Nonprofit · EIN 57-0953997
SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, SC 29201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $20,614 | $17,026 | $3,588 | $64,920 | $0 | $64,920 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $19,032 | $15,557 | $3,475 | $61,332 | $0 | $61,332 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $12,211 | $7,096 | $5,115 | $57,857 | – | $57,857 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,844
- Program service revenue
- $3,432
- Investment income
- $1,338
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,479
- Printing, publications and postage
- $384
- Other expenses
- $15,163
- Program services (functional)
- $12,662
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $61,332
- Total assets, end of year
- $64,920
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $64,920
- Cash, savings and investments
- $64,920
- Gross receipts
- $20,614
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINDI BOITER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| WILMOT B IRVIN | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY TETER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAYMAN | CORRESPOND. SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELO GETER | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY D JONES | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES J LUNDY JR | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| AIDA ROGERS | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY BERNARDIN | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| LESLEY M COGGIOLA | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| MARYBETH EVANS | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN E HYATT | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES M ISRAEL SR | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS L JOHNSON | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| DR TOM MACK | ACTIVE LIFE MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY BROCK | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN CRAIG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN SAUNDERS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILMOT B IRVIN | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL CROSS TURNER | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY TETER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAYMAN | CORRESPOND. SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE KOLLER | RECORDING SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| JO ANGELA EDWINS | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELO GETER | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HAUPT | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY D JONES | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES J LUNDY JR | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA L MORRIS | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
| AIDA ROGERS | CURRENT GOVERNOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARYBETH EVANS | ACTIVE LIFE | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL CROSS TURNER | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY TETER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE KOLLER | RECORDING SE | 1 | $0 |
| WILMOT B IRVIN | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HAUPT | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| LESLEY M COGGIOLA | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN E HYATT | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES ISRAEL | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS L JOHNSON | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY BERNARDIN | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| DR TOM MACK | ACTIVE LIFE | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA L MORRIS | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| JO ANGELA EDWINS | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY D JONES | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| AIDA ROGERS | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAYMAN | CORRESPOND. | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES J LUNDY JR | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELO GETER | CURRENT GOVE | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 GERVAIS ST STE 150 PMB 195, COLUMBIA, SC 29201-3065
- In care of
- % THOMAS JOHNSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- 124 Highridge Drive, Spartanburg SC 29307
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Thomas L Johnson, 124 Highridge Drive, Spartanburg SC 29307
- Signed the 990-EZ
- BETSY TETER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (864) 675-0540
- Website
- WWW.SCACADEMYOFAUTHORS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Mauldin & Jenkins LLC
Mission
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE - EDUCATIONAL - TO IDENTIFY AND HONOR STATE'S DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR LITERATURE'S INFLUENCE ON OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE. ALSO PROMOTES SHORT FICTION WRITING AND POETRY WRITING WITH AN ANNUAL COMPETITION.
Program accomplishments
- Sponsor of the annual Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Fellowships in Poetry and Fiction, which annually awards $1500 to 1) an emerging or established adult poet in South Carolina and 2) an emerging or established adult fiction writer in South Carolina; and $250 to a student poet and a student fiction writer in South Carolina. Host of the biennial Academy of Authors Induction ceremony, which adds up to four writers to the state's Literary Hall of Fame. Host of the biennial Mims-Talmadge award ceremony which recognizes a person or organization that exemplifies literary advocacy in South Carolina.Expenses $12,662
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0953997
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $64,920
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,614
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $20,614 | $17,026 | $64,920 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $19,032 | $15,557 | $61,332 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $12,211 | $7,096 | $57,857 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Thomas L Johnson | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 57-0953997).
Questions about SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC is 57-0953997.
- Is SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC?
- The 990-N for 2007 names Thomas L Johnson.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF AUTHORS INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,614, expenses of $17,026 and total assets of $64,920 at year end.
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