Nonprofit · EIN 57-0275275
THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,056,474 | $2,865,253 | $191,221 | $4,906,338 | $1,020,370 | $3,885,968 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,825,510 | $2,764,195 | $61,315 | $4,862,290 | $1,167,543 | $3,694,747 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,017,100 | $3,076,497 | -$59,397 | $5,010,730 | $1,377,298 | $3,633,432 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,849,991
- Membership dues
- $1,481,488
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $45,401
- Net rental income
- $60,171
- Other revenue
- $161,082
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,501,241
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,901,458
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $128,044
- Accounting fees
- $27,330
- Occupancy
- $23,543
- Travel
- $278,242
- Depreciation
- $95,082
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,862,290
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,906,338
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,020,370
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,885,968
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,268,672
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,885,968
- Gross receipts
- $3,056,474
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- SC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERRY EAST | PRESIDENT (FORMER) Former | 40 | $129,107 |
| STEPHANIE M JOHNSON | NEA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,110 |
| DENA RENEE CREWS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $3,308 |
| DR KAREN GREENE | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $3,308 |
| STEPHANIE L WEST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,005 |
| JOYCE B ARGO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,380 |
| DR CHASTITY BACCUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,370 |
| JACQUELINE SIMMONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,370 |
| URICA BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,360 |
| DR STEPHANIE D ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,270 |
| DR CLIFFORD LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER LAUZON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN READ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHANELL HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA COLTER-HAIGLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA S JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVA J GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KAYLA C JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALORIE JOHNSON FULTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA KNOX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSELYN GREEN | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODD JAECK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $152,906 | $33,191 |
| SHERRY EAST | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $130,800 | $0 |
| DENA CREWS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,269 | $0 |
| DR KAREN GREENE | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 1 | $1,269 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE HAMPTON | NEA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANON JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DELGRATIA JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANCA WOODARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| URICA BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVA J GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHASTITY BACCUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE SIMMONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN READ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRELL BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA KNOX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FELICIA ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSELYN GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTI LEWIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE WEST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANA PEREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY FRIERSON | RETIRED Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODD JAECK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $152,906 | $33,191 |
| SHERRY EAST | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $130,800 | $0 |
| DENA CREWS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $1,269 | $0 |
| KAREN GREENE | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 1 | $1,269 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE HAMPTON | NEA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANON JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEL-GRATIA JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANCA WOODARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| URICA BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVA J GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHASTITY BACCUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ANDERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE SIMMONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINE PARNELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN READ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2999 SUNSET BLVD STE 200, WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169-3496
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DENA CREWS, 2999 SUNSET BLVD 200, WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169
- Signed the 990
- DENA CREWS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (803) 772-6553
- Website
- WWW.THESCEA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCGREGOR AND COMPANY LLP
Mission
TO DEFEND THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RIGHTS OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Program accomplishments
- THE SCEA IS THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
- THE SCEA PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION,RECERTIFICATION ASSISTANCE, LEGAL SERVICES, POLITICAL ACTION, LEGISLATIVEINITIATIVES, LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATOR BENEFITS TOITS MEMBERSHIP.
- EDUCATORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA LOOK TO THE SCEA FOR ASSISTANCE IN EVERY ASPECTOF THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE. FROM CAREER PLANNING AS A STUDENT TO RETIREMENTASSESSMENT AS A CAREER TEACHER, THE SCEA OFFERS ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, ANDINSPIRATION FOR EDUCATORS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0275275
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,906,338
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,056,474
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,056,474 | $2,865,253 | $4,906,338 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,825,510 | $2,764,195 | $4,862,290 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,017,100 | $3,076,497 | $5,010,730 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,670,207 | $2,816,387 | $5,054,477 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 57-0275275).
Questions about THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION is 57-0275275.
- Is THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1969.
- Are donations to THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DENA CREWS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,107 (SHERRY EAST, PRESIDENT (FORMER)).
- How much revenue does THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,056,474, expenses of $2,865,253 and total assets of $4,906,338 at year end.
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