Civic Intelligence

Empowering People in the Community-Epic

EIN 47-4029219 • 501(c)3 • Charleston, SC

990-N Coverage

Profile

Empowering people in the Community

p o box 20871Charleston, SC 29413
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

12th percentile

-68%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

48th percentile

-3.3%

Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-48%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,998

Down $203 (-3.3%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$5,998

Down $203 (-3.3%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

Down

$297

Down $279 (-48%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$500

Down $1,424 (-74%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$203

Up $1,145 (+85%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth48th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$8.0K$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0Assets 2018: $0Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $868Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $8682019Assets 2020: $3,118Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $3,1182020Assets 2021: $7,129Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $7,1292021Assets 2023: $7,549Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $7,5492023Assets 2024: $6,201Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $6,2012024Assets 2025: $5,998Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $5,9982025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$5,998
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,998
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2019: $675Expenses 2019: $256Net Income 2019: $4192019Revenue 2020: $2,2502020Revenue 2021: $4,119Expenses 2021: $108Net Income 2021: $4,0112021Revenue 2023: $1,446Expenses 2023: $1,911Net Income 2023: -$4652023Revenue 2024: $576Expenses 2024: $1,924Net Income 2024: -$1,3482024Revenue 2025: $297Expenses 2025: $500Net Income 2025: -$2032025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$297
Expenses$500
Net Income-$203
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,998
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,998
Revenue
$297
Expenses
$500
Net income
-$203
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5,998$0$5,998$297$500$203
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6,201$0$6,201$576$1,924$1,348
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7,549$0$7,549$1,446$1,911$465
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7,129$0$7,129$4,119$108$4,011
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3,118$0$3,118$2,250
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$868$0$868$675$256$419
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 23, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.1
Gross Receipts
$297
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Empowering people in the Community

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EPIC is a community-conscious organization that aims to support and develop the needs to meet human and material resource needs of the community by providing educational assistance-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DEBORAH LYON GETHERDirector-$0--
SHNICKQUA SMITH AIKENTreasurer-$0--
KESCIA HOLMESBoard Member-$0--
CHANDRA LEGRANTBoard Member-$0--
SILENA WHITEBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Empowering People in the Community-epic
EIN
47-4029219
In Care Of
% Shnickqua E Smith-Aiken
Phone
8433435883
Address
P O Box 20871, Charleston, SC 29413

Signing Officer

Name
Shnickqua E Smith-aiken
Title
Treasuer
Phone
8432242964
Signed
2026-04-23
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Liberty Tax Service 10312
Address
1750 Remount Rd Ste C, Charleston, SC 29406
Preparer
Shnickqua Aiken
Phone
8432257987
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountDonation to Gamma Zeta for Scholars 500”

Raw XML Appendix152 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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