2025-11-14T15:57:19+00:00 2025-06-30 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 500 Ridgefield Court Asheville NC 28806 990 2024-07-01 570657549 ETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc ETVE 8645910046 401 East Kennedy Street Suite B-1 Spartanburg SC 29302 Coby C Latham Executive Director 8645910046 2025-11-14 true Amy Bibby P00445891 8282542254 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Coby C Latham 401 East Kennedy Street Suite B-1 Spartanburg SC 29302 21889165 false X WWW.ETVENDOWMENT.ORG X 1977 SC The ETV Endowment of South Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1977 that provides funding for programming broadcast on South Carolina ETV, South Carolina Public Radio and other public media stations. 23 23 29 26 0 10242573 10869998 848960 790394 2881746 2905781 10117 40650 13983396 14606823 1416888 2290227 0 1305872 1351805 19000 37766 861920 8282995 8867160 11024755 12546958 2958641 2059865 38173358 41777220 2593885 3168945 35579473 38608275 The ETV Endowment of South Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1977 that provides funding for programming broadcast on South Carolina ETV, South Carolina Public Radio and other public media stations. false false 5936630 790394 PROGRAM PURCHASE - Through annual membership contributions, the ETV Endowment of South Carolina supports programs broadcast by SCETV, SC Public Radio and other public media stations. The Endowment's 46,500 donors made nearly 277,000 individual gifts in FY25. These membership funds are used to purchase programming seen on 11 television stations broadcasting four television channels and heard on nine radio stations broadcasting two programming streams throughout the state. Funding for the programming that is broadcast 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including the national PBS and NPR schedules, is provided by members of the Endowment. The ETV Endowment is proud to serve all South Carolinians, without regard to their ability to pay for the many programs offered. 4449933 2290227 PROGRAM PRODUCTION - Since its founding in 1977, the ETV Endowment has managed more than $140 million in restricted grants from corporations, foundations and individuals as well as governmental entities. The Endowment uses these funds in accordance with grant restrictions to produce and/or present programs for distribution on a national, regional or state level. SCETV, SC Public Radio and the ETV Endowment also contribute significant in-kind contributions to these programs to ensure completion and distribution. Such programs include television, radio and non-broadcast educational programs. 363298 MEMBER SERVICES - For 47 years, the ETV Endowment family of donors, numbering 46,500, has provided membership contributions to sustain the program purchase and production of television and radio programming. Since the Endowment's inception in 1977, our Endowment donors have contributed nearly $169 million in unrestricted membership funds. Every member of the Endowment is offered a monthly SCENE program guide, which highlights the offerings on each of SCETV's four television channels and two radio streams. The Endowment also sends members membership decals for their vehicles each year so others may know of their support of public media in South Carolina. Lastly, the Endowment mailed more than 3,238 appreciation gifts to our donors in FY25. Those gifts included DVDs, books and tickets to performances, all of which are associated with ETV and SC Public Radio's programming and extend the educational outreach component of SCETV. 10749861 true false false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false true true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false true X 57 0 true 29 true false false false false false true true true false false true false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false SC X X Coby C Latham 8645910046 401 E Kennedy Street Suite B-1 Spartanburg SC 29302 Catherine Edwards President 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Eleanor Dunlap Vice-President 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Traci Young Cooper Ed D Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 William A Finn Treasurer 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Cheryl Grant Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 David Buckshorn Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 DR Ruben Montalvo Board Member - Retired 1.0 X 0 0 0 Helen Holland Board Member - Retired 1.0 X 0 0 0 Howard Efird Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 James W Bradshaw Board Member - Retired 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jim O Stuckey Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jimmy Gulledge Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Katharine McNulty Hubbard Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 L Andrew Westbrook III Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Lane Gilpin Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Macaulay Smith Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Logan-Owens Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Natalie Parker Bluestein Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Pamela Williams Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Patti McAbee-Eison Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Preston Sabalis Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Rose Buyck Newton Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sally Self MD Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Wes Hayes Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Coby C Latham CPA CFRE Executive Director 40.0 5.0 X 268575 12320 27805 Lauren Chivers Financial Officer 35.0 5.0 X 163859 7965 18900 432434 20285 46705 2 false true false Allegiance Fundraising LLC PO Box 9132 Fargo ND 85106 Direct Mail 585203 University of Florida 2200 Weimer Hall Gainesville FL 32611 TV and Radio Programming 218545 The Grand Tour Travel Company LLC PO Box 274 Peterborough NH 03458 Tour Guide/Trip Planner 150610 American Public Television 10 Post Office Square STE 1200 Boston MA 02109 TV Purchased Programs 138977 Forest Incentives LTD 626 Jacksonville Road Ste 150 Warminster PA 18974 Donor Thank-You Gifts 132735 7 8090449 50000 2729549 303627 10869998 Underwriting 516100 790394 790394 0 0 0 0 790394 1401704 1401704 0 0 8228099 0 6724022 1504077 0 1504077 1504077 598970 50000 558320 40650 40650 0 0 0 0 0 14606823 790394 0 2946431 2290227 2290227 490938 24547 392750 73641 628588 531572 97016 47113 23403 20611 3099 107015 53109 47063 6843 78151 38821 34189 5141 1377 661 716 30328 14557 15771 37766 37766 40000 40000 158428 125939 32489 0 105916 93778 12138 13698 6575 7123 63192 30332 32860 50810 24389 26421 32455 12645 13699 6111 9258 4444 4814 36097 7193 28904 18263 8766 9497 Program Production 6116111 6116111 Printing & Publications 814796 142999 671797 Underwriting 790685 790685 Other Expenses 391852 317239 31729 42884 193894 91869 99525 2500 12546958 10749861 935177 861920 4786964 5255202 57354 86343 206562 170916 0 0 0 0 35400 40680 301768 208278 97119 93490 32642220 35848803 0 0 347739 281786 38173358 41777220 1793412 2198143 50923 193156 0 0 749550 777646 2593885 3168945 X 28955762 31794764 6623711 6813511 35579473 38608275 38173358 41777220 2059865 968937 0 X false true true false X 9319119 9340995 9700460 10831753 10871126 50063453 0 0 9319119 9340995 9700460 10831753 10871126 50063453 0 50063453 5539439 575521 929723 1191271 1401704 9637658 0 644912 821435 845299 848960 790394 3951000 63652111 0 0.78652 0.78909 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - UNDERWRITING INCOME, COLUMN A - 644912.0, COLUMN B - 821435.0, COLUMN C - 845299.0, COLUMN D - 848960.0, COLUMN E - 790394.0, COLUMN F - 3951000.0; 26783414 3350844 30134258 23976617 2806797 26783414 22055583 1921034 23976617 25483183 -3427600 22055583 19996447 5486736 25483183 1.0 0.0 0.0 false false 45209 45209 1052 1052 0 211655 178672 32983 43852 28554 15298 93490 Federal Income Taxes DUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 518668 Restricted Accrued Expenses 145865 Operating Lease Liabilities 113113 777646 X 16647159 968937 553079 0 1522016 15125143 40000 -558320 -518320 14606823 13618357 553079 558320 1111399 12506958 40000 0 40000 12546958 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ETV ENDOWMENT DESIGNATED A PORTION OF THE UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN 2003 FOR ENDOWMENT. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT IN 2016. THE INTENT OF THE DESIGNATION IS TO GROW THE FUNDS AT AN EARNINGS RATE GREATER THAN THE S&P 500 BUT WITH LESS RISK. A BOARD-APPROVED INVESTMENT POLICY GOVERNS THESE BOARD-DESIGNATED ASSETS. ANNUALLY, UP TO 5% OF THE PORTFOLIO'S MARKET VALUE (DETERMINED AS THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST 12 CALENDAR QUARTERS' MARKET VALUES) CAN BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF FULFILLING THE ENDOWMENT'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMMING BROADCAST ON SCETV, SC PUBLIC RADIO AND OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote INCOME TAXES - THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 and 2024. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements Special Event Expenses - -558320 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990 Special Event Expenses - 558320 X true Goal Busters LLC 555 N Pine Cliff Dr Flagstaff AZ 86001 On-Air Pledge Consulting false 0 22000 -22000 Contributor Development Partnership 1000 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02139 Planned Giving Resources false 0 15766 -15766 0 37766 -37766 SC South Africa Trip 444604 31000 413604 391152 Spain Trip 177062 19000 158062 152295 4 27304 27304 14873 648970 50000 598970 558320 558320 40650 true SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC 401 E KENNEDY STREET SUITE B-1 SPARTANBURG SC 29302 570739523 501(C)(3) 2290227 PROGRAM PRODUCTION 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. IS RELATED TO THE ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. SHARED MANAGEMENT ENSURES THAT GRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED AND EXPENDED APPROPRIATELY AND THAT THE MISSIONS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE FULFILLED. X X X X false false false false false false false false false Coby C Latham CPA CFRE Executive Director 234858 12320 33717 0 0 0 13602 639 13564 0 295741 12959 0 0 Lauren Chivers Financial Officer 144938 7965 18921 0 0 0 8662 406 9832 0 182353 8371 0 0 393 206425 Market value 24 97202 Market value false true true Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Third parties used to solicit, process, or sell noncash contributions ETV ENDOWMENT USES THE SERVICES OF CARS, INC. TO PROCESS DONATIONS OF VEHICLES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE VEHICLE PICK UP, SALE OF THE DONATED VEHICLE, TITLE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER AND DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, INCLUDING THE FILING OF FORM 1098-C. CARS, INC. DISTRIBUTES THE NET PROCEEDS TO THE ENDOWMENT AFTER DEDUCTING EXPENSES AND FEES. THE NET PROCEEDS ARE RECORDED AS MEMBERSHIP REVENUES AND ARE USED FOR THE PURCHASE AND PRODUCTION OF PROGRAMS BROADCAST ON SCETV, SC PUBLIC RADIO AND OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS. Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - number of items received Cars and other vehicles - number of items received Form 990, Part V, Line 2a EMPLOYEES: THE ETV ENDOWMENT EMPLOYS 12 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE AND EIGHT STUDENT SUMMER INTERNS. FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, THE ETV ENDOWMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED COLLEGE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITH ETV AND SC PUBLIC RADIO EACH SUMMER. STUDENTS WORK TEN WEEKS IN A PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT AT ETV OR SC PUBLIC RADIO. IN FY 2025, EIGHT INTERNSHIP POSITIONS WERE FUNDED BY THE ETV ENDOWMENT. SCETV, SC PUBLIC RADIO AND THE ENDOWMENT WORK TOGETHER TO HELP PUBLIC MEDIA MEET EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES. ETV IS SOUTH CAROLINA'S STATEWIDE NETWORK WITH 11 TELEVISION STATIONS, NINE RADIO STATIONS AND ONLINE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL SC PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. ETV USES THE POWER OF TV, RADIO AND THE INTERNET TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND CITIZENSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT ETVENDOWMENT.ORG AS WELL AS ONLINE AT WWW.CANDID.ORG AND WWW.CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Material differences in voting rights EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SUCH OTHER TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION AS MAY BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR RATIFICATION AT ITS NEXT MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DELEGATED LINE-ITEM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990. THE APPROVED FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS APPROVED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ALL TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES MUST SIGN STATEMENTS ANNUALLY, WHICH ARE MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING REFLECT THIS ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The Compensation Committee of the Board meets at least annually to establish and approve the compensation of the Executive Director based on salary surveys, a compensation study, organizational goals and benchmarks. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees The Compensation Committee of the Board meets at least annually to establish and approve salary ranges for each position of the organization. The compensation of officers other than the Executive Director is determined by the Executive Director within the salary ranges approved by the committee. Such compensation is based on salary surveys, a compensation study, organizational goals and benchmarks. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The process has not changed from the prior year. SC Educational Communications Inc 401 E Kennedy Street Suite B-1 Spartanburg SC 29302 570739523 Education SC 501(c)(3) Type II NA false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false