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Nonprofits in COLUMBIA, SC

2,115 tax-exempt organizations with a return on IRS file.

Largest nonprofits in COLUMBIA by revenue

Top 5s in COLUMBIA

Most raised in gifts and grants

Contributions, gifts and grants received in the year

  1. 1Charter Institute at Erskine990, year ended Jun 2025$294M
  2. 2Welvista990, year ended Jun 2025$92.4M
  3. 3South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees990, year ended Jun 2025$72.3M
  4. 4Gamecock Club990, year ended Jun 2025$54.7M
  5. 5University of South Carolina Educational Foundation990, year ended Jun 2025$54.2M

Largest reserves

Net assets (fund balance) at year end

  1. 1University of South Carolina Educational Foundation990, year ended Jun 2025$821.8M
  2. 2South Carolina Student Loan Corporation990, year ended Jun 2025$646.2M
  3. 3Bluecross Blueshield of South Carolina Foundation990-PF, year ended Dec 2025$396.2M
  4. 4Central Carolina Community Foundation990, year ended Jun 2025$238.9M
  5. 5University of South Carolina Business Partnership Foundation990, year ended Jun 2025$172.3M

Highest-paid people

Compensation from the organization and related organizations, including other pay

  1. 1Gregory Grabowski MDClinical Professor · University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust$1.9M
  2. 2James Benjamin Jackson III MDDirector of Orthopedic Research · University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust$1.8M
  3. 3Rob HochstetlerNon-Voting Ex- Officio · Palmetto Economic Development Corp$1.5M
  4. 4Robert HochstetlerPresident & CEO · Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc$1.5M
  5. 5Jeffrey Guy MDClinical Professor · University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust$1.5M

All nonprofits in COLUMBIA, A–Z (page 1 of 22)