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MEDASSIST OF MECKLENBURG

EIN 56-2018957 CHARLOTTE, NC

Revenue 2024
$53,016,520
Expenses 2024
$52,817,057

Program services were 98.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P81
Classification
1000
Street
4428 TAGGART CREEK RD STE 101

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

NC MedAssist is a nonprofit pharmacy program providing access to lifesaving prescription medications, client support, advocacy and other services to poor, vulnerable, and uninsured North Carolina residents.

  • NC MedAssist is a nonprofit pharmacy program that provides access to lifesaving prescription medications, over the counter (OTC) medicines, patient support, advocacy, and related services to poor, vulnerable, and uninsured residents across North Carolina. During the reporting year, NC MedAssist advanced its mission through expanded partnerships, improved operational efficiency, and enhanced patient-centered programming aligned with Year 2 of its strategic plan. Within the Free Pharmacy Program, NC MedAssist continued to respond to industry-wide changes as pharmaceutical manufacturers increasingly removed donated brand-name medications from patient assistance programs. As a result, the organization absorbed rising costs to procure generic alternatives, while implementing cost-saving sourcing strategies that generated up to $100,000 in savings and expanded the availability of inhalers and other essential medications on formulary. The enrollment team achieved 100% SHIIP counseling certification, strengthening support for Medicare-eligible patients navigating coverage and cost-saving options.Through the Mobile Free Pharmacy (MFP) and Free OTC Store programs, NC MedAssist distributed more than $7.4 million in OTC medications to low-income individuals and families, serving over 42,000 people statewide. OTC medicines were received through partnerships with organizations such as Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and numerous corporate and community donors. Research indicates that every $1 in OTC medicine provided prevents approximately $6 in downstream healthcare costs, reinforcing the programs significant cost-avoidance impact. Strategic partnerships also enabled expanded access to womens health screenings, vaccinations, food distribution, and disaster relief services.NC MedAssist strengthened community engagement and patient voice by launching a statewide Community Advisory Committee, hosting its first patient focus group, and implementing language access enhancements to improve medication understanding and adherence. The organization also distributed 2,598 units of Narcan through a pilot program in partnership with Mecklenburg County Alliance Health and other collaborators, addressing urgent public health needs.The Transitional Jobs Program (TJP) continued to provide paid, work-based learning opportunities for individuals facing long-term unemployment or barriers to employment. Participants developed social, business, and customer service skills to support successful workforce reentry. Additionally, NC MedAssists social workers and pharmacy teams provided over 5,600 referrals addressing social drivers of health, including smoking cessation, substance use support, housing instability, and access to care.Through these combined efforts, NC MedAssist dispensed more than $39 million prescription & more than $7 million OTC medications in value to the community and achieved over $100 million in estimated healthcare cost avoidance, while expanding access, improving efficiency, and strengthening community partnerships in alignment with its strategic goals.

    Expenses $51,946,265

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Dustin Allen

    Chief Operating

    Total calculated
    $168,816
    From this org
    $162,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,120
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,196
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,120
    Filer's total
    $168,816

  • Brenda Vass

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $147,206
    From this org
    $141,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,120
    Hours/week
    40

  • Todd Wells

    Imm. Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Magennis

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeremy Jacobs

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay Vora

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cole Wilson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Ghurtskaia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Iris Phillips

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevin Kendrick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kuldip Patel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Natalie Galdos

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $53,016,520
    Expenses
    $52,817,057
    Contributions
    $52,740,417
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $66,268,245
    Expenses
    $66,548,836
    Contributions
    $66,141,844
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $73,752,586
    Expenses
    $74,725,880
    Contributions
    $73,738,779
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $71,421,311
    Expenses
    $68,994,590
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,976,938

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,421,883
    Expenses
    $69,307,130
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,618,612

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $83,036,652
    Expenses
    $81,579,374
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,150,262

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $77,439,678
    Expenses
    $77,888,307
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,310,793

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,441,990
    Expenses
    $71,862,581
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,718,009

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $56,771,078
    Expenses
    $57,010,496
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,145,626

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $43,656,186
    Expenses
    $43,814,907
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,314,899

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,472,544
    Expenses
    $36,396,010
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,442,807

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,953,291
    Expenses
    $22,810,162
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,340,334

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $23,344,745
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,201,860

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • NC Medassist LLC

    Non-profit pharmacy · NC

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.