Nonprofit · EIN 57-0657549
ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC
Tax-exempt · SPARTANBURG, SC 29302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,606,823 | $12,546,958 | $2,059,865 | $41,777,220 | $3,168,945 | $38,608,275 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $13,983,396 | $11,024,755 | $2,958,641 | $38,173,358 | $2,593,885 | $35,579,473 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,869,998
- Membership dues
- $8,090,449
- Program service revenue
- $790,394
- Investment income
- $2,905,781
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,504,077
- Net income from fundraising events
- $40,650
- Other revenue
- $40,650
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,290,227
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $490,938
- Other salaries and wages
- $628,588
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,351,805
- Professional fundraising fees
- $37,766
- Legal fees
- $1,377
- Accounting fees
- $30,328
- Occupancy
- $50,810
- Travel
- $32,455
- Depreciation
- $36,097
- Program services (functional)
- $10,749,861
- Management and general (functional)
- $935,177
- Fundraising (functional)
- $861,920
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $38,173,358
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,777,220
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,168,945
- Net assets, end of year
- $38,608,275
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $93,490
- Publicly traded securities
- $35,848,803
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $31,794,764
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,813,511
- Gross receipts
- $21,889,165
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1977
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby C Latham CPA CFRE | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $268,575 | $12,320 | $27,805 |
| Lauren Chivers | Financial Officer Officer | 35 | $163,859 | $7,965 | $18,900 |
| Catherine Edwards | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Dunlap | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Traci Young Cooper Ed D | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| William A Finn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Grant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Buckshorn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR Ruben Montalvo | Board Member - Retired Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Holland | Board Member - Retired Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Efird | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James W Bradshaw | Board Member - Retired Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim O Stuckey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jimmy Gulledge | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Katharine McNulty Hubbard | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Andrew Westbrook III | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lane Gilpin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Macaulay Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Logan-Owens | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Parker Bluestein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patti McAbee-Eison | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Preston Sabalis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rose Buyck Newton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Self MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wes Hayes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby C Hennecy CPA CFRE | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $259,797 | $12,095 | $26,794 |
| Lauren Chivers | Financial Officer Officer | 35 | $162,795 | $7,810 | $18,130 |
| Catherine Edwards | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Dunlap | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Traci Young Cooper Ed D | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| William A Finn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Grant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Buckshorn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR Ruben Montalvo | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Holland | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Efird | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| J Ashley Cooper | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James W Bradshaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim O Stuckey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jimmy Gulledge | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| L Andrew Westbrook III | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lane Gilpin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Macaulay Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Logan-Owens | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Natalie Parker Bluestein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patti McAbee-Eison | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Preston Sabalis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Buyck Newton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wes Hayes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 401 E KENNEDY ST STE B1, SPARTANBURG, SC 29302-1970
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Coby C Latham, 401 East Kennedy Street Suite B-1, Spartanburg, SC 29302
- Signed the 990
- Coby C Latham, Executive Director
- Phone
- (864) 591-0046
- Website
- WWW.ETVENDOWMENT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
The ETV Endowment of South Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1977 that provides funding for programming broadcast on South Carolina ETV, South Carolina Public Radio and other public media stations.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM PURCHASE - Through annual membership contributions, the ETV Endowment of South Carolina supports programs broadcast by SCETV, SC Public Radio and other public media stations. The Endowment's 46,500 donors made nearly 277,000 individual gifts in FY25. These membership funds are used to purchase programming seen on 11 television stations broadcasting four television channels and heard on nine radio stations broadcasting two programming streams throughout the state. Funding for the programming that is broadcast 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including the national PBS and NPR schedules, is provided by members of the Endowment. The ETV Endowment is proud to serve all South Carolinians, without regard to their ability to pay for the many programs offered.Expenses $5,936,630 · revenue $790,394
- PROGRAM PRODUCTION - Since its founding in 1977, the ETV Endowment has managed more than $140 million in restricted grants from corporations, foundations and individuals as well as governmental entities. The Endowment uses these funds in accordance with grant restrictions to produce and/or present programs for distribution on a national, regional or state level. SCETV, SC Public Radio and the ETV Endowment also contribute significant in-kind contributions to these programs to ensure completion and distribution. Such programs include television, radio and non-broadcast educational programs.Expenses $4,449,933 · grants $2,290,227
- MEMBER SERVICES - For 47 years, the ETV Endowment family of donors, numbering 46,500, has provided membership contributions to sustain the program purchase and production of television and radio programming. Since the Endowment's inception in 1977, our Endowment donors have contributed nearly $169 million in unrestricted membership funds. Every member of the Endowment is offered a monthly SCENE program guide, which highlights the offerings on each of SCETV's four television channels and two radio streams. The Endowment also sends members membership decals for their vehicles each year so others may know of their support of public media in South Carolina. Lastly, the Endowment mailed more than 3,238 appreciation gifts to our donors in FY25. Those gifts included DVDs, books and tickets to performances, all of which are associated with ETV and SC Public Radio's programming and extend the educational outreach component of SCETV.Expenses $363,298
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0657549
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A120)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,777,220
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,889,165
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,606,823 | $12,546,958 | $41,777,220 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $13,983,396 | $11,024,755 | $38,173,358 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $12,417,364 | $10,316,814 | $34,927,814 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 57-0657549).
Questions about ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC
- What is the EIN of ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC is 57-0657549.
- Is ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC 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 ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Coby C Latham.
- Who are the officers and directors of ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $268,575 (Coby C Latham CPA CFRE, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,606,823, expenses of $12,546,958 and total assets of $41,777,220 at year end.
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