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Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation

501(c)(6) organization Charleston, SC EIN: 20-0836170 Website

To attract, nurture, and promote charleston's tech economy.

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$5,357,619
+7.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,749,660
-27.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$175,584
+6.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,331,708
-17.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Charleston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $10K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CDC Education Foundation Charleston, SCTech based education support in the greater charleston area$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,357,619$1,749,660$1,331,708——$175,584
2024$4,976,550$2,403,281$1,621,581$10,0001$165,410
2023$4,180,854$2,275,599$1,484,627——$103,512
2022$3,396,246$1,807,785$1,572,419——$11,022
2021$3,145,091$1,856,948$1,203,691——$14,915
2020$2,479,454$1,468,608$1,141,425$500Total only$25,508
2019$2,133,470$1,621,543$1,058,553——$-16,090

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $176K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation is led by Ernest Andrade, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ernest Andrade

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2019) → $241K (2025)

  • Todd Lant

    Chairman

    Board Member → Chairman & Treasurer, 2023

    Chairman & Treasurer → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Murphy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Yantis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Frohlich

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vernon Mathias

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Wagner

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Brewer

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Jennifer Albert (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Bryan (2022–2023) — Vice Chairman & Secretary
  • Former: Tom Wilson (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kirk King (2019–2022) — Chairman & Treasurer
  • Former: Michael Wright (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sebastian Van Delden (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Shea Harrelson (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Graham Smith (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mitchell Davis (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Will Gregg (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman & Secretary

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

Ernest Andrade — Executive Director: $241KErnest AndradeExecutive Director$241K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $241K, to Ernest Andrade (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation

How large is Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation?

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation?

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Charleston, SC. It holds $5.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation operate?

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation's EIN?

Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0836170. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)

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