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Northwest NC Community Foundation
Northwest NC Community Foundation reported $11.0 million in revenue and $3.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.00 went to program services, $5.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $465,111 (DIRECTOR, EX-OFFICIO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.7MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $465,111 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 12.62% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 286.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn compliance with its purpose of providing capital and programmatic resources to goodwill industries of northwest north carolina, inc., the foundation provided cash grants in 2024 of $3,502,000. The grants were used to fund goodwill mission service programs including career connection centers, which assists individuals in finding employment, and project re-entry, which assists individuals recently released from prision to re-enter the job market. In addition, grant monies were used to provide capital for goodwill initiatives designed to sustain mission funding
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, EX-OFFICIO Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $406,609 | $58,502 | $465,111 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwest NC Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
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Every number above is copied from Northwest NC Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northwest NC Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Northwest NC Community Foundation spent in 2024, $95.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Northwest NC Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Northwest NC Community Foundation reported that 95.0% of its $3.7 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwest NC Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwest NC Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $465,111, for the role of DIRECTOR, EX-OFFICIO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwest NC Community Foundation get its money?
Of $11.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 81.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwest NC Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-3536704 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513159349305706 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349305825 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323179349303322 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243089349301049 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143159349302414 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349305132 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-3536704: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.