Nonprofit · EIN 57-1030778
PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS
Tax-exempt · AIKEN, SC 29802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $175,928 | $113,740 | $62,188 | $993,662 | $32 | $993,630 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $141,011 | $94,859 | $46,152 | $854,977 | $0 | $854,977 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $75,111 | $42,021 | $33,090 | $772,079 | $0 | $772,079 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $154,382
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $21,546
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $48,123
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,762
- Occupancy
- $763
- Travel
- $150
- Program services (functional)
- $109,097
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,509
- Fundraising (functional)
- $134
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $854,977
- Total assets, end of year
- $993,662
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32
- Net assets, end of year
- $993,630
- Publicly traded securities
- $714,768
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $60,480
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $933,150
- Gross receipts
- $175,928
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1995
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LAMPRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H GAYLE GULICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS RETSON | TREAS ENDOW CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA STROJAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN WELLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MARKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA RODGERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HUTCHENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY HEWITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELLEY ONDERDONK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIIU GOODE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE MANGIANTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA STEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD CRAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE BLANKENSHIP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LAMPRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSALYN GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYSHEEKA BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H GAYLE GULICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS RETSON | TREAS ENDOW CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA STROJAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN WELLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MARKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MEGAN KINARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERN MILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA RODGERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HUTCHENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN LAMPRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSALYN GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYSHEEKA BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NIKASHA DICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H GAYLE GULICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS RETSON | TREAS ENDOW CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA STROJAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEN WELLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MARKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MEGAN KINARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERN MILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVEYLN BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3821, AIKEN, SC 29802-3821
- In care of
- % DIANE M MANGIANTE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NICHOLAS RETSON, PO BOX 3821, AIKEN, SC 298023821
- Signed the 990
- NICHOLAS RETSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (703) 973-6000
- Website
- http://pepaiken.org
- Return prepared by
- CLAUDIA W ADAMS CPA
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO HARNESS THE POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Program accomplishments
- HARNESSING THE POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN THE AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.Expenses $109,097 · grants $48,323 · revenue $175,928
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 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 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-1030778
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $993,662
- Income (IRS master file)
- $175,928
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $175,928 | $113,740 | $993,662 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $141,011 | $94,859 | $854,977 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $75,111 | $42,021 | $772,079 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $55,642 | $48,583 | $680,798 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 57-1030778).
Questions about PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS is 57-1030778.
- Is PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS 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 PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS 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 PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NICHOLAS RETSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $175,928, expenses of $113,740 and total assets of $993,662 at year end.
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