Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,285,476

Total expenses

$8,015,838

Contributions and grants received

$1,428,962

Grants paid

$2,030,725

Program service revenue

$1,339,320

Investment income

$479,662

Other revenue

$37,532

Total assets, end of year

$12,983,649

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,166,738

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$11,816,911

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,427,306

Management and general expenses

$1,437,523

Fundraising expenses

$151,009

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,427,306

Program services were 80.2% 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 · 2023

• EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: MDC SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND INCREASE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. WE WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS, AND COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.GREAT EXPECTATIONS: MDC SERVES AS THE ACTIVATING AGENCY FOR THE KATE B. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST'S GREAT EXPECTATIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, A $40 MILLION, 10-YEAR INVESTMENT FOCUSED ON ENSURING CHILDREN IN FORSYTH COUNTY ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN AND LEAVE SET FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE - REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, LOCATION, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.LEARNING FOR EQUITY: A NETWORK FOR SOLUTIONS (LENS-NC): MDC HAS PARTNERED WITH OAK FOUNDATION, UNDER THEIR LEARNING DIFFERENCES PROGRAMME, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND TO ADVANCE STRONGER POLICY AND PRACTICE BY BUILDING A LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA CALLED LENS-NC.HOME-BASED CHILD CARE (HBCC): A VITAL AND VALUED PART OF THE EARLY CHILDHOODSYSTEM THROUGH TWO INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVES: A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE OF HBCC NETWORKS AND A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF PROVIDERS CALLED HAVEN. THESE PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY AND VOICE OF THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE INEQUITIES OF NC'S CHILD CARE SYSTEM.

  Expenses $1,840,525 · Grants $801,750 · Revenue $492,648

• RURAL PROSPERITY AND INVESTMENT: MDC AMPLIFIES THE VOICE, CAPACITY, AND POWER OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WHILE STRENGTHENING AND NETWORKING THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.RURAL FORWARD: CREATED IN 2014 TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT, CLINICAL, AND HUMAN SERVICE SECTORS WITHIN THE KATE B. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST'S HEALTHY PLACES NC (HPNC) INITIATIVE, RURAL FORWARD CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HPNC COUNTIES, AND EXPANDED OUR SERVICES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, THE US SOUTH, AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. NO MATTER SCOPE, WE ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COALITIONS WITH THE CAPACITY BUILDING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, COACHING, FACILITATION, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THEY NEED TO: STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS AS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TO VISION AND MANAGE EFFECTIVELY; BUILD THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND NETWORK EFFORTS WITHIN AND BEYOND THE COUNTY THAT PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF RURAL NC.NORTH CAROLINA INCLUSIVE DISASTER RECOVERY NETWORK (NCIDR): NCIDR IS A COLLABORATIVE OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING AVENUES FOR COMMUNITY VOICE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN A DISASTER RECOVERY SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE NETWORK IS A WAY FOR STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE GOOD ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN ON-THE-GROUND DISASTER RECOVERY. RURAL FORWARD SERVES AS THE CONVENER AND FACILITATOR FOR NCIDR.RURAL LEAD: FUNDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, RURAL LEAD IS DESIGNED TO HELP FUNDERS AND THE FIELD OF STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN HELPING RURAL PLACES UNDERSTAND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT RURAL LEADERSHIP. MDC IS THE REGIONAL, SOUTHEASTERN PARTNER FOR RURAL LEAD, BUILDING ON OUR LONG HISTORY OF ADVANCING RURAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HELPING FOUNDATIONS LEARN WHAT LEADERS ARE STRUGGLING WITH; WHAT THEY SEE AS NEEDS AND GAPS; AND WHAT THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PLAYERS AND FUNDERS COULD BE.

  Expenses $1,916,255 · Grants $577,000 · Revenue $493,970

• EQUITY CENTERED PHILANTHROPY AND LEADERSHIP: MDC HELPS LEADERS AND INSTITUTIONS INVEST RESOURCES TO CREATE EQUITABLE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOUNDATIONS AND GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY DEVELOP THE FOCUS, STRATEGY, CAPACITY, AND CULTURE THE SOUTH REQUIRES TO REDUCE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY.EQUITY CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND THE EQUITY CENTERED LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: IN 2004, MDC BEGAN TO WORK DEEPLY WITH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR STAFF OF FOUNDATIONS TO EXAMINE HOW THEY COULD REFOCUS THEIR ACTIVITIES AND DEPLOY THEIR ASSETS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF FAIRNESS AND OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CALLED THE RESULTING PROCESS PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY. INSPIRED BY PAUL YLVISAKER'S NOTION OF PHILANTHROPY AS SOCIETY'S "PASSING GEAR AND INFORMED BY THE CONCEPT OF"REFLECTIVE PRACTICE" AS DEVELOPED BY DONALD A. SCHN, PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT TO MOVE WISELY INTO THE FUTURE REQUIRES DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT. MDC EXPANDED ITS PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY PRACTICE IN 2020 WITH CREATION OF THE PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY INSTITUTE, A COHORT OF FOUR GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING UPON THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF PASSING GEAR PRACTICES TO HELP THEM MOVE MORE OF THEIR INVESTMENTS UPSTREAM TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE OUR WORK BEGAN NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO. FOR THIS REASON, PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY HAS EVOLVED INTO EQUITY CENTERED PHILANTHROPY, WHICH SEEKS TO SUPPORT A RELATIONAL, ETHICAL, AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES THE SYSTEMIC IMPACT OF RACIAL EQUITY AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ECONOMIC, GENDER, AND OTHER TYPES OF EQUITY.AUTRY FELLOWSHIP: EACH YEAR, MDC RECRUITS A TALENTED AND PASSIONATE RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE FOR A ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ALONGSIDE MDC STAFF ON A RANGE OF PROJECTS ADDRESSING PRESSING ISSUES OF EQUITY IN THE SOUTH. THE AUTRY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF AND PERPETUATES THE WORK OF THE LATE GEORGE B. AUTRY, FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF MDC.

  Expenses $1,907,588 · Grants $550,000 · Revenue $217,469

• STATE OF THE SOUTH: FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, MDC'S LANDMARK STATE OF THE SOUTH REPORT HAS BEEN A MAJOR RESOURCE AND REFERENCE FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS, OFFERING RIGOROUS, INSIGHTFUL VIEWS OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE TWIN LENSES OF EQUITY AND COMPETITIVENESS. IT HAS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, A KEY TO ACHIEVING MDC'S MISSION OF EQUIPPING SOUTHERN INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY; IT IS A TOOL MDC USES TO MOVE FROM THOUGHT TO ACTION. RECENTLY, WE RE-ENVISIONED THE STATE OF THE SOUTH AND EXPANDED UPON TRADITIONAL QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS TO WEAVE TOGETHER COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS (IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL), ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, ONLINE CONTENT, AND A SERIES OF REPORTS TO EXPLORE HOW - AND IF SOUTHERNERS ARE RECKONING WITH THIS MOMENT OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL UPHEAVAL. ECONOMIC SECURITY AND MOBILITY: MDC HELPS DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT CHANGE SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY AND EDUCATION-TO-CAREER SUCCESS. THESE PROGRAMS ENABLE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO WEATHER HARD TIMES AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC PROGRESS. FOR INDIVIDUALS, THAT MEANS GAINING ACCESS TO WORK SUPPORTS THAT EMPOWER THEM TO RISE OUT OF POVERTY WITH RESOURCES TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES, GROW THEIR SAVINGS, AND STAY IN SCHOOL. FOR COMMUNITIES, IT MEANS BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND SUPPORTING FRONT LINE, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO REACH PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS AVAILABLE TO THEM.SOUTHERN PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE DEBT (SPRD): MDC IS A NATIONAL PARTNER OF THE SRPD INITIATIVE, SPONSORED BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION. SPRD IS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 20 STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING THROUGHOUT ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS TO TACKLE CONSUMER DEBT ISSUES THAT PERPETUATE WEALTH AND INCOME INEQUALITY.BUILD UP INITIATIVE: THE BUILD UP INITIATIVE BRINGS THE INNOVATIVE INTEGRATED SERVICES DELIVERY NETWORK APPROACH TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND BUILDS UP COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR USING INTEGRATED SERVICES DELIVERY(ISD). THIS IS A PROVEN APPROACH FOR BUNDLING WORK, HEALTH, AND INCOME SUPPORTS; EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT; AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COACHING. THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO BUILD AN ISD NETWORK IS GUILFORD COUNTY, NC, WITH UNITED WAY OF GREATER GREENSBORO SERVING AS THE COORDINATING ORGANIZATION AND WORKING WITH DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS. MDC HAS ADDED ISD NETWORKS IN DURHAM, NC AND ST. PAUL, MN.

  Expenses $762,938 · Grants $101,975 · Revenue $172,765

As filed on the 2023 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. 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

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

• HAYTI REBORN JUSTICE MOVEMENT

  $101,975

  METLIFE ECONOMIC SECURITY AND MOBILITY

• COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INC

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• BERTIE COUNTY YMCA

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• EMPOWERED PARENTS IN COMMUNITY

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• CARE SHARE HEALTH ALLIANCE INC

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• FINANCIAL PATHWAYS OF PIEDMONT INC

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• CAROLINA HUMAN REINVESTMENT

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• LOWCOUNTRY YOUTH SERVICE

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• ROBESON COUNTY CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

• MIDLANDS FATHERHOOD COALITION

  $100,000

  INVESTING IN LEADERS OF COLOR

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

4 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202520979349301212

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