South Carolina · Nonprofit
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES (South Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,100 to it, the largest being THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($7,800). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $121k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $8k
- Net assets
- $37k
What South Carolina Beach Advocates does
Mission
To educate the public, governmental authorities, and elected officials as to the environmental, economic, and societal impact of south carolina's beaches and inlets.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Host annual conference to convene practitioners, governmental authorities, and elected officials as an educational opportunity. Meet with elected officials in the state capitol to educate as to the environmental, economic, and societal impact of sc beaches and the need to fund and maintain these public resources.
$105,243 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $105,243.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Phillip Pounds
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $8k → $150.
From the IRS filings of SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES’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
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 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
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside South Carolina, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,433 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,433 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES: 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 SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES?
- SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES (South Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,100 to it, the largest being THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($7,800). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $8,100 in grants to SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES?
- THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $7,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTH CAROLINA BEACH ADVOCATES 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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