Civic Intelligence

Sustainable Midlands

EIN 80-0651366 • 501(c)3 • Columbia, SC

Profile

The mission of sustainable midlands is to advocate, educate and celebrate solutions that balance the needs of the community, the environment, and the economy.

2501 Heyward StreetColumbia, SC 29205

sustainablemidlands.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

90th percentile

0.65x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

31st percentile

-19%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$11,957

Down $2,830 (-19%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$7,825

Up $175 (+2.3%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$4,132

Down $3,005 (-42%) from 2022

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $3,181 (-100%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$3,005

Down $17,055 (-85%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$3,005

Up $13,874 (+82%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $33,077Net Assets 2013: $33,0772013Assets 2014: $52,614Net Assets 2014: $52,6142014Assets 2015: $42,349Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $12,961Liabilities 2016: $1,910Net Assets 2016: $11,0512016Assets 2017: $6,376Liabilities 2017: $26Net Assets 2017: $6,3502017Assets 2018: $3,242Liabilities 2018: $614Net Assets 2018: $2,6282018Assets 2019: $4,021Liabilities 2019: $2,537Net Assets 2019: $1,4842019Assets 2020: $7,751Liabilities 2020: $3,092Net Assets 2020: $4,6592020Assets 2021: $33,229Liabilities 2021: $9,213Net Assets 2021: $24,0162021Assets 2022: $14,787Liabilities 2022: $7,650Net Assets 2022: $7,1372022Assets 2023: $11,957Liabilities 2023: $7,825Net Assets 2023: $4,1322023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$11,957
Liabilities$7,825
Net Assets$4,132

Operations Trend

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $38,052Expenses 2013: $23,823Net Income 2013: $14,2292013Revenue 2014: $59,198Expenses 2014: $39,661Net Income 2014: $19,5372014Revenue 2015: $67,461Expenses 2015: $77,726Net Income 2015: -$10,2652015Revenue 2016: $108,376Expenses 2016: $139,674Net Income 2016: -$31,2982016Revenue 2017: $65,373Expenses 2017: $70,074Net Income 2017: -$4,7012017Revenue 2018: $70,683Expenses 2018: $74,405Net Income 2018: -$3,7222018Revenue 2019: $38,069Expenses 2019: $39,213Net Income 2019: -$1,1442019Revenue 2020: $7,343Expenses 2020: $2,684Net Income 2020: $4,6592020Revenue 2021: $44,445Expenses 2021: $20,429Net Income 2021: $24,0162021Revenue 2022: $3,181Expenses 2022: $20,060Net Income 2022: -$16,8792022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $3,005Net Income 2023: -$3,0052023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$0
Expenses$3,005
Net Income-$3,005

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Apr 14, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of sustainable midlands is to advocate, educate and celebrate solutions that balance the needs of the community, the environment, and the economy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The organization was still recovering from the impactof COVID-19 community restrictions and suspended itsprogram services in 2023.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
William LambBoard Chair-$0--
Benton WislinskiBoard Member-$0--
Michael CovingtonBoard Member-$0--
Mark HarmonBoard Member-$0--
Mandy Powers NorrellBoard Member-$0--
Scott HarrifordBoard Member-$0--
Lindsay JacksonBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Sustainable Midlands
EIN
80-0651366
Phone
8034704302
Address
2501 Heyward Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Signing Officer

Name
William Lamb
Title
Board Chairman
Phone
8034704302
Signed
2024-04-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
VanDenBerg Law Firm LLC
Address
5111 Trenholm Road Suite 220, Columbia, SC 29206
Preparer
Timothy S VanDenBerg
Phone
8032501832
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

Website 175.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

Furniture and Equipment 18. 18.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

Accounts Receivable 3505. 3505.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

Payroll Taxes 1134. 1134.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

First Citizens Credit Card 0. 0.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

Equity - Unrestricted Net Assets 6516. 6691.

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