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WE SEEK TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE AND PATHWAY THAT ENSURES CONTINUITY OF EXCELLENCE ON BOARD AND STAFF TEAMS ACROSS OUR NETWORK, TO EXPAND OUR VALUE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS, AND TO FOSTER THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND ACTION ON RACE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION. 95836 SPEAKING TOGETHER - TOGETHER SC AMPLIFIES THE NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY'S VOICE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS TO FURTHER OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EFFORTS. WE COLLABORATE WITH ADVOCACY ALLIES AND EXPERTS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ADVANCE CAUSES IMPORTANT TO OUR MEMBERS, AND ARE BUILDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM TO INFORM, ENGAGE AND CONNECT OUR ALLIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND INFLUENCERS. 733373 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 8 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false SC X X BENJAMIN BULLOCK 8039290399 PO BOX 12903 COLUMBIA SC 29211 SHAWN EDWARDS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMELA SPANN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MONROE FREE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAIGE STEPHENSON IMMEDIATE PA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL BARBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE COOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON CROWLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN DOWDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE ECHOLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA KIRBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA LAWRENCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STIG RASMUSSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN RIORDAN PRESIDENT & 40.00 X 34666 0 5700 BENJAMIN BULLOCK VICE PRESIDE 40.00 X 82573 0 225 MADELEINE S MCGEE CEO THROUGH 10.00 X 96602 0 0 213841 5925 false false false 281110 281110 ANNUAL SUMMIT 900099 355682 355682 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611430 305758 305758 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 611430 27379 27379 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FEE 900099 2000 2000 690819 1861 1861 12017 12017 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 7266 7266 7266 993073 710102 1861 213841 90689 54471 68681 285842 270101 15741 47334 34369 6554 6411 37169 26645 5320 5204 14500 14500 42670 42670 16797 2935 12378 1484 16570 12890 3680 600 600 29889 9131 20758 223103 223103 4016 4016 LEARNING TOGETHER PROGRAM 23949 23949 BANK AND QB PAYMENT FEES 13082 13082 SPEAKING TOGETHER EXPENSE 10892 10892 OTHER PROJECT EXPENSES 10367 10367 22538 18302 4236 1013159 733373 198006 81780 255176 226686 103224 105082 25194 59169 9410 14540 393004 405477 16659 50925 254442 252735 271101 303660 X 110043 89958 11860 11859 121903 101817 393004 405477 X -20086 X false true X true false X 278435 1039799 460980 214756 290124 2284094 244205 485003 633933 703934 698085 2765160 522640 1524802 1094913 918690 988209 5049254 6751 7075 7000 20826 6751 7075 7000 20826 5028428 12926 15427 22132 21386 13878 85749 12926 15427 22132 21386 13878 85749 535566 1540229 1117045 940076 1002087 5135003 0.97920 0.98190 0.02000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 175285 206050 381335 572003 6000 2400 8400 43821 51513 95334 143001 1005023 11950 11950 993073 993073 1025109 11950 11950 1013159 1013159 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D IN-KIND MEMBERSHIP DUES 950 IN-KIND SPONSORSHIPS 11,000 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D IN-KIND T-SHIRT PRINTING 5,700 IN-KIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 3,600 IN-KIND PAYROLL PROCESSING 1,450 IN-KIND EVENT BOOTH 1,200 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO UNITE, STRENGTHEN, AND ADVANCE OUR STATE'S NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, SO WE MAY ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. TO: 1. HARNESS THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF THOSE WORKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION AMONG NONPROFIT LEADERS, FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; 2. ENERGIZE CHARITABLE NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND RECRUITMENT OF NEXT GENERATION LEADERS, AND; 3. ENHANCE THE FUTURE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR BY NURTURING PUBLIC TRUST, GARNERING LEG ISLATIVE SUPPORT AND SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF NONPROFIT WORK. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER SOUTH CAROLINA WHO RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS TO THREE- YEAR TERMS TO REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B AS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT, CERTAIN DECISIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS; INCLUDING A DECISION TO DISSOLVE THE CORPORATION OR A SUBSTANTIAL DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD DIRECTOR MUST REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. DURING THIS TIME, AT ANY TIME, AND PRIOR TO YEAR END, DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY EMPLOYEES, STAFF, OR BETWEEN EACH OTHER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT'S EVALUATION, THE BOARD CHAIR SETS UP THE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION - REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED STATE ASSOCIATIONS (I.E. IN BUDGET, SIZE, MEMBERSHIP AND NUMBER OF STAFF). THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED ALONG WITH DATA FROM OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY TYPE OF NONPROFIT AND BUDGET SIZE. THE BOARD DOCUMENTS ITS PROCESS AND DECISION MAKING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 IN-KIND MEMBERSHIP DUES 950 IN-KIND SPONSORSHIPS 11,000 IN-KIND T-SHIRT PRINTING -5,700 IN-KIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -3,600 IN-KIND PAYROLL PROCESSING -1,450 IN-KIND EVENT BOOTH -1,200