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About This Profile
Across the United States, the charitable sector generates incredible impact on both communities and economies. This profile is a snapshot of major statistics about South Carolina’s charitable community. It’s designed to give you a broad sense of the scale and diversity of nonprofits, foundations, and charities across the state. A downloadable PDF version is available above.
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Number of South Carolina Nonprofit Organizations
- All nonprofit organizations: 21,931
- 501(c)(3) Public Charities (includes some religious organizations): 17,062
- 501(c)(3) Private and Public Foundations: 659
- Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations*: 4,210
* includes civic leagues, chamber of commerce, veterans organizations, etc
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Economic Impact of the South Carolina Nonprofit Sector
- Employs 89,729 people, 5.4% of the state’s workforce
- Generates more than $17.5 billion in annual revenues
- Holds assets of $36.8 billion
- South Carolina foundations annually give over$187 million
- South Carolinians give over $2.7 billion to charity each year, representing 4.2 percent of household income
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Public Charities and Foundations Benefit South Carolina Communities
Deliver vital community services
United Way of Greenville County is working to build a Cycle of
Success where all children start school prepared to learn and
go on to graduate, well-educated graduates find good jobs and
create stable homes, and children from stable homes continue
the cycle because they start school prepared to learn. In 2018,
more than 100,000 people benefited from these programs and
initiatives.
Advance solutions for challenges facing society
Based in Summerville, International Primate Protection League
is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting
the world’s remaining primates, great and small. IPPL is home
to a sanctuary for gibbons (the smallest of the apes) in South
Carolina and supports primate rescue efforts worldwide,
especially in countries where primates are native.
Contribute to vibrant communities
The Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina, a member of the
Association of Art Museum Directors, is a nationally recognized
museum that boasts a variety of educational programs for schools,
families, and children in South Carolina.
Advance solutions for challenges facing society
Together SC is South Carolina’s only organization focused solely on
supporting and strengthening the state’s nonprofit community
through education, advocacy, communications, collaboration and
leadership. Comprised of 700+ members representing nonprofit
organizations, business partners, associations, foundations,
government agencies and academic institutions, Together SC
believes the world will be a better place when all people work
together for good.
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Sources
Note: The “nonprofit sector” encompasses organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This includes both public charities and private foundations [501(c)(3)] and other nonprofits such as civic league organizations [501(c)(4)]. Exceptions are noted when relevant.
Employment Information
Best estimate based on available data from the following sources:
Number of nonprofit employees: The 2019 nonprofit employment report, Lester M. Salamon and Chelsea L. Newhouse, S.
Wojciech Sokolowski, Nonprofit Employment Bulletin #47, Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, 2019 {Data is 2016,
page 3}
http://ccss.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/01/2019-NP-Employment-Report_FINAL_1.8.2019.pdf
Number of Nonprofits
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, State Summary reports http://www.nccs.urban.org/statistics/profiles.cfm
{Data are 2013}
Asset and Revenues
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, “Registered Nonprofit Organizations by State (BMF 12/2015)”
http://nccsweb.urban.org/tablewiz/bmf.php {Data are 2015}
Foundation Giving
The Foundation Center, FC Stats: “Foundation Stats: Total Grantmaking Foundations”
http://data.foundationcenter.org/#/foundations/all/state:SC/total/list/2015 {Data are 2015}
{Data are 2013}
Individual Giving
How America Gives, 2014. The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
http://philanthropy.com/article/Interactive-How-America-Gives/133709 {Data are 2012}.
Nonprofit examples:
United Way of Greenville County: https://www.unitedwaygc.org/impact/
Together SC: https://www.togethersc.org/about-us##
Columbia Museum of Art: https://www.columbiamuseum.org/learn
International Primate Protection League: https://www.ippl.org/gibbon/about-us/
As of September 2019
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