Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$993k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$909k
$293k liabilities
Net assets
$615k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
4.2 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
5
36% of the board
Officers and senior staff
21
named in Part VII
Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation's network
14 people12 organisationsi14 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Delage | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ben Duncan | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Clint Leach | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Hughes | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ethel Bunch | President & CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kevin Ryan | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lilyn Hester | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lindsay Leonard | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Herzberger | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Myra Reece | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sara Hazzard | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sean Connolly | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Trip Chavis | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tushar Chikhliker | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andi Rawl | Board Member | 2021 |
| Anna Delage | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Cam Crawford | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Clint Leach | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Dale Threatt-Taylor | Treasurer | 2023 |
| Danny Kassis | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Doug Frate | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Doug Hughes | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Ethel Bunch | President & CEO | 2019 |
| Gary Alexander | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Grady Johnson | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Hope Lanier Freeman | Vice Chair | 2023 |
| Jim Stritzinger | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Lilyn Hester | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Lindsay Leonard | Board Member | 2022 |
| Lorianne Riggin | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Myra Reece | Board Member | since 2020 |
| Rob Howell | Past President | 2023 |
| Sara Hazzard | Board Member | since 2021 |
| Tom Hutto | Chairman | 2023 |
| Tushar Chikhliker | Board Member | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Skardon | CEO | 40 | $164k | ||
| Cynthia Davis | Senior VP Commerce | 40 | $123k | ||
| Kristen Gunter | Senior VP Conservation | 40 | $115k | ||
| Emily Skaggs | Marketing & Events Coordinator | 40 | $102k | ||
| Blaire Belk | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashley McLeod | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anna DeLage | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Thompson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susie Shannon | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Whitehead | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Norris Thigpen | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Boyd | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sean Connolly | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Duncan | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Travis Tarbet | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Etheridge | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristy Ellenberg | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Bobertz | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Phillips | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Trip Chavis | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hope Lanier Freeman | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Lummus | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Danny Kassis | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dale Threatt-Taylor | Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Sustain South Carolina Intersection Commerce and Conservation
- EIN
- 833354091
- Address
- Po Box 1407, Columbia, SC, 29202-1407
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- We are connecting the sustainability goals of business in South Carolina with local solutions for the benefit of our economy, environment, and people. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C30 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Leslie Skardon (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDoug Hughes
≥7years on the filingsLilyn Hester
≥6years on the filingsEthel Bunch
≥3years on the filingsAnna Delage
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $909k
- Total liabilities
- $293k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $615k
- Contributions and grants received
- $803k
- Program service revenue
- $302k
- Employees
- 4