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The C W Williams Community Health Center

Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1262478 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The C W Williams Community Health Center reported $13.6 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.80 went to program services, $16.20 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.3% of the total. Government grants made up 66.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $373,968 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 121% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
83.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.2%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
70.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
66.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
29.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$373,968$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.48%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
18.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1288.9%

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 expense
$9.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Provide comprehensive quality health care primarily to the medical underserved population in the Charlotte area

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$373,968$0$0$373,968

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The C W Williams Community Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $374K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2023FY2024FY2025$14M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$14M$11M83.8%$16M$373,968
FY2024 ⓘ$13M$7.7M82.0%$14M—
FY2023 ⓘ$8.6M$6.1M84.3%$8.0M$289,853
FY2021 ⓘ$7.6M$5.5M88.4%$4.4M$219,367
FY2020 ⓘ$6.2M$5.0M88.5%$2.3M$186,078

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5109

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The C W Williams Community Health Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The C W Williams Community Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The C W Williams Community Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, The C W Williams Community Health Center reported that 83.8% of its $10.8 million in expenses went to program services, 16.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The C W Williams Community Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The C W Williams Community Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $373,968, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The C W Williams Community Health Center get its money?

Of $13.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 70.3% came from contributions and grants (including 66.4% from government grants) and 29.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The C W Williams Community Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-1262478 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 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 March 31, 2025, object 202512399349301116 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202532169349300708 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202410199349300431 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202200419349300545 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202013459349301311 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 56-1262478: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.