Nonprofit · EIN 93-3994323
GAMECOCK CLUB
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, SC 29208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $56,433,366 | $42,296,144 | $14,137,222 | $32,520,929 | $11,117,966 | $21,402,963 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,509,464 | $0 | $1,509,464 | $1,509,464 | $0 | $1,509,464 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $54,677,830
- Membership dues
- $17,070,047
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $706,980
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $56,178
- Net income from fundraising events
- $592,453
- Other revenue
- $1,048,556
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,582,174
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,447,441
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,222,598
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $98,111
- Accounting fees
- $19,880
- Occupancy
- $173,574
- Travel
- $154,332
- Program services (functional)
- $36,051,851
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,514,616
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,729,677
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,509,464
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,520,929
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,117,966
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,402,963
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,519,800
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,883,163
- Gross receipts
- $56,956,297
- Employees
- 70
- Volunteers
- 56
- Year formed
- 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE HIOTT | CEO/SEN. ASS Officer | 20 | $226,631 | $20,821 |
| C DAN ADAMS | USC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDEN CONRAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK DAVIS | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMIAH DONATI | USC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON EDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FULMER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY HICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEENA HOLT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALTON HYATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYON JEFFCOAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE LORICK | DIRECTOR EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL REARDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE RODGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCATURRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSAY SPRAGUE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEE THORNTON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THAD WESTBROOK | USC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL WINGARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hiott | Gamecock Club CEO / Senior Assoc. AD Key employee | 20 | $0 | $75,000 |
| Lindsay Sprague | Treasurer / Director of Operations Officer | 40 | $0 | $60,000 |
| Simone Keller | Secretary / Associate Director of the Gamecock Club Officer | 40 | $0 | $55,000 |
| Sharon Eden | District 1 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Fulmer | District 2 Director / Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Wingard | District 3 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Reardon | District 4 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Rogers | District 6 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Gregory Jr | District 5 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Blackwell | District 9 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Lee Thornton | District 7 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryon Jeffcoat | District 8 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Gunter | District 11 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas McDonald | District 10 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Bell | District 14 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Scaturro | District 12 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Price | District 13 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tommy Hickman | District 15 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvin Alton Hyatt Jr | District 16 Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Wolf | Out of State Director / Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| D Ray Tanner | USC Director / Athletics Director Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Thad Westbrook III | USC Director / Chairman of the USC Board of Trustees Institutional trustee | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| C Dan Adams | USC Director / USC Board of Trustees Member Institutional trustee | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1304 HEYWARD ST, COLUMBIA, SC 29208-3407
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WAYNE HIOTT, 1304 HEYWARD ST, COLUMBIA, SC 29208
- Signed the 990
- WAYNE HIOTT, CEO/SEN. ASSOC. DEV
- Phone
- (803) 777-4276
- Website
- THEGAMECOCKCLUB.COM
- Return prepared by
- SCOTT AND COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE GAMECOCK CLUB IS TO CREATE A PROUD COMMUNITY OF GAMECOCKS THAT PROVIDES STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
Program accomplishments
- THE GAMECOCK CLUB PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE STUDENT ATHLETES REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AID INCLUDED TUITION FEES, MEAL COSTS, HOUSING COSTS, MEDICAL COSTS, INJURY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER EDUCATION NEEDS.Expenses $8,544,475 · grants $7,500,000
- THE GAMECOCK CLUB MADE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GAMECOCK MARKETING LLC TOTALING 27,425,202. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORTED STUDENT ATHLETES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN PURSUIT OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL, ATHLETIC, PROFESSIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL GOALS, INCLUDING THE LICENSING AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS. THESE EFFORTS CONNECTED SUCH STUDENT ATHLETES WITH OPPORTUNITIES ARISING OUT OF THE SUPPORT AND INTEREST IN AND OF THE STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FANS AND COLLECTIVE SUPPORTERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.Expenses $27,425,202
- THE GAMECOCK CLUB TRANSFERRED A TOTAL OF 82,174 TO THE USC ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS ENHANCEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS.Expenses $82,174 · grants $82,174
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
- 93-3994323
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type III functionally integrated
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,520,929
- Income (IRS master file)
- $56,956,297
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $56,433,366 | $42,296,144 | $32,520,929 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,509,464 | $0 | $1,509,464 | XML |
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 93-3994323).
Questions about GAMECOCK CLUB
- What is the EIN of GAMECOCK CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GAMECOCK CLUB is 93-3994323.
- Is GAMECOCK CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to GAMECOCK CLUB tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does GAMECOCK CLUB 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 GAMECOCK CLUB 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 GAMECOCK CLUB 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 GAMECOCK CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WAYNE HIOTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of GAMECOCK CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $226,631 (WAYNE HIOTT, CEO/SEN. ASS).
- How much revenue does GAMECOCK CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $56,433,366, expenses of $42,296,144 and total assets of $32,520,929 at year end.
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