Nonprofit · EIN 57-0334023
BAPTIST COURIER
Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, SC 29601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,005,502 | $1,120,738 | -$115,236 | $4,827,527 | $97,395 | $4,730,132 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $745,540 | $1,016,659 | -$271,119 | $4,913,741 | $138,343 | $4,775,398 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $170,236
- Program service revenue
- $430,349
- Investment income
- $404,466
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $259,161
- Other revenue
- $451
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $335,284
- Other salaries and wages
- $266,209
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $676,609
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,300
- Occupancy
- $15,125
- Travel
- $10,053
- Depreciation
- $11,097
- Program services (functional)
- $801,267
- Management and general (functional)
- $319,471
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,913,741
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,827,527
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $97,395
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,730,132
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $216,175
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,200,152
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,729,082
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,050
- Gross unrelated business income
- $134,095
- Gross receipts
- $2,937,172
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1939
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES J ROBINSON SR | EDITOR & PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $141,770 | $91,628 |
| CHRISTOPHER G HOLLIDAY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $74,645 | $27,241 |
| DR BEN DAVIS | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVEY HIOTT | BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CELESTE TOOLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WES CHURCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE GROOMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEE MCCRAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DWIGHT EASLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TRAVIS KERNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JERRY GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CROWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL WREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV TOMMY KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANO MCMINN | TRUSTEE (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles J Robinson Sr | Editor & President Officer | 40 | $87,543 | $68,258 |
| Christopher G Holliday | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $72,311 | $26,193 |
| James R Gray | Editor & President (Part Year) Officer | 40 | $14,425 | $16,626 |
| Dr Ben Davis | Board Vice-Chariman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Hannah Miller | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Wes Church | Board Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Celeste Toole | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Davey Hiott | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Grooms | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dee McCraw | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Delano McMinn | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Dwight Easler | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Emerson Shipe | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Tim Clark | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eddie Fulmer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rev Jerry Gray | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rev Tommy Kelly | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Crowe | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 MANLY ST, GREENVILLE, SC 29601-3025
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARLES J ROBINSON SR, 100 MANLY STREET, GREENVILLE, SC 29601
- Signed the 990
- CHARLES J ROBINSON SR, EDITOR & PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (864) 232-8736
- Website
- HTTP://BAPTISTCOURIER.COM
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
PROVIDE A VITAL LINK TO THE WORK OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS WHO LABOR IN HIS NAME, ENCOURAGING ALL TO BE DOERS & NOT JUST HEARERS OF THE WORD BY EQUIPPING SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF DENOMINATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE STATE, NATION, & WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- THE COURIER PUBLISHES NEWS AND FEATURES ABOUT THE MINISTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION AND THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. THE COURIER REACHES THE HOMES OF APPROXIMATELY 20,000 BAPTISTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ITS PRINT EDITION AND APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ONLINE READERS EACH MONTH THROUGH THE WEBSITE.Expenses $801,267 · revenue $296,254
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0334023
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X21Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,827,527
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,937,172
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,005,502 | $1,120,738 | $4,827,527 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $745,540 | $1,016,659 | $4,913,741 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $933,424 | $940,349 | $4,653,847 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 57-0334023).
Questions about BAPTIST COURIER
- What is the EIN of BAPTIST COURIER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAPTIST COURIER is 57-0334023.
- Is BAPTIST COURIER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to BAPTIST COURIER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAPTIST COURIER 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 BAPTIST COURIER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAPTIST COURIER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BAPTIST COURIER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARLES J ROBINSON SR.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAPTIST COURIER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,770 (CHARLES J ROBINSON SR, EDITOR & PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BAPTIST COURIER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,005,502, expenses of $1,120,738 and total assets of $4,827,527 at year end.
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