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PALMETTO PARTNERS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $212K · expenses $183K · assets $477K

Also known as
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY
EIN
20-1756491
Address
PO BOX 444, PENDLETON, SC 29670-0444
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2005
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Mission

EDUCATIONAL STEM AND AI

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 20 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Couch CHAIRMAN2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Frank Mobley PRESIDENT OF IMMEDIATION2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Camilla Hertwig SECRETARY TREASURER2019-2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Barnes EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Greg Humphrey PRESIDENT PALMETTO NET2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Kris Busch VICE PRESIDENT BAE SYSTEMS2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Casey Welch PRESIDENT OF STEM PREMIER2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jim Bryant COLLEGE PROFESSOR2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Dwight Loftis SENATOR2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Bob Couch (former) CHAIRMAN OF2020-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kris Boush (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Senator Dwight Loftis (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Grey Humphrey (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Derick Nixon (former) Board member2020 0 $0 reported 1
Bob Couch Chairman of Board Dir (former) Director of Career and Tech Anderson2019 1 $0 reported 1
John Barnes VP Comporium (former) board member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Kris Busch VP BAE (former) board member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Lesesky Pres VES (former) board member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Derrick Nixon C51SR (former) Board Member2019 1 $0 reported 1
Casey Welch STEM Prieme (former) board member2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES COUCH CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK MOBLEY PRESIDENT OF IMMEDIATION2 $0$0$0 $01
CAMILLA HERTWIG SECRETARY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN BARNES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
GREG HUMPHREY PRESIDENT PALMETTO NET2 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS BUSCH VICE PRESIDENT BAE SYSTEMS2 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY WELCH PRESIDENT OF STEM PREMIER2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM BRYANT COLLEGE PROFESSOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DWIGHT LOFTIS SENATOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R COUCH CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD2 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK MOBLEY PRESIDENT OF IMMEDIATION2 $0$0$0 $01
CAMILLA HERTWIG SECRETARY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN BARNES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
GREG HUMPHREY PRESIDENT PALMETTO NET2 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS BUSCH VICE PRESIDENT BAE SYSTEMS2 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY WELCH PRESIDENT OF STEM PREMIER2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM BRYANT COLLEGE PROFESSOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DWIGHT LOFTIS SENATOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR BOB COUCH CHAIRMAN OF- $0$0$0 $01
CAMILLA HERTWIG SECRETARY/TR- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN BARNES BOARD MEMEBE- $0$0$0 $01
KRIS BOUSH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
DR JIM BRYANT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CASEY WELCH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SENATOR DWIGHT LOFTIS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
FRANK MOBLEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
GREY HUMPHREY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR BOB COUCH CHAIRMAN OF1 $0$0$0 $01
CAMILLA HERTWIG SECRETARY/TR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN BARNES BOARD MEMEBE1 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS BOUSH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR JIM BRYANT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY WELCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SENATOR DWIGHT LOFTIS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK MOBLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
GREY HUMPHREY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR BOB COUCH CHAIRMAN OF1 $0-- $01
CAMILLA HERTWIG SECRETARY/TR5 $0-- $01
JOHN BARNES BOARD MEMEBE1 $0-- $01
KRIS BOUSH BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DR JIM BRYANT BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CASEY WELCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SENATOR DWIGHT LOFTIS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
FRANK MOBLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
GREY HUMPHREY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Bob Couch Chairman0 $0-$0 $01
Kris Busch Board member0 $0-$0 $01
Camilla Hertwig Secretary Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Derick Nixon Board member0 $0-$0 $01
Jim Bryant board member0 $0-$0 $01
Casey Welch board member0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bob Couch Chairman of Board Dir Director of Career and Tech Anderson1 $0-- $01
John Barnes VP Comporium board member1 $0-- $01
Kris Busch VP BAE board member1 $0-- $01
Alan Lesesky Pres VES board member1 $0-- $01
camilla hertwig Secretary Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Derrick Nixon C51SR Board Member1 $0-- $01
Casey Welch STEM Prieme board member1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$212,162$182,792 $477,130$477,130 $212,162$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,000$97,964 $447,760$447,760 $125,000$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,442$110,547 $420,724$420,724 $0$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,899$14,226 $525,829$525,829 $125,000$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,000$30,318 $382,156$382,156 $125,000- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,218$103,502 $287,474$58,716 $162,218$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$171,000$142,462 $228,758$228,758 $171,000- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $19,068 in all, tax years 2011 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
TASTE OF THE SOUTH COMMITTEE Public charity Exact 2018 1$8,068 2018$8,068
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SANDERS TECH-ED FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PALMETTO PARTNERS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” 2014-2015 2$6,000 2015$2,500
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Square D Foundation Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PALMETTO PARTNERS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” 2011 1$5,000 2011$5,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $182,792 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $123,686$123,686-- 67.7%
Other (as described)LABOR $57,433$57,433-- 31.4%
Other (as described)MATERIALS $1,398$1,398-- 0.8%
Fees: legal $275-$275- 0.2%
Total$182,792100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $97,964 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $86,365$86,365-- 88.2%
Fees: management $5,335-$5,335- 5.4%
Travel $5,000$5,000-- 5.1%
Fees: legal $496$496-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $450$450-- 0.5%
Office expenses $318-$318- 0.3%
Total$97,964100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $110,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $97,679$97,679-- 88.4%
Fees: management $6,775$2,500$4,275- 6.1%
Travel $5,000$5,000-- 4.5%
Fees: other services $400-$400- 0.4%
Fees: legal $337-$337- 0.3%
Office expenses $188-$188- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $168-$168- 0.2%
Total$110,547100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $14,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIP $7,904$7,904-- 55.6%
Fees: other services $6,246$2,600$3,646- 43.9%
Office expenses $76-$76- 0.5%
Total$14,226100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $30,318 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 99.0%
Printing, publications, postage $268 0.9%
Fees to independent contractors $50 0.2%
Total$30,318100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $103,502 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $43,255 41.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 29.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,532 25.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,666 3.5%
Printing, publications, postage $49 0.0%
Total$103,502100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $142,462 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $83,651 58.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 21.1%
Fees to independent contractors $24,785 17.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,620 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $406 0.3%
Total$142,462100%

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