Civic Intelligence

A Better Charleston County

EIN 99-3384011 • 501(c)4 • Charleston, SC

Profile

To educate voters, hold county council accountable for road projects they agreed to complete with sales tax dollars, and work with the county to create a tax that addresses quality of life issues.

256 Meeting StreetCharleston, SC 29401
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

59th percentile

6.6%

Higher net margin than 59% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

$8,395

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$8,395

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin59th percentile

Revenue

$127,288

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$118,893

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$8,395

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2024: $8,395Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $8,3952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$8,395
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$8,395
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2024: $127,288Expenses 2024: $118,893Net Income 2024: $8,3952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$127,288
Expenses$118,893
Net Income$8,395
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$8,395
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$8,395
Revenue
$127,288
Expenses
$118,893
Net income
$8,395
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$1.27$1.19$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$127,288
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate Charleston County voters on tax referendums

To educate voters, hold county council accountable for road projects they agreed to complete with sales tax dollars, and work with the county to create a tax that addresses quality of life issues.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO EDUCATE VOTERS$0$73,862
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
HUGH LANEPresident-$0--
JOHN ZLOGARTreasurer-$0--
JAMES KERRSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Better Charleston County
EIN
99-3384011
Phone
2022361645
Address
256 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Signing Officer

Name
John Zlogar
Title
Officer
Phone
2022361645
Signed
2025-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hutto Preston & Associates LLC
Address
157 E BAY ST, CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Preparer
Andrew J Preston CPA
Phone
8435770148
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: polling. Amount: 7,000. Description: social media. Amount: 372. Description: text communications. Amount: 5,645. Description: office supplies. Amount: 34. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 13,051.”

Raw XML Appendix107 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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