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Screen a listCharleston Literary Festival Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +225% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin22.5%
Months of reserve10.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+35.8%
Middle half of peersMedianCharleston Literary Festival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.6M spent
Programs$1.3M81%Management and general$122k8%Fundraising$183k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 36% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort38funders
$150ka year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Harvey-McNairy Foundation IncSince FY2018$5k$25k$15k$25k$28k$25kThe Clyde and Summer Anderson FoundationSince FY2022$25k$25kMacricostas Family FoundationincOn and off$50kSouth Carolina Humanities Council IncSince FY2021$20k$9k$14kJames J Pallotta Charitable TrustNew in FY2023$25kGaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationSince FY2021$6k$6k$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$7k$7k$15k$39k$72k12 other fundersUp to $5k a year each$4k$16k$17k$31k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund