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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION INC, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $2.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $689K, a strong 32% operating margin.
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SC SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS (GSSM) BY GIVING VOICE TO ITS NEEDS, PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TO AUGMENT ITS PROGRAMS, AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
THESE EXPENSES INCLUDE MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ON BEHALF OF GSSM INCLUDING: FINANCIAL AID FOR MEAL PLANS AND OTHER STUDENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH CAN INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES...
THESE EXPENSES INCLUDE MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ON BEHALF OF GSSM INCLUDING: FINANCIAL AID FOR MEAL PLANS AND OTHER STUDENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH CAN INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES, COLLEGE VISITS, TEST FEES THAT STUDENT MAY INCUR BUT WHO FINANCIALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD, STUDENT COUNCIL PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMICS CLUBS AND COMPETITIONS WITH FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, LODGING AND FOOD, ACCELERATE, GSSM'S STATEWIDE VIRTUAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM, ECONOMICS & FINANCE INSTITUTE, PASE, STATEWIDE TEACHER TRAINING, AND ENGAGE, A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM LEAD BY THE STUDENTS AT GSSM. GSSM ELEMENTARY IS NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR, IT BRINGS STEM EDUCATION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS VIA THE STEM BUS, A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF ALL THINGS STEM FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE AN ALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION SALARY EXPENSE REPRESENTING THE WORK THE FOUNDATION STAFF DOES ON THESE PROGRAMS.
STUDENT RESEARCH & UNIQUE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES: GSSM STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO TEST GROWTH PARAMETERS (E.G., LIGHT, NUTRIENTS, PH, ETC.), MICROBIAL...
STUDENT RESEARCH & UNIQUE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES: GSSM STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO TEST GROWTH PARAMETERS (E.G., LIGHT, NUTRIENTS, PH, ETC.), MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, AUTOMATION, GROWTH TOWER ENGINEERING, AND METHODS TO REDUCE PATHOGEN LOADS AMONG MANY POTENTIAL PROJECTS. ABOVE-AP BOTANY CAN INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF VARYING DAY/NIGHT CYCLES, NUTRIENT SOURCES, AND PH ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON A TIMELINE THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO ACADEMIC SCHEDULES THAN TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL METHODS. THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE A HANDS-ON TEACHING TOOL FOR OBSERVING PLANT GROWTH AND MANAGING MACRO- AND MICRO-NUTRIENT BALANCES. STUDENTS COULD ALSO COMPARE SOIL-GROWN PLANTS TO THOSE GROWN HYDROPONICALLY. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAN USE THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM AS A MODEL TO STUDY WATER-USE, NUTRIENT-USE, AND WATER QUALITY. DIRECT INTERACTION WITH THE HYDROPONICS SYSTEM COULD MOTIVATE STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE POTENTIAL OF HYDROPONICS SYSTEMS TO REDUCE FOOD TRANSPORTATION DISTANCES, TRADEOFFS IN SUSTAINABILITY BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL METHODS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN HYDROPONIC FARMS TO BRING FOOD CLOSER TO HIGH-DENSITY POPULATIONS.ATING THE ECONOMICS OF HYDROPONICS.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $2,128,070 | $1,839,383 | +0.2% |
| Expenses | $1,439,008 | $1,374,862 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $689,062 | $464,521 | +0.5% |
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| ANDREW ETKIND | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| ASHLEY DAUGHERTY | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| DR VIK BEBARTA | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| BRAD ALEXANDER | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| EDUARDO TORRES | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| BRIAN FAST | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| DEBORAH D LOCKLAIR | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| DOUGLAS KIM | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| S WILLING KING | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| JEFF GILL | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| JANE CAMPBELL | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| CONNIE CAIN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| L BAILES BROWN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| JUN XU | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| JAMES W APPLE JR | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| MARK GIULIANI | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| MARY MORTON BELL | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| MICHELE PRIDGEN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| SARAH P SPRUILL | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| SUZANA CIZMIC | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| N TYRONE ELLIS | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| WILSON WHITE | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| NICOLE FLIPPIN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| W ANTHONY JACKSON | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| LAUREN GRIFFITH | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| ANN F TRAPP | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| DR BRIGID V TROAN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| MARCI TUTEN | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| TOM HODGE | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| BRIAN LYNCH | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| SHANNON PAHULA | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| ROBERT V PORTER IV | MEMBER | 1.00 |
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| DANNY DORSEL | EX OFFICIO | 1.00 |
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| ROBERT J BROWN | EX OFFICIO | 1.00 |
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| MICHAEL M SHETTERLY | PAST PRESIDENT | 1.00 |
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| PATRICK J CLEARY | PRESIDENT | 1.00 |
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| JAMES P ROURKE | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
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| MARY GENTRY | TREASURER | 1.00 |
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| ROYCE SHANNON | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 |
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| ELIZABETH DINNDORF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37.50 |
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$173,355 | $3,670 | $177,025 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $2,128,070 | $1,439,008 | $17,546,943 | $689,062 |
| 2024 | $1,839,383 | $1,374,862 | $15,920,766 | $464,521 |
| 2023 | $1,256,044 | $1,342,489 | $13,970,033 | $-86,445 |
| 2022 | $1,346,184 | $1,258,158 | $13,026,794 | $88,026 |
| 2021 | $1,399,060 | $999,807 | $15,298,618 | $399,253 |
| 2020 | $1,878,808 | $1,081,495 | $12,363,089 | $797,313 |
| 2019 | $1,528,857 | $1,621,927 | $12,039,745 | $-93,070 |
| 2018 | $1,225,046 | $1,691,704 | $12,318,934 | $-466,658 |
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