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BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

EIN 58-1685536 ASHEVILLE, NC

Revenue 2024
$2,172,720
Expenses 2024
$1,701,194

Program services were 91.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
175 BINGHAM RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations and other foundations for the purpose of providing additional resources to Buncombe County Schools educators, staff, and students.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations and other foundations for the purpose of supporting education in the Buncombe County School System.

  • 1. Program Support-(Educators and System Supports) New Teacher Program - Funds dedicated to supporting our new teachers in BCS. This includes Beginning Teach Support as well. *Teacher of the Year - Provide $2000, courtesy of HomeTrust Bank to the Teacher of the year. *Principal of the Year - Provide $2000, courtesy of First Citizens Bank to the Principal of the Year. *Inchy Book Machines- Donors provided book vending machines along with books to 10 of our schools. This donation was lifechanging for students as they are able to select four books per year and build a personal library collection. All students received birthday books and then set three goals so they could earn three additional books. We look forward to next year as they will donate to 10 additional schools.

    Expenses $1,551,164 · Grants $1,429,133 · Revenue $12,791

  • *BCS Bookmobile - Provides books and literacy lessons to our students, community preschools, and community events. It is a joy to introduce and extend literacy to young children. The foundation provides $3,500 each year to support operational expenses. *BCS Resource Center - BCSF is the fiscal agent for funds from Buncombe County Government and Dogwood Health Trust, and others to support the BCS Resource Center. The resource center serves homeless students and their families. *Education Celebration - Each year we celebrate out Teachers of the Year, Principal of the Year, BCSF Grant winners, community partner, Learning Society Members BCSF and BCS Boards and staff in May. This event allows us to celebrate our work for the year. *Military Ball - This joint opportunity promotes students in our JROTC and ROTC programs. This gala celebrates the work of our outstanding students and their leadership talents. *Top Scholars Celebration - The foundation provided funds to help celebrate the 2025 BCS Top Scholars. One hundred and nine (109) students were honored for their outstanding academic accomplishments. They celebrated with their families and guests.

  • 2. Innovative Grant Support *Innovative Educator Grants - Whether it was a grant related to the Arts, Physical Education, the schools and the central office, our grant writers did an outstanding job articulating how their students would learn and grow. In 2024-25 these funds were directed to Hurricane Helene Relief. *BCSF also works with the six traditional high school on the Paddison Grants. These funds are available each year due to a large donation. Schools receive between $18,000 and $25,000 each year to enhance learning in their schools. 3. Scholarship Support Student Scholarships - BCS is proud to provide a robuse scholarship program. With over 63 named scholarships which are funded through private donors, our BCSF Scholarship program will provide over $500,000 this year to BCS Graduates. BCSF implemented an online platform where we had over 363 applicants. We appreciate our 79 readers who were charged with reading 854 individual scholarship specific applications. This was a tall task, but they did it! For this fiscal school year, we are proud to offer 10-$1,000 scholarships for students who had family working in BCS. We thank all our scholarship donors, school counselors, and readers for their time and support of our scholarships. *** Hurricane Helen Relief In addition to our three priorities, this year brought an extra challenge- Hurricane Helene. Through donations from generous donors (some local, some in NC, and across our nation) we received over $300,000 in funds to help our students, staff and schools. We were proud to present over 500 BCS colleagues $75,000 to assist them in their recovery efforts. Through donations we were able to provide $222,293.74 to BCS schools for students, staff and school recovery. When BCS schools opened, $45,000 in grants were used to pay expenses for counselors who came across the state to be there for our schools.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Christy Cheek

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $45,448
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $45,448
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    29

  • Alex Diez

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dana Jones

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Plemmons

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Fairley Patton

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan Anderson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Glenda Bailey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Begley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Bryant

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victoria Dunkle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shelia Elingburg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Napolean Spencer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Roberts

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candie Sellers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Sizemore

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Ferrill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stanley Wheless

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenda Weinert

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,172,720
    Expenses
    $1,701,194
    Contributions
    $1,671,009
    Grants paid
    $1,429,133
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,158,157
    Expenses
    $986,613
    Contributions
    $943,630
    Grants paid
    $510,536
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $749,797
    Expenses
    $832,389
    Contributions
    $643,999
    Grants paid
    $332,734

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,485,817
    Expenses
    $878,026
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,741,300

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,007,999
    Expenses
    $910,611
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,505,556

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $436,245
    Expenses
    $497,926
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,865,875

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $515,981
    Expenses
    $540,571
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,871,671

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $493,651
    Expenses
    $775,423
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,828,578

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $606,249
    Expenses
    $721,398
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,822,924

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $852,206
    Expenses
    $786,341
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,571,670

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $561,545
    Expenses
    $730,919
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,600,075

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $563,847
    Expenses
    $560,227
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,787,642

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $586,378
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,342,619

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.