Greenville Hurricanes Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Greenville Hurricanes is a 501(C)(3) organization created to provide athletic opportunities to elementary, middle school, and high school students.
- Income
- $448,577
- Spending
- $470,533
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 73%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 140
- Highest pay
- $12,000, treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- $345,061 spent. The Greenville Hurricanes offers Boys/Girls Elementary, Middle School, and High School Sports in the areas of: Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Cheer, Football, Fishing, Marksmanship, Softball, Soccer, Swimming, and Track & Field (Based on participation and interest). This athletic program is open to the Greater Homeschooling Community and Private, Christian, or Alternative Education Groups that may not offer that particular sport in their own organization. The organization is tasked with providing a competitive athletic venue for our athletes. Hurricanes teams will be highly competitive in nature and will be competing against private and public school teams in SC, GA, and NC. One long-range goals of this program is to provide opportunity to compete for Homeschool Titles on the State, Regional, and National levels. Our middle school and junior varsity level teams are designed to be feeder programs for the Varsity teams and are also competitive, with added emphasis on fundamental skills and individual player development. Our organization is designed with layers of accountability providing necessary checks and balances, with players accountable to coaches, coaches accountable to the respective Programs Manages, Program Manager accountable to the Executive Director, and the Executive Director accountable to the Greenville Hurricanes, Inc. Board of Directors, and all ultimately accountable to the homeschool families we serve.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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