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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC (South Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,723 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($10,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $521k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $13k
- Net assets
- $1.7M
What National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Sc does
Mission
The national society of the colonial dames of america in the state of south carolina is dedicated to furthering knowledge and appreciation of our colonial/national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational projects.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
As of march 1, 2025, nscda-sc restricted the powder magazine museum operations to school group educational programs, and other groups or individuals by appointment only. This was done in order to develop a more sustainable business model for the future based on current trends for historic museum admissions. As of september 5, 2025, the museum was re-opened to foot traffic on a part time basis while the new operational structure is being worked out.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
The nscda-sc owns and operates the powder magazine museum, south carolina's oldest public building. Completed in 1713, it was used for gunpowder storage in the protection of charles town from 1713-1748 and during the american revolution. As one of the few surviving structures of pre-revolutionary south carolina, it was listed as a national historic landmark in september, 1989. In fy 2024-25, the museum welcomed a total of 7,677 visitors including 1,086 students participating in educational field trips. In the fall, the museum offered a 4 part zoom lecture series on early life in colonial carolina. The museum also partners with other nonprofits, k-12 educators, colleges, and universities on projects and activities that achieve both historic preservation and education.
$240,405 spent$91,969 earned by the program69% of program spendingThe nscda-sc annually provides many educational awards related to colonial history & education. This year 6 "teaching of history" scholarships were awarded to college students majoring in history. A summer internship was funded for a student at our museum, awards were given for veteran's programs in sc and for state & regional history related programs. On the national level, the society contributed to an american indian medical scholarship for a medical student. The organization provides annual contributions to historic properties (dumbarton, gunston hall, & sulgrave manor) owned or supported by our national organization (4,750) & to sc exempt organizations whose missions align with our mission (2,850). We honor program speakers with contributions to exempt organizations connected to their topic (1,100).
$22,000 spentof which $22,000 as grants6% of program spendingThe nscda-sc holds regular state and regional meetings for the members. The majority of meetings include a program or speaker on topics of colonial history or education, historical preservation or patriotic service in addition to conducting the business of the society. Each year there are 3 state society membership meetings and 4 additional business board meetings. There are approximately 25 local town committee meetings annually.
$85,676 spent$70,749 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $348,081.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $2.1M to $1.7M (−23%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 7% · 2022 6% · 2024 4% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
53% of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $265 → $44.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 84% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC’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
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
84% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 83% · 2022 81% · 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
84% of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2k that is directly attributable, 50% of it comes from South Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $11k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC?
- NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC (South Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,723 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($10,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $12,723 in grants to NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $10,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF SC 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 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