Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,405,320
- Total expenses
- $5,434,950
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,578,922
- Grants paid
- $4,094,141
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $826,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,200,728
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $214,995
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $985,733
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,105,933
- Management and general expenses
- $213,681
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,115,336
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,105,933
Program services were 75.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$2,109,968
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1d · Related organizations
$769,428
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,699,526
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$455,576
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$977,048
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$2,109,968
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$589,293
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $387,755 · excluded $387,755
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$958,561
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$519,918
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $438,643 · excluded $438,643
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $4,094,141 · program services $4,094,141
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $77,057 · program services $1,269 · management and general $15,787 · fundraising $60,001
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $560,645 · program services $9,157 · management and general $110,171 · fundraising $441,317
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $42,746 · program services $644 · management and general $16,268 · fundraising $25,834
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,524 · program services $722 · management and general $11,649 · fundraising $28,153
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,639 · management and general $32,639
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,918 · fundraising $3,918
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,846 · fundraising $11,846
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17 · Travel
total $29,819 · fundraising $29,819
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $58,301 · fundraising $58,301
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $571 · fundraising $571
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23 · Insurance
total $11,813 · management and general $11,813
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24a · Other expenses: NONCASH EXPENDITURES
total $455,576 · fundraising $455,576
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24b · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES
total $15,354 · management and general $15,354
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $740,961 · end of year $554,990
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $91,857 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $334,954 · end of year $618,555
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $21,674 · end of year $4,174
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,706
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,446
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $831 · end of year $260
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $23,923 · end of year $22,749
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $147,937 · end of year $206,510
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $50,900 · end of year $8,485
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $923,506 · end of year $985,733
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $91,857 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO RAISE FUNDS AND PROVIDE GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE DIRECT NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR SOCIAL CHALLENGES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SPEEDWAY CHILDREN'S CHARITIES' PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDS AND PROVIDE GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE DIRECT NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR SOCIAL CHALLENGES.
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FUNDS WERE RAISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS, INCLUDING AUCTIONS, DINNERS, GOLF OUTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND MORE. THE FUNDS RAISED FROM THESE EVENTS ENABLED SPEEDWAY CHILDREN'S CHARITIES TO DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGNED WITH OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, SPEEDWAY CHILDREN'S CHARITIES DISTRIBUTED OVER $4 MILLION TO MORE THAN 443 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING AN ESTIMATED 333,340 CHILDREN. SINCE 1982, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER $72 MILLION IN GRANTS, HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED ACQUIRE THE TOOLS TO BUILD A BETTER, BRIGHTER, AND HEALTHIER FUTURE.
Expenses $4,105,933 · Grants $4,094,141
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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MARCUS SMITH
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
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JERRY CALDWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
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MARK FABER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
MATT GRECI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
BRIAN FLYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
BRANDON HUTCHISON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
DAVID MCGRATH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
CHRIS POWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
-
MIKE TATOIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
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GREG WALTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2 + 40 related
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CLAUDIA BYRD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $62,665
- From this org
- $56,635
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,030
- Hours/week
- 40
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JESSICA FICKENSCHER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10 + 40 related
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COREY GLASS
TREASURER & ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3 + 40 related
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LISA STARNES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 2/28/24)
- Total calculated
- $14,392
- From this org
- $13,331
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,061
- Hours/week
- 40
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
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$125,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$100,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$100,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$50,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
-
$50,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
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PROGRAM SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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AMERICAN GENERAL ADVERTISING INC
C · INACTIVE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · REAL ESTATE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · INACTIVE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · MOTORSPORTS PROMOTER · TN
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · AUTO RACING SANCTIONING BODY · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · MOTORSPORTS PROMOTER · TN
Directly controlled by DOVER MOTORSPORTS LLC
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NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY INC
C · MOTORSPORTS PROMOTER · NH
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · INACTIVE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · MANUFACTURER OF LUBRICANTS · IL
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · PAYROLL PROVIDER · NV
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · SOUVENIR VENDOR · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · VEHICLE SALES · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · MOTORSPORTS PROMOTER · NC
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C · YACHT OPERATIONS · FL
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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SPEEDWAY CONSULTING AND DESIGN INC
C · INACTIVE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · BOND GUARANTOR · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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C · INACTIVE · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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US LEGEND CARS INTERNATIONAL INC
C · MANUFACTURER OF RACE CARS · NC
Directly controlled by SONIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542309349300984
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