Charleston Wine & Food Festival

CHARLESTON, SC EIN: 20-2671674 Website

CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CHARLESTON AND THE LOWCOUNTRY'S DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONS THE REGION'S UNIQUE FOODWAYS 365 DAYS A YEAR THROUGH WORLD-RENOWNED CULINARY EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE STORIES, CREATE CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRE CURIOSITY. OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSE FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMMUNITY OF THE GREATER CHARLESTON AREA ON A NATIONAL STAGE; AND WE CREATE PROGRAMS THAT BUILD A SUSTAINABLE, VIBRANT AND CONNECTED CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$977K

-14.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$16K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$16K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$976,866$1,139,243$2,129,258
Revenue$4,568,113$4,540,393$6,737,889
Expenses$5,964,468$6,042,534$5,349,441
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$168$202$265
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$14K$19K2 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FO…$16K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ALYSSA MAUTE SMITHEXECUTIVE DI$155KLAURA KATE WHITNEYDIR OF EXPER$112K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MAMIE BUSHCHAIR6
TOMMY PRESTON JRVICE CHAIR2
RASHAUNDA GRANTSECRETARY2
JENNIFER MURRAYTREASURER2
JACQUES LARSONBOARD MEMBER1
CARRIE MOREYBOARD MEMBER1
JASON G BROWNBOARD MEMBER1
TIM DAVISBOARD MEMBER1
KEVIN MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER1
CAITLIN CHAMPBOARD MEMBER1
KEITH BENJAMINBOARD MEMBER1
TRACEY RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER1
DARTERIAN MOOREBOARD MEMBER1
ROBIN GRIFFITHBOARD MEMBER1
CHARLES CARMODYBOARD MEMBER1
ALYSSA MAUTE SMITHEXECUTIVE DI40$154,563
LAURA KATE WHITNEYDIR OF EXPER40$112,069

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Charleston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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