Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families
Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families reported $18.8 million in revenue and $9.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.36 went to program services, $18.36 to management and general costs and $8.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.1% of the total. Government grants made up 12.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $206,999 (PRESIDENT). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 230% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.2MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.3% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 12.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.6% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $206,999 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.26% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 52.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBlack Mountain Home for children, youth & families has been caring for abandoned, abused, neglected, and orphaned children in western north carolina for more than a century. Begun by presbyterian minister robert perry smith in 1904 as mountain orphanage, the home began its ministry taking in appalachian children whose parents had died or disappeared. Today, the ministry serves youth from birth through college graduation and beyond through family foster care, residential care, transitional living, and independent living
1. We consider our children to be at promise rather than at risk. 2. We care for the children entrusted to US the same way we would want our own children or grandchildren to be cared for. 3. We aim to be a model ministry that other organizations can look to US for examples of best practices in the industry
For the 2023-2024 year, Black Mountain Home for children served a total of 117 nonduplicated youth (142 total placements) campus houses and eller = 40 independent living = 18 foster care = 53 lifelong living = 01 higher education support = 05 forever home placements (pre-adoptive/adoption, reunification, kinship, guardianship, custody) = 11
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $183,614 | $0 | $23,385 | $206,999 |
| VP OF DEV & Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,038 | $0 | $11,715 | $135,753 |
| VP OF FINANC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,618 | $0 | $14,672 | $118,290 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $121K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 596
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,357
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families totaling $871K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families spent in FY2025, $73.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families reported that 73.4% of its $9.2 million in expenses went to program services, 18.4% to management and general and 8.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $206,999, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families get its money?
Of $18.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 85.1% came from contributions and grants (including 12.5% from government grants) and 5.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-0538018 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600229349300835 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520249349300322 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400309349300040 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320249349300837 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230219349300303 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110409349300716 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-0538018: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.