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Carolinas Alliance 4 Innovation Inc

EIN 82-1322521 • 501(c)6 • Simpsonville, SC

Profile

1 - innovative transportation & infrastructure: conduct educational workshops and seminars and serves as a public-private consortium leader, project coordinator, and transportation-mobility subject matter expert (sme) associated with greenville county.2 - provide cooperative purchasing - ca4i is the south carolina representative on the association of educational purchasing agencies (aepa), a national purchasing cooperative. As such, ca4i is was approved to be the bridge in sc between vendors who offer quality products and services at discounted prices to benefit all schools, governmental and nonprofit agencies with both saving & buying levels.

1907 Bethel RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

51st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

96th percentile

57%

Higher net margin than 96% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

94th percentile

69%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

83rd percentile

30%

Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Up

$238,792

Up $97,714 (+69%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$238,792

Up $97,714 (+69%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue51st percentileNet Margin96th percentile

Revenue

Up

$172,789

Up $39,798 (+30%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$75,075

Up $25,898 (+53%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$97,714

Up $13,900 (+17%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth94th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2022: $57,264Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $57,2642022Assets 2023: $141,078Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $141,0782023Assets 2024: $238,792Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $238,7922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$238,792
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$238,792
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth83rd percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $36,312Expenses 2022: $39,841Net Income 2022: -$3,5292022Revenue 2023: $132,991Expenses 2023: $49,177Net Income 2023: $83,8142023Revenue 2024: $172,789Expenses 2024: $75,075Net Income 2024: $97,7142024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$172,789
Expenses$75,075
Net Income$97,714
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$238,792
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$238,792
Revenue
$172,789
Expenses
$75,075
Net income
$97,714
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.39$0.00$2.39$1.73$0.75$0.98
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.41$0.00$1.41$1.33$0.49$0.84
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.00$0.57$0.36$0.40$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$172,789
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

1 - innovative transportation & infrastructure: conduct educational workshops and seminars and serves as a public-private consortium leader, project coordinator, and transportation-mobility subject matter expert (sme) associated with greenville county.2 - provide cooperative purchasing - ca4i is the south carolina representative on the association of educational purchasing agencies (aepa), a national purchasing cooperative. As such, ca4i is was approved to be the bridge in sc between vendors who offer quality products and services at discounted prices to benefit all schools, governmental and nonprofit agencies with both saving & buying levels.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CAROLINA BUY PROVIDES INNOVATIVE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING TO EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES (K-12, COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY); GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES (ALL LEVELS); AND OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE TWO CAROLINAS. CA4I IS THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PURCHASING AGENCIES (AEPA), A NATIONAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. AS SUCH, CA4I WAS APPROVED IN JUNE 2020 TO BEGIN THE BRIDGE IN SC BETWEEN VENDORS WHO OFFER QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT DISCOUNTED PRICES TO BENEFIT NONPROFIT MEMBERS (SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES) BY SAVING MONEY IN PURCHASING, SAVING TIME IN PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, AND REDUCING HASSLES IN SELECTIONS, AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS, AND COSTS OF PURCHASES. 2 - INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE: CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS AND SERVES AS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE CONSORTIUM LEADER, PROJECT COORDINATOR, AND TRANSPORTATION-MOBILITY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) ASSOCIATED WITH GREENVILLE COUNTY.2024 WAS A MAJOR TRANSITIONAL YEAR AS CAROLINA BUY WORKED WITH AEPA TO ADD THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AS OUR AUTHORIZED SERVICE AREA AND TO ADD NEW NC BOARD MEMBER, TO DEVELOP CONTRACTUAL, PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. WE HELPED HOST THE APRIL 2024 AEPA MEETING IN GREENVILLE, SC. OUR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING VENDORS MAINTAINED SALES LEVELS, BUT WE HOPE 2025 CAN BE A YEAR WHEN OUR VENDORS SALES GROW AND OUR INCOME REFLECTS THAT GROWTH.$0$46,840
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRED PAYNEBoard Chair/PresidentPT$0--
ROGER PYLETreasurer-$0--
NITA WERNERExec Director-$0--
BRAD VAN METERVice Chair-$0--
ANTHONY FEARBYSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Carolinas Alliance 4 Innovation Inc
EIN
82-1322521
Phone
8648848899
Address
1907 BETHEL ROAD, SIMPSONVILLE, SC 29681

Signing Officer

Name
Fred Payne
Title
President
Phone
8648848899
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Martin Smith & Company Cpas Pa
Address
1212 HAYWOOD ROAD BLDG 100, GREENVILLE, SC 29615-2200
Preparer
David a Smith
Phone
8642321040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: aid to provide subsidized transportation to citizens. Grantee name: ca4 innovation charities. Grantee relationship: none. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 12/31/24. Amount given: 18,128.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: meetings, conferences, meals and travel. Amount: 9,273. Description: it expenses and website. Amount: 8,440. Description: taxes and licenses. Amount: 841. Description: membership dues. Amount: 5,873. Description: liability insurance. Amount: 631. Description: advertising. Amount: 5,802. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 30,860.”

Raw XML Appendix117 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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