South Carolina Research Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$5.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.4m
$1.8m liabilities
Net assets
$556k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
3.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
South Carolina Research Foundation's network
12 peoplei12 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 12 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Kester Chair | Board Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Amiridis Michael | USC President, 7/1/2022 - 12/31/2022 | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Black David | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Caskey Jason | Education Foundation President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cutler Stephen | USC Dean, College of Pharmacy | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Fridriksson Julius | USC VP for Research | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hardaway Chad | Deputy Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jones Dick | USC Board of Trustee Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Pastides Harris | USC President, 1/1/2022 - 6/30/2022 | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Quinn Bob | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thames Brenda | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vasudeva Bhavna | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Epting Kelly | CFO | 2023 |
| Kelly Epting | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Kirkland William | Executive Director | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kester Freeman | Board Chair, Exec Director | 1 | $24k | ||
| Alain Litman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Teasdale | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bhavna Vasudeva | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brent Powers | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Black | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dick Jones | USC Board of Trustee Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Caskey | Education Foundation President, nonvoting SCRF | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julius Fridriksson | USC VP for Research | 1 | $0 | $369k | $43 |
| Michael Amiridis | USC President, Ex Officio | 1 | $0 | $334k | $43 |
| Stephen Cutler | USC Dean, College of Pharmacy | 1 | $0 | $428k | $43 |
| Kelly Epting | CFO | 5.6 | $0 | $241k | $43 |
About
- Legal name
- South Carolina Research Foundation
- EIN
- 570967350
- Address
- 915 Bull St Osborne Admin Bldg 202, Columbia, SC, 29208-0001
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- the south carolina research foundation operates for the benefit of, or to carry out the purposes of, the university of south carolina. These activities include but are not limited to promoting, encouraging, and aiding scientific research and investigation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsFreeman Kester
≥3years on the filingsAmiridis Michael
≥3years on the filingsBlack David
≥3years on the filingsCaskey Jason
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $556k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $5.3m
- Employees
- 0