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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIVENS ESTATES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$103,443,220
Total expenses
$82,609,413
Contributions and grants received
$3,107,362
Grants paid
$1,435,152
Program service revenue
$82,693,125
Investment income
$8,652,017
Other revenue
$8,990,716
Total assets, end of year
$416,171,400
Total liabilities, end of year
$292,795,542
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$123,375,858
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$73,156,369
Management and general expenses
$9,453,044
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$73,156,369

Program services were 88.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,107,362

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,277

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Residential Revenue

    total $53,703,064 · related or exempt $53,703,064

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Long-term Care Revenue

    total $17,373,952 · related or exempt $17,373,952

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Assisted Living Revenue

    total $4,665,289 · related or exempt $4,665,289

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Food Services Revenue

    total $4,036,902 · related or exempt $4,036,902

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Other Resident Revenue

    total $2,614,813 · related or exempt $2,614,813

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $299,105 · related or exempt $299,105 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,237,689 · excluded $3,237,689

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,404,217

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets -$10,111

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,404,217 · other assets $10,111

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,414,328 · excluded $5,414,328

  • 11a · Other revenue: Hurricane Insurance Proceeds

    total $7,500,000 · excluded $7,500,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue

    total $1,490,716 · excluded $1,490,716

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,990,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,123,613 · program services $1,123,613

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $311,539 · program services $311,539

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,532,203 · management and general $1,532,203

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $29,979,493 · program services $25,655,726 · management and general $4,323,767

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $992,111 · program services $807,742 · management and general $184,369

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,195,035 · program services $3,415,451 · management and general $779,584

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,128,981 · program services $1,733,342 · management and general $395,639

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,356 · management and general $23,356

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,031 · management and general $2,031

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,614,369 · program services $3,560,883 · management and general $53,486 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,473,279 · program services $116,847 · management and general $1,356,432

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,944,549 · program services $3,731,016 · management and general $213,533

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,311,006 · program services $1,311,006

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,177,215 · program services $4,177,215

  • 17 · Travel

    total $184,909 · program services $176,824 · management and general $8,085

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,904,816 · program services $2,904,816

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,824,975 · program services $10,824,975

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $781,778 · program services $292,133 · management and general $489,645

  • 24a · Other expenses: Hurricane Expenses

    total $9,114,326 · program services $9,114,326

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSE

    total $2,419,160 · program services $2,419,160

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $645,757 · program services $645,757

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $302,205 · program services $302,205

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $622,707 · program services $531,793 · management and general $90,914 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $502,995 · end of year $332,330

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,051,222 · end of year $46,326,172

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $380,930 · end of year $307,780

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,406,907 · end of year $17,895,752

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,165,470 · end of year $1,099,300

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

    $345,316,926

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

    $103,355,205

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $227,196,419 · end of year $241,961,721

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $116,413,627 · end of year $106,327,379

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,365,069 · end of year $455,023

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,485,808 · end of year $1,465,943

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,077,163 · end of year $18,911,922

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $163,737,954 · end of year $172,265,070

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $87,796,177 · end of year $84,480,741

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $15,916,130 · end of year $14,879,449

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,816,338 · end of year $2,258,360

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $89,809,400 · end of year $109,434,032

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,815,285 · end of year $13,941,826

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITIES, SERVICES, AND OUTREACH CORE VALUES OUR CORE VALUES ARE COMMITMENT, CARING, COURAGE AND COLLABORATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VISION STATEMENT: EXPANDING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR AGING

  • Givens Life Ministries serves as the outreach and community impact arm of Givens Communities, extending the organization's mission beyond its campuses to older adults and families across Western North Carolina. In addition to providing housing, support, and health and wellness services for approximately 1,450 seniors across four campuses, Givens Life Ministries reaches thousands of additional individuals annually through community-based programs that promote health, independence, and dignity for people of all economic levels. Through partnerships and charitable support, the ministry offers a broad range of services, including wellness and health education, medication assistance, nutritious meal sites, diabetes and chronic disease management programs, and a community nurse who helps lower-income residents navigate the healthcare system. This work is supported through philanthropic contributions, endowment earnings, and operating revenues, ensuring that Givens' commitment to compassionate service, wellness, and aging with dignity extends well beyond its residential communities.

    Expenses $73,156,369 · Grants $1,435,152 · Revenue $82,693,125

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Adam K Ennis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Alfred J Whitesides Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Alisa J Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Charles L Frederick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Charles Pine

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Connie B Martin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David C Whilden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Donna A Broadwell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Doris P Loomis Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dr Kelli R Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dr Margaret A Kuhn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • F Patrick McGuire

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • G Edward Towson II

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gerald H Meyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Horace S Jennings

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joseph P McGuire

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Judy L Phillips

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kemper W Brown Sr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kenneth W Swayze Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Larry B Harris

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Murphy Horne Fletcher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rebekah M Lowe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rev Karen L Easter Bayne

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rev Mary W Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rev R Keith Turman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rev Robert E Shepherd

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rev W Mark Ralls

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert C Roberts

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert M McKown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Russell Moxley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sarah-Ann Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Suzanne E Landis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Suzanne M Sutherland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • William Mance

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Allen Squires

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $439,361
    From this org
    $406,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,203
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $341,523
    Bonus
    $43,432
    Other
    $21,203
    Deferred
    $17,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,300
    Filer's total
    $439,361
  • Kevin Schwab

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $587,235
    From this org
    $500,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,060
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $450,810
    Bonus
    $48,537
    Other
    $828
    Deferred
    $63,708
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $587,235
  • Scott Farkas

    COO

    Total calculated
    $291,425
    From this org
    $240,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,852
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,853
    Bonus
    $4,396
    Other
    $324
    Deferred
    $27,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $291,425
  • Ken Kramer

    Executive Director - Givens Highland Farms

    Total calculated
    $275,100
    From this org
    $218,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,130
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,072
    Bonus
    $16,070
    Other
    $828
    Deferred
    $32,778
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $275,100
  • Kirsten Cone

    Executive Director - GE

    Total calculated
    $186,451
    From this org
    $166,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,124
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,082
    Bonus
    $840
    Other
    $405
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,124
    Filer's total
    $186,451
  • Brian Guengerich

    VP Development

    Total calculated
    $191,051
    From this org
    $160,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,275
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,476
    Bonus
    $14,940
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $6,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $191,051
  • Christian Grunder

    VP HR

    Total calculated
    $202,993
    From this org
    $168,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,139
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,740
    Bonus
    $3,790
    Other
    $324
    Deferred
    $10,787
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $202,993
  • David Kerestes

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $196,671
    From this org
    $162,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,803
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,313
    Bonus
    $1,015
    Other
    $540
    Deferred
    $10,451
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,352
    Filer's total
    $196,671
  • Neal Lail

    VP Marketing

    Total calculated
    $211,813
    From this org
    $204,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,595
    Bonus
    $17,590
    Other
    $1,548
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,080
    Filer's total
    $211,813
  • Ricky Foor

    VP IT

    Total calculated
    $190,575
    From this org
    $160,365
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,210
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,735
    Bonus
    $3,090
    Other
    $540
    Deferred
    $5,168
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,042
    Filer's total
    $190,575

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

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
Officers receive a bonus to pay for taxes associated with the 162 life insurance plan.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
The Minister receives a housing allowance.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
The individuals below received the following amounts in 457(f) plans. -Kevin Schwab: $45,900 -Allen Squires: $2,530 -Scott Farkas: $12,500 -Ken Kramer: $20,000

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

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.

  • LIFEMINISTRIES OUTREACH LLC

    EDUCATING LOW-INCOME SENIORS TO ACCESS NEEDED HEALTH AND AGING SERVICES · NC · income $299,000 · assets $722,993

    Directly controlled by Givens Estates Inc

  • GIVENS HIGHLAND FARMS LLC

    Senior Living and Care · NC · income $31,727,211 · assets $131,229,453

    Directly controlled by Givens Estates Inc

  • Givens Gerber Park II LLC

    Senior Living and Care · NC · income $2,784,502 · assets $12,872,905

    Directly controlled by Givens Estates Inc

  • Givens Choice

    home care · NC · income $1,180,515 · assets $5,589,346

    Directly controlled by Givens Estates Inc

  • GERBER PARK OF ASHEVILLE LLC

    Real Estate - Rental · NC · income $2 · assets -$279

    Directly controlled by Givens Estates Inc

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • Gerber Park of Asheville III

    Excluded · Real Estate - Rental · NC · 49% owned · general or managing partner

  • THE SENIOR RESIDENCS AT LAKE JUNALUSKA LP

    Excluded · Senior Living and Care · NC · 99.99% owned · share of income -$243,271 · share of assets $0 · general or managing partner

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503179349309285

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