Nonprofit screen
Screen a listErskine College and Theological Seminary
Can you give?
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)
$48Mrevenue
FY2025 · +4% in 3 yrs499staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin2.3%
Months of reserve0.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.2%
Middle half of peersMedianErskine College and Theological Seminary
Where the money goes FY2025 · $47M spent
Programs$39M84%Management and general$6.9M15%Fundraising$504k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Federal awards stopped after FY2021
$2.5M in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingIn its favor1
Strong governance
15 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI39funders
$409ka year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncSince FY2020$95k$95k$98k$104kSouth Carolina Independent Colleges and UniversitiesEvery year since FY2017$35k$33k$24k$33k$28k$34k$32kThe Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$98k$98k–National Collegiate Athletic AssociationEvery year since FY2017$8k$9k$9k$9k$6k$16k$15kWatson-Brown Foundation IncSince FY2019$9k$10k$8k$18k$21kLilly Endowment IncOn and off$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$90k$500$229k$68k$151k$266k$115k20 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$34k$51k$7k$19k$25k$28k$20k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped