North Carolina Partnership for Children
North Carolina Partnership for Children reported $134.0 million in revenue and $133.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.34 went to program services, $2.62 to management and general costs and $0.04 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 98.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $171,808 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% 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 $134MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $134MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.3% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.5% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $171,808 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.13% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 25 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSmart start network backbone, accountability & capacity building (statewide support)ncpc serves as the statewide backbone organization for smart start's 75 local partnerships, ensuring legislatively required governance, fiscal accountability, and performance standards while equipping communities with shared tools that reduce administrative burden and strengthen local impact. In fy2025, ncpc supported network stability and effectiveness through enhanced contracting and data systems, statewide learning and collaboration, and targeted capacity-building investments that help local partnerships…
Early care & education access, quality, and workforce supports (including subsidy, wage$, and nc pre-k system support)smart start strengthens North Carolina's early care and education system by improving access, affordability, and quality of child care and early learning, and by investing in the workforce that makes high-quality care possible. In fy2025, local partnerships invested smart start funding to help families afford child care, support teacher compensation and professional development, and improve classroom quality and health/safety practicesespecially in communities facing the…
Early literacy (dolly parton's imagination library and other literacy strategies)ncpc and the smart start network promote early literacy by increasing access to books and strengthening language-rich interactions between young children and caregivers. In fy2025, smart start continued statewide implementation of dolly parton's imagination library (dpil) and other literacy supports, helping families build home libraries and routines that support school readiness.major fy2025 achievements: - dpil served 253,257 participating children and, by june 2025, delivered over 25 million books to North…
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 | $150,004 | $0 | $21,804 | $171,808 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,690 | $0 | $20,205 | $148,895 |
| CFO/ASST TREAS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $97,534 | $0 | $5,278 | $102,812 |
| ASST SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $85,770 | $0 | $16,923 | $102,693 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from North Carolina Partnership for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $554K (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–1b25 · 25 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 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- 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 4Yes
- 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 554
- Volunteers Part I, line 646
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| COHN REZNICK ADVISORY LLC Accounting and consulting | $699,855 |
| MAST EVANS & ISENHOUR LLP Accountng services | $327,368 |
| PIVIT STRATEGY LLC Onsite it services | $124,043 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to North Carolina Partnership for Children totaling $60 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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Questions people ask
How much of North Carolina Partnership for Children's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, North Carolina Partnership for Children reported that 97.3% of its $133.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does North Carolina Partnership for Children pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation North Carolina Partnership for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $171,808, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does North Carolina Partnership for Children get its money?
Of $134.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 98.5% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is North Carolina Partnership for Children a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-1850485 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, 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 202601349349306765 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349304609 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349308151 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331729349300743 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349301683 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131329349301763 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-1850485: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.