Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
The alliance stimulates economic expansion and facilitates job creation by promoting central South Carolina as a valuable location for businesses.
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance at a glance
In short: Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance gave $325K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $163K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $325,000
- +225.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $162,500
- +225.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $162,500
- Total assets
- $3,324,112
- -17.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was County of Lexington ($250K). Together the top 2 received $325K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance gives
- Giving grew 225% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2021) to $325K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $325K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| County of Lexington Lexington, SC | LTC Funds | $250,000 |
| County of Richland Columbia, SC | Southeast Richland Co Industrial Park | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,324,112 | $2,360,320 | $2,852,914 | $325,000 | 2 | $8,014 |
| 2024 | $4,045,273 | $2,099,339 | $2,086,111 | $100,000 | 2 | $9,569 |
| 2023 | $4,064,711 | $2,238,552 | $1,913,679 | $225,000 | 2 | $928 |
| 2022 | $3,347,503 | $1,991,881 | $1,712,692 | $100,000 | 1 | $572 |
| 2021 | $3,162,679 | $2,043,235 | $1,541,729 | $53,000 | 1 | $75 |
| 2020 | $2,716,865 | $1,963,245 | $1,941,347 | $100,000 | 1 | $114 |
| 2019 | $2,619,262 | $2,017,120 | $2,077,142 | — | — | $1,449 |
About Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $325K. Net investment income was $8K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance is led by Jason Giullieti, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jason Giullieti
President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$230K (2025)
Matthew M. Shaffer
Chair
Vice Chair & Private Sector → Board Vicechair & Private Sector, 2022
Board Vicechair & Private Sector → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Scriven
Chair of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen M. Roddey
Vice President of Business Recruitment
Empl → Highest Compensated Employees, 2022
Highest Compensated Employees → Vice President of Business Recruitment, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$101K (2019) → $117K (2025)
Bob Quinn
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva L. Nance
Board Member
Trustee → Chair of Development, 2022
Chair of Development → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walt Tobin
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Neese
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Ravenell
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hope E. Rivers
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Haigler
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terrance Ford
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Johnson
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Carrigg
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Stewart Jr.
Vice Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holt Chetwood
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnnie Wright Sr.
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Werner
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaun Randall
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tushar Chikhliker
Vice Chair & Chair-Elect
Board Member → Vice Chair & Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bacon Bruce
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Jackson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anton Gunn
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Ruff
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey Lewis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Little
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesica Mackey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joesph Trainor
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mandy Brawley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merle Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Brown
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Cutler
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Warren Darby Jr.
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Brennan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (89)
- Former: Brawley Mandy (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brennan Will (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brown Peter (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Carrigg Beth (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chetwood Holt (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chikhliker Tushar (2024) — Vice Chair & Chair-Elect
- Former: Cutler Stephen (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Darby Jr Warren (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ford Terrance (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Giullieti Jason (2024) — President
- Former: Gunn Anton (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Haigler James (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jackson Anthony (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Johnson Merle (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Johnson Todd (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lewis Geoffrey (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lindsay Nelson (2024) — Former President
- Former: Little Gregory (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mackey Jesica (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nance Eva (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Neese Brad (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Pauley Douglas (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Quinn Bob (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Randall Shaun (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ravenell Johnny (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rivers Hope (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ruble Jeff (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ruff Bob (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Scriven Mark (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Shaffer Matt (2024) — Chair
- Former: Stewart Dwight (2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tobin Walt (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Trainor Joe (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Werner Kevin (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Wright Johnnie (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph A. Trainor III (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lou Kennedy (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael R. Brenan (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald L. Rhames (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tracy K. McMillin (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Bruce G. Bacon (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Benjamin Thompson (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carol Fowler (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Rickenmann (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nelson Lindsay (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Overture Walker (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tod Augsburger (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Barry Ham (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Pauley (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Foster Senn (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Ruble (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Hazel (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Guinn (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lindsey Miles (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Amridis (2023) — Board Member
- Former: David A. King (2019–2022) — Highest Compensated Employees
- Former: Harris Pastides (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: J. Barry Ham (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: James E. Hazel Jr. (2019–2022) — Chair of Finance
- Former: Michael A. Wolfe (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Dwight L. Stewart Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Johnny Ravenell (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Julian Burns (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: W. Keller Kissam (2019–2022) — Board Chairman
- Former: The Honorable Dan P. Bell (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Brittany Williams (2022) — Chair & Committee of
- Former: Lisa Burgess (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Whetstone (2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Foster Senn (2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Johnnie Wright Sr. (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Carey Adamson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: G. Michael Briggs (2019–2021) — Former President
- Former: Jim B. Apple (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: L. Ray Brooks (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Cornelius Neil (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable David K. Summers (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Henry H. Livingstoniii (2019–2021) — Vice Chair & Public Sector
- Former: The Honorable Johnnie Wright S. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Paul Livingston (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Scott Whetstone (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Stephen K. Benjamin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Steve Macdougall (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Cw Chuck Garnett (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Farmer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Pretulak (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ted Creech (2019) — Vice Chair Private Sector
- Former: Terry Gunn (2019) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable James Whitmire (2019) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Norman Jackson (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $230K, to Jason Giullieti (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
How much does Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance give each year?
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance gave $325K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 2 grants.
How large is Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance?
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance?
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbia, SC. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance operate?
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance's EIN?
Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1003750. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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