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EIN 20-4431922

Port Royal Sound Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
15
City
Okatie
State
South Carolina
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
Description
The Port Royal Sound Foundation works to preserve the Port Royal Sound for environmental, cultural, and economic well-being in four areas: education, research, conservation, and organizational stability. The foundation's maritime center serves as a museum, educational center, public resource, and future research facility devoted to preserving this crucial natural resource in Beaufort County. It is filled with impressive exhibits and resources for visitors to enjoy.
Also known as...
Friends of the Rivers
Total revenues
$2,517,906
2023
Total expenses
$1,164,396
2023
Total assets
$8,237,690
2023
Num. employees
15
2023

Program areas at Port Royal Sound Foundation

The Port Royal Sound Foundation's maritime center is a museum, educational center, public resource, and future research facility dedicated to preserving the most important natural resource in beaufort county: the Port Royal Sound. It is filled with impressive exhibits - including live animals - that provide an educational tour of the ecological, historical, cultural, artistic, and recreational aspects of the Sound. Admission to the maritime center is free, because it is important that all people have access to learn about the significance of the Port Royal Sound and how to protect it.

Who funds Port Royal Sound Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$111,750
The Gray Family Foundation / Herbert G Gray TteeGeneral Purpose$20,000
National Philanthropic TrustEnvironment, Animals$20,000
...and 19 more grants received totalling $284,202

Personnel at Port Royal Sound Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Jody HaywardExecutive Director$121,381

Financials for Port Royal Sound Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,128,010
Program services$188,118
Investment income and dividends$17,461
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$75,109
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$289
Net income from fundraising events$108,114
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$805
Total revenues$2,517,906

Form 990s for Port Royal Sound Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-06-26990View PDF
2022-122023-06-21990View PDF
2021-122022-04-25990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122020-12-21990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from The Owenoke Foundation
November 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 29, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $18,000 from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $7,191 from Heritage Classic Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Environmental organizationsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
310 Okatie Hwy
Okatie, SC 29909
Metro area
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
County
Beaufort County, SC
Website URL
portroyalsoundfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(843) 645-7774
IRS details
EIN
20-4431922
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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