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← ACTION GREENSBORO

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ACTION GREENSBORO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,261,787
Total expenses
$1,171,849
Contributions and grants received
$1,182,588
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$77,153
Other revenue
$2,046
Total assets, end of year
$7,557,937
Total liabilities, end of year
$94,965
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,462,972
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$987,700
Management and general expenses
$117,364
Fundraising expenses
$66,785
Program service expenses (Part III)
$987,700

Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $35,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $283,240

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $864,348

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $77,153 · excluded $77,153

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,488 · excluded $1,488

  • 11b · Other revenue: INCOME FROM LLC K-1

    total $558 · excluded $558

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,046

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,284 · program services $113,215 · management and general $27,973 · fundraising $34,096

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $267,442 · program services $227,458 · management and general $24,668 · fundraising $15,316

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $45,838 · program services $35,408 · management and general $5,258 · fundraising $5,172

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,728 · program services $23,736 · management and general $3,525 · fundraising $3,467

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $72,000 · program services $48,566 · management and general $17,576 · fundraising $5,858

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,341 · program services $10,348 · management and general $3,745 · fundraising $1,248

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $19,999 · program services $13,490 · management and general $4,881 · fundraising $1,628

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,391 · program services $15,672 · management and general $7,719

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,547 · program services $6,396 · management and general $3,151

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,291 · program services $29,675 · management and general $14,616

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,247 · program services $1,624 · management and general $1,623

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,847 · program services $2,423 · management and general $2,424

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $622 · program services $417 · management and general $205

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMPUS GREENSBORO

    total $245,711 · program services $245,711

  • 24b · Other expenses: YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

    total $126,179 · program services $126,179

  • 24c · Other expenses: CENTER CITY

    total $87,674 · program services $87,674

  • 24d · Other expenses: MADE IN GREENSBORO

    total $4,708 · program services $4,708

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$5,000 · program services -$5,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $154,647 · end of year $447,742

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,198,383 · end of year $1,800,182

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $142,500 · end of year $47,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $475,224 · end of year $226,357

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,620 · end of year $5,724

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,920,780

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,992

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,375,793 · end of year $4,913,788

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $30,264 · end of year $30,264

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,361 · end of year $86,380

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,840 · end of year $8,585

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,361 · end of year $86,380

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,589,713 · end of year $5,153,120

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,783,878 · end of year $2,309,852

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO IMPROVE URBAN LIVABILITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, K-12 EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, AND INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN COLLEGE AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL TALENT, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE URBAN LIVABILITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, K-12 EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, AND INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

  • CAMPUS GREENSBORO FELLOWS PROGRAM - OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY, PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FROM A POOL OF DIVERSE LOCAL CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MATCH EMERGING STUDENTS IN PARALLEL FIELDS TO MEET LOCAL INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP NEEDS.

    Expenses $522,729

  • YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - SEEKS TO CONNECT AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN GREENSBORO. PROMOTES SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS. DESIGNED TO ATTRACT, ENGAGE, AND CONNECT YOUNG ADULTS TO GREENSBORO. RECRUITS YOUNG TALENT BACK TO GREENSBORO THROUGH THE BOOMERANG GREENSBORO PROGRAM TO FUEL THE LOCAL WORKFORCE.

    Expenses $268,436

  • BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - OFFERS MULTIPLE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE GUILFORD COUNTY SALES TAX REFERENDUM ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN , AND INCLUDING SUPPORT OF FAMILY FORWARD NC.

    Expenses $186,519

  • MADE IN GREENSBORO - CREATED TO MARKET AND PROMOTE GREENSBORO WITH A MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO TELL STORIES ABOUT OUR MAKERS, I.E. INNOVATIVE THINKERS AND DOERS.

    Expenses $10,016

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sherri Thomas

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Preston Hammock

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ivan Canada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Edwards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beth Fischer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geoff Foster

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jada Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy King Quaintance

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cc Lamberth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wanda Lea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mindy Oakley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Reed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Clifford Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Victor Isler

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Trey Davis III

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James B Christensen

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $432,090
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $401,458
    Other
    $30,632
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $302,504 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $72,325 related
    Other
    $0 + $26,629 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,132 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $432,090 related

  • Cecelia Thompson

    EXECTUIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $175,284
    From this org
    $158,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,884
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,600
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,800
    Deferred
    $10,752
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,132
    Filer's total
    $175,284

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • GREENSBORO DOWNTOWN GREENWAY LLC

    GREENWAY CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS · NC · income $75,640 · assets $6,360,933

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
5 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621289349303832

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