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Carolina Childrens Charity Inc

EIN 57-0878058 · Charleston, SC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LOWCOUNTRY CHILDREN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS AND/OR CHILDHOOD DISEASES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 27.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
14 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5
Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$83,441 spent. SINCE THE CHARITY'S FOUNDING IN 1987, IT HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LOCATED IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES WITH BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER DISABLING DISEASES IN SERVICES TOTALING MORE THAN $4.9 MILLION. THESE RANGE FROM ASTHMA TO CEREBRAL PALSY, FROM JUVENILE DIABETES TO CANCER, AND MANY MORE IN BETWEEN. ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST BE AGE 18 AND UNDER AND RESIDE WITHIN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES.
$83,441 spent. CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CHARITY HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO COVER THE COSTS OF THERAPY, SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICATIONS, MEDICALLY NECESSARY EVALUATION AND TESTING, AND MUCH MORE TO CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES FAMILIES.
$87,152 spent. GRANTS WERE APPROVED IN FOUR CATEGORIES: THERAPY, EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL CARE AND LODGING. THE THERAPY CATEGORY HAD THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF GRANT REQUESTS. THIS HAS BEEN THE TREND FOR AT LEAST THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. THIS IS NOT AT ALL SURPRISING SINCE COVERAGE FOR THERAPY IS MORE LIMITED ONCE A CHILD TURNS 3 YEARS OLD. GRANTS IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT), PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT), SPEECH THERAPY (ST), MUSIC THERAPY, APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS (ABA) THERAPY, VISION THERAPY, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING, LEAP (LOWCOUNTRY EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 September 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 March 1989.
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 October 21, 2026.

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