Ten at the Top
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF TEN AT THE TOP IS TO FOSTER TRUST AND COLLABORATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATION THAT IMPACTS ECONOMIC VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
- Income
- $244,994
- Spending
- $278,680
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $70,300, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $204,315 spent. INITIATIVE 2 REGIONAL FORUMS, INITIATIVES & TASK FORCES: IN 2010 AND 2011, TEN AT THE TOP LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OUR UPSTATE VISION, WHICH ENGAGED MORE THAN 10,000 UPSTATE RESIDENTS AROUND THE QUESTION WHAT MATTERS MOST? AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE OF THE UPSTATE. SINCE 2011, TEN AT THE TOP HAS SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS OF OUR UPSTATE-SC, WHICH WAS CREATED TO DIRECTLY OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE REGIONAL VISION WHILE TEN AT THE TOP FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BUILDING REGIONAL CAPACITY AROUND KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. A PORTION OF TEN AT THE TOP REVENUE GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR UPSTATE-SC TO SUPPORT REGIONAL TASK FORCES, FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIVES.
- $36,981 spent. INITIATIVE 1 - COMMUNITY OUTREACH A KEY FOCUS OF TEN AT THE TOP (TATT) IS TO BUILD TRUST AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE UPSTATE REGION. ONE MECHANISM FOR ACHIEVING THAT MISSION IS TO CONVENE AND PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES. WHILE HISTORICALLY THESE HAVE BEEN DONE IN-PERSON, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN 2025 TATTS ENGAGEMENTS WERE SPLIT BETWEEN IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL. OVERALL, TATT CONDUCTED 74 REGIONAL ENGAGEMENTS IN 2025 WITH 2,348 ATTENDEES.
- $17,612 spent. INITIATIVE 3 REGIONAL INFORMATION: THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMBER OF REGIONAL ASSET MAPS, TEN AT THE TOP IS FOCUSED ON CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE UPSTATE WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THIS INCLUDES A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER AS WELL AS A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. IN 2025, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH CONNECTED TO ALMOST 250,000 USERS AND OUR WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 100,000 PAGEVIEWS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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