University of South Carolina Educational Foundation
Columbia, SC · EIN 57-6017985 · Education · Rank 6,190 by total revenue
To support the University of South Carolina in its academic, research and charitable endeavors by promoting a culture of philanthropy, managing and stewarding donor gifts, and providing financial resources to support students and faculty now and into the future.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $85,063,683
- Total expenses
- $71,170,376
- Total assets
- $856,929,284
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $2,741,304
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $3,289,521
- Employees
- 28
- Salary base per employee
- $97,904
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (25)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Caskey | President and CEO, University Foundation | Officer | 15 | $501,227 |
| Kim Elliott | CFO and Treasurer | Officer | 30 | $315,626 |
| Hunter Lambert | Assistant Vice President, Director R.E. | Officer | 15 | $185,596 |
| Sandy Hightower | Secretary (END MAY 2025) | Officer | 30 | $110,779 |
| Calvin Elam | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| James Bennett | Chair Emeritus | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Kenda Laughey | Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Smith | COO (END JANUARY 2025) | Key employee | 30 | $270,208 |
| Boyd B Jones | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher Judge | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Felicia Howard | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| J Allen Wright | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeff Spears | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John V Jonson | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leah Moody | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lori Hair | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Pamela A Baker | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| R Keith Elliott | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard S Plyler | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rufus C McEntire Jr | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stephen D Marino | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan W Cramer | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas C Deas Jr | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William D Chase | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William N Smith | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,665,546, which is 97.2% of the $2,741,304 salary base shared by 28 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amiridis | University President | Highly paid employee | 0 | $593,041 | $0 | $0 | $593,041 |
| Jason Caskey | President and CEO, University Foundation | Officer | 15 | $469,728 | $0 | $31,499 | $501,227 |
| Kim Elliott | CFO and Treasurer | Officer | 30 | $298,710 | $0 | $16,916 | $315,626 |
| Susan Smith | COO (END JANUARY 2025) | Key employee | 30 | $196,243 | $0 | $73,965 | $270,208 |
| Jennifer Muir | Director of Investments | Highly paid employee | 39 | $162,364 | $0 | $63,238 | $225,602 |
| Hunter Lambert | Assistant Vice President, Director R.E. | Officer | 15 | $149,771 | $0 | $35,825 | $185,596 |
| Jean Pinckney | Director of Accounting | Highly paid employee | 1 | $148,304 | $0 | $15,244 | $163,548 |
| Ruth Ann Shuler | Director of Planned Giving | Highly paid employee | 40 | $147,700 | $0 | $12,371 | $160,071 |
| Pam Cope | Director of Human Resources | Highly paid employee | 40 | $126,800 | $0 | $13,048 | $139,848 |
| Sandy Hightower | Secretary (END MAY 2025) | Officer | 30 | $74,817 | $0 | $35,962 | $110,779 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641259349303504 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 57-6017985
- Organization website (as filed): www.uscfoundations.com