Totals
- Total revenue
- $655,440
- Total expenses
- $418,948
- Contributions and grants received
- $594,653
- Grants paid
- $49,125
- Program service revenue
- $59,790
- Investment income
- $732
- Other revenue
- $265
- Total assets, end of year
- $445,317
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $445,317
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $340,443
- Management and general expenses
- $75,972
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,533
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $340,443
Program services were 81.3% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$10,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$28,392
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$556,261
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Revenue
total $59,790 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $732 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $732
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $265 · related or exempt $265 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$265
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $49,125 · program services $49,125
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $58,127 · program services $49,989 · management and general $7,557 · fundraising $581
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $178,546 · program services $154,268 · management and general $23,389 · fundraising $889
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $19,651 · program services $17,394 · management and general $2,145 · fundraising $112
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,172 · program services $2,172 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,275 · program services $0 · management and general $6,275 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $44,472 · program services $27,565 · management and general $16,907 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,423 · program services $3,556 · management and general $2,813 · fundraising $54
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,920 · program services $11,148 · management and general $3,742 · fundraising $30
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14 · Information technology
total $6,103 · program services $2,008 · management and general $3,982 · fundraising $113
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16 · Occupancy
total $12,000 · program services $9,600 · management and general $2,400 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $9,208 · program services $6,389 · management and general $2,636 · fundraising $183
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,727 · program services $2,350 · management and general $74 · fundraising $303
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23 · Insurance
total $4,248 · program services $1,894 · management and general $2,232 · fundraising $122
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24a · Other expenses: Automobile Expenses
total $857 · program services $708 · management and general $3 · fundraising $146
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24b · Other expenses: Continuing Education
total $1,179 · program services $904 · management and general $275 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Other Expenses
total $2,915 · program services $1,373 · management and general $1,542 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $136,520 · end of year $339,806
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $64,988 · end of year $100,185
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$23,669
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$19,579
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,817 · end of year $4,090
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $500 · end of year $1,236
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $82,019 · end of year $173,765
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $126,806 · end of year $271,552
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
True Ridge provides bilingual services to assist families toward safety and self-support.
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General Advocacy Program: We provide direct services such as case management and court accompaniment, as well referral services to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in Henderson County, NC. We also serve as a liaison with local law enforcement agencies for the general Hispanic community and assist its members in navigating the US social and legal systems by providing bilingual translation and interpretation services. We seek to integrate and strengthen our community by encouraging its members toward self-sufficiency. During 2024 we managed 1580 cases (most related to Tropical Storm Helene disaster relief services), made 420 referrals, provided 123.5 hours of interpretation and 34 hours of translation services, and provided 49 court accompaniments.
Expenses $340,443 · Grants $49,125 · Revenue $59,790
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Education Program (La Promesa): We provide Hispanic students assistance and guidance with higher education needs such as college applications, FAFSA completion, RDS issues and adult continuing education. Our program extends financial assistance for both direct academic (tuition, books, supplies) and indirect costs (housing, food, transportation). In 2024, the program served approximately 113 students and provided $13,250 in direct and indirect monetary assistance.
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Health Program: True Ridges health program promotes wellness through education and prevention, providing the Hispanic community with referrals for both physical and behavioral health concerns. In 2024, we made 40 behavioral health referrals for mental health. Family Immigration Program: The Family Immigration Program mission is to provide affordable immigration legal representation to residents of Western North Carolina. The program began in 2023 due to the need for low-bono immigration representation in our area. In 2024 we had 208 consultations, 200 referrals, and 200 hours of interpretation services. Our clients are 95% Hispanic, 2% European, 1% African, 1% Asian, and 1% from New Zealand
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Melisa S Escobar
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $58,127
- From this org
- $58,127
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 38
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Edward McCammon
Co-Founder/Board Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Erica Van Autreve
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Dee Redwine
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Sissi Carroll
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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J Austin Watson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542139349300419
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