COLUMBIA UNITED FC DBA SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED FC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COLUMBIA UNITED FC DBA SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED FC

EIN 57-0851403 · Sports Associations & Training Facilities (N40)

What they do

WE WILL PROVIDE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT for THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT of PLAYERS WHO DEMONSTRATE TALENT, COMMITMENT, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, and THE DESIRE to EXCEL IN THE SPORT of SOCCER. THROUGH PROFESSIONALISM IN LEADERSHIP and QUALITY COACHING, SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED FC WILL FIELD TEAMS THAT COMPETE AT ALL LEVELS of SOCCER.WE WILL TEACH A HIGH LEVEL of SOCCER SKILL and TACTICS. WE WILL FOSTER A CLUB ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH THE GOOD of THE WHOLE is VALUED AS WELL AS THE NEEDS of THE INDIVIDUAL. WE WILL OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY for ALL to EXPERIENCE THE SENSE of PRIDE and ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT COMES FROM DEDICATION and TEAMWORK. WE WILL NURTURE THE INTERESTS and BUILD THE KNOWLEDGE BASE of SOCCER for BOTH PLAYERS and SPECTATORS. WE WILL ORGANIZE and TRAIN YOUTH TRAVEL TEAMS WHO SEEK THE HIGHEST LEVEL of TEAM COMPETITION and ACHIEVEMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL, and NATIONAL LEVELS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

86.20%of revenue went to mission work86.2% of expenses · Program services

0.04%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$100.05spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

13.80%of revenue went to management and office costs13.8% of expenses

$1.77in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

6.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,940 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $77,667 for ROB STRICKLAND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,032,726

Mission workProgram services$3,476,37386.20% of revenue86.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$556,58613.80% of revenue13.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,7070.04% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$4,034,666100.05% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 86.2% mission · 13.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.05% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 15.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.91% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 15.0% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 15.0% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.75% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 14.1% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.76% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 9.5% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 12.7% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.64% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 12.6% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.34% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,032,726

Expenses$4,034,666

Annual shortfall $1,940 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,476,373 · 86.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$556,586 · 13.8% of expenses

Fundraising$1,707 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,032,726

Expenses$4,034,666

Assets$7,151,652

Income$4,032,726

Contributions$247,390

Mission work (program services)$3,476,373

Fundraising$1,707

Management and general$556,586

Accounting fees$33,150

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROB STRICKLANDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $77,667

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

ROB STRICKLANDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CHRISTY POLLOCKDIRECTOR

JESSE M SWEARINGEN IIITREASURER

MARTY BALTZEGARDIRECTOR

MOLLY FLYNNDIRECTOR

SAMUEL MOKEBAVICE PRESIDENT

STEVE BIRNIEPRESIDENT

TYRONE ELLISDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: PO BOX 2082, COLUMBIA, SC 29202-2082
County: Richland
In care of: JESSE M SWEARINGEN III
Primary officer: JESSE M SWEARINGEN III, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(877) 457-2832

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
NTEE classification: Sports Associations & Training Facilities (N40)
IRS tax category: Sports Associations & Training Facilities