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GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (South Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,300 to it, the largest being Daniel-Mickel Foundation ($800). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2026
$272k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$1k
Net assets
$281k
3/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 2%
01What it does

What Greenville County Historical Society Inc does

Mission

The Greenville County Historical Society collects and preserves documents, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and other materials reflecting the history of Greenville County; promotes public interest in and access to local history through research, education, publications, and programs; and advocates for the preservation of historic structures and sites throughout the county.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Collections Preservation and Public Access The Society collected, preserved, cataloged, and digitized photographs, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, family papers, and other materials documenting Greenville County's history. During the year, it expanded online access to its holdings, assisted researchers and members of the public, processed newly acquired collections, and continued preservation work on fragile and one-of-a-kind materials.

    $14,500 spent$1,175 earned by the program
    48% of program spending
  2. Historical Research, Publications, and Digital Access The Society provided lectures, historical presentations, publications, research articles, member programs, and other educational activities that increased public understanding of Greenville County's history. Programs served residents, students, researchers, educators, and community organizations and addressed the people, neighborhoods, institutions, and events that shaped the county.

    $11,500 spent$1,049 earned by the program
    38% of program spending
  3. Historic Preservation and Community Engagement The Society promoted the recognition and preservation of historic buildings, sites, neighborhoods, and cultural resources throughout Greenville County. Activities included historical research, preservation advocacy, partnerships with community organizations, public interpretation, and efforts to identify and document places important to the county's heritage.

    $4,500 spent
    15% of program spending
  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $30,500.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($126k) Expenses 100 ($38k) Net assets 100 ($173k)2019 Revenue 25 ($32k) Expenses 87 ($33k) Net assets 99 ($172k)2020 Revenue 25 ($31k) Expenses 109 ($41k) Net assets 93 ($162k)2021 Revenue 17 ($21k) Expenses 104 ($40k) Net assets 83 ($143k)2022 Revenue 23 ($30k) Expenses 109 ($41k) Net assets 76 ($132k)2026 Revenue 217 ($272k) Expenses 107 ($40k) Net assets 162 ($281k)
201820192020202120222026
Revenue (217)Expenses (107)Net assets (162)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $162k to $147k (−10%).

$174k
$172k
$162k
$147k
$133k
$281k
201820192020202120222026
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

98% of GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$88k
’18
−$1k
’19
−$10k
’20
−$19k
’21
−$12k
’22
$232k
’26
83
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Russell Stall

Executive Director

Board chair

John Nolan

Chair

As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $100.

Funder
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

62%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 43% · 2021 43% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.

SC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
South Carolina out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 335 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin85% · top quartile
Months of reserve83.4mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)10% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 335 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

20% of spending goes to programs.

Program 20%Management 79%Fundraising 2%

Governance

8
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

98%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

SC

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Questions and answers

Who funds GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (South Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,300 to it, the largest being Daniel-Mickel Foundation ($800). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $1,300 in grants to GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
Daniel-Mickel Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like GREENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2018–2026), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing