Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,890,572

Total expenses

$1,884,251

Contributions and grants received

$603,257

Grants paid

$572,496

Program service revenue

$1,305,606

Investment income

-$19,602

Other revenue

$1,311

Total assets, end of year

$5,325,558

Total liabilities, end of year

$767,102

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,558,456

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,603,769

Management and general expenses

$243,029

Fundraising expenses

$37,453

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,603,769

Program services were 85.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SCHOLARSHIP - THE HEALTH FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS ENTERING ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN WORKING IN WILKES OR SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS PROGRAM HELPS DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY, AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS TYPICALLY PROVIDE LIVING WAGE JOBS. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND WEALTH CORRESPOND TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AS WEALTHIER PEOPLE HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. ALSO, WILKES COUNTY EXPERIENCES SHORTAGES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THIS PROVIDES AN ENTRY POINT TO RECRUIT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH, IN TURN, INCREASES ACCESS TO CARE IN OUR RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $96,962 · Grants $70,000 · Revenue $78,650

• PREVENTION - THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, PLAY, PRAY, AND LEARN HAVE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH. THE HEALTH FOUNDATION SERVES AS A CONVENER AND BACKBONE ENTITY TO DEVELOP CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORKS AS WELL AS FOSTER EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, PROMOTE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY, EDUCATE PROVIDERS, CHANGE ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY AND LEGISLATION. THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN FUNDING STRATEGIES SO THAT EVERY CHILD (AND ADULT) IS SAFE, HEALTHY, AND ABLE TO THRIVE. CURRENT FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING, ADDRESSING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ADDRESSING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

  Expenses $659,272 · Grants $270,303 · Revenue $471,902

• EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE - PEOPLE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES DUE TO SHORTAGES OF PROVIDERS AND BARRIERS TO CARE SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND COST. THE HEALTH FOUNDATION OWNS AND MANAGES A MEDICAL PARK CONVENIENTLY LOCATED WITHIN ONE-QUARTER MILE OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHICH SERVES AS A HUB OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HERE. THE ONCE DECLINING SHOPPING CENTER IS NOW A VIBRANT MEDICAL PARK WITH A VARIETY OF PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, DENTAL CARE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE SITE ALSO CONNECTS TO THE YADKIN RIVER GREENWAY AND HOSTS A PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AND AN ADULT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT ZONE. IN ADDITION, WE ENGAGE IN FUNDING STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE ACCESS TO CARE IN OTHER LOCATIONS AND THROUGH BOTH MOBILE AND TELE-MEDICINE.

  Expenses $660,810 · Grants $232,193 · Revenue $573,023

• CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF WILKES COUNTY (CACWC) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEVERE PHYSICAL ABUSE IN WILKES COUNTY, N.C. CACWC BENEFITS CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS BY: 1) PROVIDING TIMELY, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES IN A CHILD-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT; 2) REDUCING THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS THE CHILD VICTIM MUST ENDURE; 3) COORDINATING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; 4) PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF A CASE. CACWC IMPROVES THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES BY: 1) CONDUCTING OR FACILITATING FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND CHILD MEDICAL EVALUATIONS (CMES); 2) FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; 3) INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS THROUGH ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND MONTHLY CASE REVIEWS. CACWC IS ALSO ACTIVELY WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

  Expenses $186,725 · Revenue $182,031

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• SAFE SPOT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF

  $75,000

  SEE PART IV

• HOSPITALITY HOUSE

  $31,824

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY

  $30,000

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD

  $25,000

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS

  $25,000

  SEE PART IV

• NORTH WILKESBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY

  $22,226

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  $19,305

  SEE PART IV

• PLEASANT HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

  $18,000

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS

  $15,000

  SEE PART IV

• WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM INC

  $15,000

  SEE PART IV

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

13 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202323179349309252

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