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 57-0881347).
Questions about SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC is 57-0881347.
- Is SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC 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 SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC 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 SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC 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 SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EDUARDO TORRES.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,355 (ELIZABETH DINNDORF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCI & MATH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,128,070, expenses of $1,439,008 and total assets of $17,546,943 at year end.
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