Program areas at Wegoja Foundation
.with a grant from the sc arts commission, the Wegoja Foundation offered professional development webinars to public school teachers to help them discover ways to incorporate african american history, through art, in their classroom instruction. The program offered six webinars and field studies. Httpswwwwegojaorginitiativestheco...
In collaboration with the gullah geechee chamber Foundation and the sc sea grant consortium, the Wegoja Foundation captured oral histories of gullah geechee who live along the coast for a proposed gullah geechee seafood trail.
Mellon Foundation: to build its capacity, establish an effective fundraising structure for sustainability, and to develop a preservation toolkit.
Various programs (all others)
Who funds Wegoja Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Wegoja Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Dawn M Dawson-House | Executive Director | $8,500 | 2023-11-03 |
| Olivia Thurmond | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Rick Devoe | Board Vice Chair | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Larry Watson | Board Chairman | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Marc Rapport | Board Secretary | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Financials for Wegoja Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $748,857 | $282,535 | 165% |
| Program services | $0 | $24,630 | -100% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $2,037 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $750,894 | $307,165 | 144.5% |
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Data update history
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 30, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesAfrican Americans
Characteristics
Political advocacyPartially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- PO Box 290326
- Columbia, SC 29229
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- County
- Richland County, SC
- Website URL
- wegoja.org/Â
- Phone
- (803) 665-6674
IRS details
- EIN
- 26-1280649
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2008
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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