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PALMETTO ELECTRIC TRUST

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Retrieved 2026-10-18; covers tax years 2019–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $461K · expenses $520K · assets $611K

EIN
57-0931978
Address
4063 GRAYS HWY, RIDGELAND, SC 29936-4360
NTEE code
-
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1991
Cross-check
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Mission

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING SERVICES FOR WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BY ROUNDING UP ELECTRIC BILLS TO AN EVEN DOLLAR AMOUNT, WITH DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE SERVICE AREA OF PALMETTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

No one listed on these returns was paid.

Unpaid officers and directors · 26 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Ernie Avant CHAIRMAN2019-2024 1
John Tignor VICE CHAIRMA2020-2024 1
Cindy Swailes SECRETARY/TR2022-2024 1
Jannie Barnes DIRECTOR2021-2024 1
Shelly Hudson DIRECTOR2023-2024 1
Susan Johnson DIRECTOR2021-2024 1
Chip Mikell DIRECTOR2023-2024 1
Mark Berglind DIRECTOR2020-2024 1
Linda Ferguson DIRECTOR2021-2024 1
Annie Goodman DIRECTOR2021-2024 1
Natasha Aiken DIRECTOR2024 1
Edra Stephens DIRECTOR2024 1
Deborah S Govan (former) DIRECTOR2019-2023 1
Earl Green (former) DIRECTOR2019-2023 1
Sally Hudson (former) DIRECTOR2022 1
Stephen E Deloach (former) DIRECTOR2019-2022 1
Janie Barnes (former) DIRECTOR2022 1
Kirk Taylor (former) CHAIRMAN2019-2021 1
Cindy Swaile (former) SECRETARY/TR2021 1
Delores Stone (former) SECRETARY/TR2019-2020 1
Alex Pinckney (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 1
David White (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 1
Judy Tuten (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 1
Nicholas T Gohagan (former) DIRECTOR2019 2
John Kirkland (former) CHAIRMAN2019 1
Les Nagel (former) DIRECTOR2019 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNIE AVANT CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN TIGNOR VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY SWAILES SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
JANNIE BARNES DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SHELLY HUDSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CHIP MIKELL DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK BERGLIND DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE GOODMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
NATASHA AIKEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
EDRA STEPHENS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNIE AVANT CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN TIGNOR VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY SWAILES SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
JANNIE BARNES DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SHELLY HUDSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CHIP MIKELL DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK BERGLIND DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE GOODMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH S GOVAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
EARL GREEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNIE AVANT CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN TIGNOR VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY SWAILES SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE GOODMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SALLY HUDSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN E DELOACH DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH S GOVAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK BERGLIND DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JANIE BARNES DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
EARL GREEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIRK TAYLOR CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
JANNIE BARNES VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY SWAILE SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE GOODMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ERNIE AVANT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN E DELOACH DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH S GOVAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN JOHNSON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK BERGLIND DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN TIGNOR DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIRK TAYLOR CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
EARL GREEN VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
DELORES STONE SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX PINCKNEY DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ERNIE AVANT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID WHITE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN E DELOACH DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH S GOVAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JUDY TUTEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK BERGLIND DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN TIGNOR DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN KIRKLAND CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX PINCKNEY VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
DELORES STONE SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
ERNIE AVANT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
NICHOLAS T GOHAGAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $02
EARL GREEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KIRK TAYLOR DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LES NAGEL DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID WHITE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN E DELOACH DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH S GOVAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JUDY TUTEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 26 grants to organizations · $493K

Listed grants add up to $493,010; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $518,030. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 17 grants to organizations · $278K

Listed grants add up to $278,310; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $400,994. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 21 grants to organizations · $323K

Listed grants add up to $323,440; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $384,650. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 17 grants to organizations · $220K

Listed grants add up to $220,443; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $271,640. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 26 grants to organizations · $489K

Listed grants add up to $488,867; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $546,761. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2019 · 19 grants to organizations · $255K

Listed grants add up to $254,810; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $348,470. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$460,709$519,990 $610,586$610,586 $457,445$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$421,213$405,878 $669,867$669,867 $420,144$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$438,733$388,462 $654,532$654,532 $438,085$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$430,808$279,723 $604,261$604,261 $430,273$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$499,997$552,838 $453,176$453,176 $499,091$0 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$413,186$355,202 $506,017$506,017 $411,697$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
PEE DEE ELECTRIC TRUSTSCNot reported $125,164$100,545 CHAIRMAN$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state, similar mission
AIKEN ELECTRIC TRUSTSCT21 $113,992$60,153 VICE CHAIRMA$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
MPD ELECTRIC TRUSTSCP20 $168,025$106,965 Vice Chairman$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
FIRST ELECTRIC TRUSTART31 $143,301$135,802 CHAIRMAN$1,400 Similar name, revenue within 5x
HORRY ELECTRIC TRUSTSCT20 $81,580$76,375 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state
TAYLOR ELECTRIC TRUSTTXM12 $85,483$82,815 BOARD CHAIRMAN$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x, similar mission
NODAK ELECTRIC TRUSTNDT12 $49,668$51,486 DIRECTOR$336 Similar name, revenue within 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 7 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor$10,0002 12015–2016 HORRY ELECTRIC TRUST

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $519,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $518,030 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $493,010$493,010-- 94.8%
Grants to US individuals $25,020$25,020-- 4.8%
Fees: other services $1,960$1,960-- 0.4%
Total$519,990100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $405,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $400,994 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $278,310$278,310-- 68.6%
Grants to US individuals $122,684$122,684-- 30.2%
Fees: other services $4,884$4,884-- 1.2%
Total$405,878100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $388,462 spent · pay $0 · grants $384,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $323,440$323,440-- 83.3%
Grants to US individuals $61,210$61,210-- 15.8%
Fees: other services $3,812$3,812-- 1.0%
Total$388,462100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $279,723 spent · pay $0 · grants $271,640 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $220,443$220,443-- 78.8%
Grants to US individuals $51,197$51,197-- 18.3%
Fees: other services $8,083$8,083-- 2.9%
Total$279,723100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $552,838 spent · pay $0 · grants $546,761 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $488,867$488,867-- 88.4%
Grants to US individuals $57,894$57,894-- 10.5%
Fees: other services $6,077$6,077-- 1.1%
Total$552,838100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $355,202 spent · pay $0 · grants $348,470 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $254,810$254,810-- 71.7%
Grants to US individuals $93,660$93,660-- 26.4%
Fees: other services $6,732$6,732-- 1.9%
Total$355,202100%

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