General Federation of Womens Clubs of South Carolina

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
576034143
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Rock Hill, SC, USA
Phone
8033706913
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$300,437
Expenses
$21,099
Assets
$1,344,070
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Essie Fielder (President)
  • Shannon Smith (First Vice President)
  • Kim Crean (Second Vice President)
  • Myrna Loy (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Essie Fielder (President)
  • Shannon Smith (First Vice President)
  • Kim Crean (Second Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Member of the General Federation of Womens Clubs GFWC dedicated to charity and community improvement to enhance the lives of others through volunteer services. This is accomplished through the administration of 5 Community Service Programs: Arts & Culture; Civic Engagement: Education & Libraries; Environment; and Health & Wellness.

What it reported doing in 2025

Each year sew camp is one of the most exciting projects that our young children look forward to with excitement and great expectations of the finished products. Once sewing is completed it is shared in a fashion show. Each child models their sewn outfits. Clubhouse staircase is used as the grand entrance to their runway. A fellowship hour with refreshments is the completion of our program. Our support continues for 4H clubs through Clemson Extension to help further the mission of the organization which is to help youth acquire knowledge develop life skills and form positive attitudes to enable them to become self directing productive and contributing members of society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 93
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.1%; rating input score 21
  • Program expense ratio: 43.3%; rating input score 43
  • Fundraising efficiency: $68.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 93%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 63.7; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21.1% of revenue deployed · 43.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 40 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 20 filed program accomplishments · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 21/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.