ANGELS LIST, 2002 Jim Miles, Secretary of State Public Charities Division
Post Office Box 11350
Total Number of Organizations in List: 12 Columbia, SC
29211
Toll-free 888-242-7484
Note: In the table below, Percentage
equals Program Expenses divided by Total Expenses. This list includes only organizations which Fax 803-734-1604
have gross revenue exceeding
$20,000 annually. Organizations which do
not meet these criteria OR are exempt by law from
registration are not listed. Financial information is taken from the most
recent financial report required to be filed with this Office. charities@scsos.com
Reports are due 4 1/2 months after the organization's fiscal year
end. Organizations may request
extensions of up to 6 months in www.scsos.com
filing their reports.
Organization: Celebrate Freedom Foundation Registration No: 7796
Address: 231 Spring Valley Road, Suite 23 Initial Registration: 1/18/00
City: Columbia Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29223 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. C. W. Randall Total Revenue: $184,549.00
Title: Chairman & CEO Total Expenses: $188,733.00
Telephone: 803-788-6837 Program Expenses: $171,738.00
Web Site: www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org Percentage: 91.0%
Purpose: Established in 1999, this organization honors
veterans, educates children and fosters patriotism through cultural and
educational programs,
living history and military heritage displays.
Notes: This past spring, organization helped sponsor the
Doolittle Raiders Reunion in Columbia.
It will host the Black Sheep Squadron at its Air
and Ground Show at Columbia's Owens Field November
8-10, 2002.
Organization: Child Find of America, Inc. Registration No: 2547
Address: P. O. Box 277 Initial Registration: 11/4/92
City: New Paltz Fiscal Year 6/1/01
State: NY 12561-0277 Fiscal Year Ending: 5/31/02
Contact: Ms. Donna Linder Total Revenue: $308,058.00
Title: Executive Director Total Expenses: $258,525.00
Telephone: 845-255-1848 Program Expenses: $239,399.00
Web Site: www.childfindofamerica.org Percentage: 92.6%
Purpose: Organization locates missing children and
prevents child abduction.
Notes: According to information submitted in its 990 FYE
5/31/01, 235 cases involving 320 missing children were successfully
resolved. At the end
of that fiscal year, organization had 604 cases,
260 new, a total of 370 children involved.
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Organization: Dictionary Project Registration No: 4328
Address: P. O. Box 1845 Initial Registration: 2/28/96
City: Charleston Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29402 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Ms. Mary L. French Total Revenue: $81,226.00
Title: Director Total Expenses: $82,971.00
Telephone: 843-856-2706 Program Expenses: $69,138.00
Web Site: www.dictionaryproject.com Percentage: 83.3%
Purpose: Established in 1995 by Mary French, known as the
"Dictionary Lady," organization raises money to purchase dictionaries
for every third
grade student in South Carolina public
schools. Organization is funded by
Rotary Clubs, small grants, and donations.
Notes: By 2000, Dictionary Project accomplished its goal
of distributing dictionaries to all S. C. third graders. It has nearly doubled its revenue
every year since 1998. New projects have been established in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas.
Organization: Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina,
Inc. Registration No: 3793
Address: 5640 Rivers Avenue Initial Registration: 7/29/93
City: N. Charleston Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29406 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Robert G. Smith Total Revenue: $12,514,757.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $11,865,457.00
Telephone: 843 566-0072 Program Expenses: $10,909,255.00
Web Site: www.goodwillchassc.org Percentage: 91.9%
Purpose: Established in 1975, organization provides
training and employment to mentally and physically handicapped persons. It offers skills training,
sheltered
employment, and work counseling.
Notes: Organization employs 600 persons and serves about
7,000. Since 2001, its sales have
increased 57% -- it needs additional donations of
clothing.
It offered a career fair in July that was attended by 80 employers and
service providers and 1500 persons.
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Organization: Lee County Council on Aging, Inc. Registration No: 4499
Address: P. O. Box 343 Initial Registration: 1/11/94
City: Bishopville Fiscal Year 7/1/01
State: SC 29010 Fiscal Year Ending: 6/30/02
Contact: Ms. Bessie Hooks-Davis Total Revenue: $467,280.00
Title: Director Total Expenses: $421,773.00
Telephone: 803-484-6212 Program Expenses: $409,544.00
Web Site: None Percentage: 97.1%
Purpose: Established in 1975, organization provides
transportation, home-delivered meals, congregate meals, housekeeping,
information and referral
services for elderly and/or disabled seniors.
Notes: Contributions and grants to the organization have
risen from $252k in 1997 to $455k in FYE 6/30/02.
Organization: McClellanville Soccer Club Registration No: 6982
Address: 809 Dupre Road Initial Registration: 4/5/99
City: McClellanville Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29458 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Theodore Rosengarten Total Revenue: $19,155.00
Title: Director Total Expenses: $19,005.00
Telephone: 843-887-3352 Program Expenses: $18,445.00
Web Site: None Percentage: 97.1%
Purpose: McClellanville Soccer Club provides high quality
recreation and academic mentoring to young people in the coastal
communities. It fields
soccer teams for local girls. It pays for their uniforms, equipment,
tournament fees.
Notes: Organization provides SAT prep for 8 students,
summer camp for 45 girls, after-school recreation for 75 elementary school boys
and girls.
Club alumnae attend prestigious colleges such as
College of Charleston, Emory University, Haverford College, etc.
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Organization: Mobile Meals of the Grand Strand Registration No: 3397
Address: POB 7421 Initial Registration: 3/28/94
City: Myrtle Beach Fiscal Year 10/1/00
State: SC 29572 Fiscal Year Ending: 9/30/01
Contact: Mr. Dan Giessing Total Revenue: $149,936.00
Title: Treasurer Total Expenses: $162,935.00
Telephone: 910-579-6071 Program Expenses: $161,735.00
Web Site: None Percentage: 99.3%
Purpose: Established in 1976, organization provides
nutritious meals to indigent and shut-in persons in the Grand Strand.
Notes: Organization is all-volunteer. It spent only $1,200 on administration.
Organization: Paws With A Cause Registration No: 640
Address: 4646 South Division Initial Registration: 9/13/93
City: Wayland Fiscal Year 7/1/01
State: MI 49348 Fiscal Year Ending: 6/30/02
Contact: Ms. Antoinette Joni Sapp Total Revenue: $3,694,192.00
Title: CEO Total Expenses: $3,013,942.00
Telephone: 616-877-7297 Program Expenses: $2,913,552.00
Web Site: www.pawswithacause.org Percentage: 96.7%
Purpose: Established in Michigan in 1981, PAWS encourages
independence for people with disabilities globally by training and providing
assistance
dogs. It
also seeks to make the public aware of the needs of people with disabilities.
Notes: PAWS promotes awareness through education about
the need for these dogs and legal rights of these dogs and their owners.
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Organization: Richland County Sheriff's Foundation, Inc. Registration No: 4318
Address: PO Box 1182 Initial Registration: 7/26/95
City: Columbia Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29202 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. N. Randolph Scott Total Revenue: $89,679.00
Title: Treasurer Total Expenses: $66,239.00
Telephone: 803-256-6021 Program Expenses: $65,616.00
Web Site: www.rcsheriff.org Percentage: 99.1%
Purpose: Established in 1994, Richland County Sheriff's
Foundation, Inc. enhances the efficiency of the Richland County Sheriff's
Department,
provides assistance to families of officers and
employees of the department who are injured or killed in the line of duty.
Notes: In 2001, organization provided gym membership to
deputies, constructed monument for slain deputies, purchased crime prevention
trailer
and provided bomb- and drug-sniffing dog for Safe
School Program.
Organization: Sandy Branch Volunteer Fire Department Registration No: 4106
Address: Rt. 3 Box 200-A Initial Registration: 1/29/96
City: McCormick Fiscal Year 7/1/00
State: SC 29835 Fiscal Year Ending: 6/30/01
Contact: Ms. Betty Swann Total Revenue: $38,494.00
Title: Secretary Total Expenses: $30,379.00
Telephone: 864-391-2020 Program Expenses: $28,878.00
Web Site: None Percentage: 95.1%
Purpose: Established in 1981, organization provides fire
protection in the Sandy Branch Fire District and promotes fire safety and
emergency
response.
Notes: In its FYE 6/30/01, organization spent only $34
on fundraising. It raised $11,736 in
contributions. One-fourth of its
expenses ($9,585) were
for training.
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Organization: Shriners Hospitals For Children Registration No: 5044
Address: PO Box 31356 Initial Registration: 8/24/93
City: Tampa Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: FL 33631-3356 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Ms. Mary McCaskey Total Revenue: $234,475,575.00
Title: Corporate Accountant Total Expenses: $417,773,877.00
Telephone: 813-281-0300 Program Expenses: $384,938,787.00
Web Site: www.shrinershq.org Percentage: 92.1%
Purpose: Shriners Hospital specialize in treating
pediatric orthopedic patients and burn victims. The care is free to those
patients whose parents
cannot afford it
The hospitals treated 18,111 pediatric burn victims and 128,312
pediatric orthopedic patients.
Notes: Through special fundraising events, shrine
temples raised more than $10 million in 2001 for the Shriners Hospitals located
throughout US.
Shriners Hospital in Greenville was established
in 1927 with 50 beds.
Organization: Women's Shelter Registration No: 2928
Address: 3425 N. Main Street Initial Registration: 11/2/93
City: Columbia Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: SC 29203 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Ms. Kathy Riley Total Revenue: $590,777.00
Title: Executive Director Total Expenses: $613,568.00
Telephone: 803-779-4706 Program Expenses: $565,010.00
Web Site: www.midnet.sc.edu/shelter/ Percentage: 92.1%
Purpose: Established in 1991, organization provides
emergency and transitional housing to homeless women for up to two years so
they may obtain
secure employment, education and other goals.
Notes: Organization has over 15 housing units in and
around their main building on Main Street in Columbia. It offers traditional housing,
affordable rental housing, and lease-purchase
home-ownership programs. Over 33 women
and children can be accomodated.
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