South Carolina · Nonprofit
PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION
PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE SALUDA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $79k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $10k
- Net assets
- $16k
What Palmetto State Watch Foundation does
Mission
Palmetto State Watch Foundation was created to educate citizens of South Carolina regarding their constitutional rights and local politics. This organization will support citizens by providing factual information on current issues that impact South Carolina. We believe in the natural rights provided to every individual by God through our Constitution. By providing meticulous research and informative classes this Foundation will educate South Carolinians on their freedoms and the current events taking place in their local areas and in the state capital. It is our goal to assist in culminating a fully informed voter base that uses all of the facts to create a better community for their families and future generations.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Palmetto State Watch Foundations website received 57,547 views during the 2025 fiscal year reflecting broad public engagement with the organizations investigative content. The Foundation published original investigations into local and state issues including government accountability campaign finance and economic development. This digital platform serves as the primary vehicle for disseminating research and watchdog reporting to the general public across South Carolina.
$45,265 spent86% of program spendingThe Foundation conducted 14 speaking engagements before civic groups community organizations and public audiences in locations across South Carolina during 2025. In conjunction with each event staff met individually with community members to discuss the Foundations mission gather local concerns and recruit engaged citizens to support civic accountability efforts. These activities expanded the Foundations reach into communities across the state and furthered its educational mission regarding government transparency.
$7,626 spent14% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $52,891.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Alaina Moore
Chairman of the Board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION’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.
Where its funders are
100% of PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.
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.
Against its field
PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 695 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 695 civil rights nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION
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In South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION?
- PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE SALUDA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION?
- THE SALUDA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PALMETTO STATE WATCH FOUNDATION 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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