- Revenue 2024
- $5,047,186
- Expenses 2024
- $4,880,360
Program services were 91.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B012
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 116 JACKSON ST
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 IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY ENCOURAGING ADVOCCY, COLLABORATION AND FUNDING SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION.
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NORTH CAROLINA PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM (NC PRE-K) PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO ENHANCE SCHOOL READINESS FOR OVER 600 ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN 46 CLASSROOMS IN CHEROKEE, CLAY, GRAHAM, HAYWOOD, JACKSON, MACON, AND SWAIN COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE QUALLA BOUNDARY (REGION A). RISK FACTORS AND ELIGIBILITY ARE DETERMINED BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. NC PRE-K PROVIDES LICENSED TEACHERS AND STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM IN THE CLASSROOM OVER A TEN-MONTH PROGRAM PREPARING CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN. NC PRE-K QUALITY AND CAPACITY BUILDING FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PRE-K TEACHERS AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION. NC PRE-K FUNDS ARE ALSO USED TO CONTINUE TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS IN THOSE CLASSROOMS.
Expenses $3,127,286 · Grants $2,916,968
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SMART START PROGRAMMING. A NORTH CAROLINA STATE-WIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) PARENT EDUCATORS WHO PROVIDE HOME VISITS, GROUP CONNECTIONS, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTS TO 89 FAMILIES IN REGION A. SMART START DOLLARS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE REGION'S DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF 45,240 BOOKS TO OVER 3,770 CHILDREN IN REGION A. THROUGH SMART START, REGION A STAFF ALSO BEGAN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR QRIS MODERNIZATION AND THE PATHWAYS TO THE STARS IN 22 CHILDCARE CENTERS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR HELPING SITES NAVIGATE THE PATHWAYS, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALES (ERS), PERFORMING MOCK ERS ASSESSMENTS, ASSISTING WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS MANAGEMENT, CREATING AND PROVIDING TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND CHILDCARE STAFF, AS WELL AS ASSISTING SITES WITH THE SELF-STUDY PROCESS ARE NEW SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED. SMART START FUNDS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO REGION A'S NORTH CAROLINA CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.
Expenses $887,848 · Grants $103,022
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LITERACY SERVICES. REGIONAL LITERACY SERVICES THAT FALL OUT OF THE PARAMETERS OF SMART START. FUNDS WERE USED TO PROVIDE OVER 143 VISITS TO PEDIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICES IN WHICH LITERACY RESOURCE MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED BASED UPON NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE PRACTICE.
Expenses $69,149 · Grants $3,777
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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AS TEACHERS GROUP CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORT TO OVER 350 FAMILIES THROUGH THE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF REGION A. TOTAL EXPENSES: 32,347 (INCL GRANTS OF 998) HURRICANE HELENE RECOVERY. RECOVERY GRANTS PROVIDED TO 38 CENTERS FOR REPAIR OF FACILITIES, REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED MATERIALS, REPLACEMENT OF LOST REVENUE, AND SUSTAINING OPERATIONS DURING STORM RECOVERY. TOTAL EXPENSES: 353,281 (INCL GRANTS OF 324,332)
Expenses $385,628 · Grants $325,330
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.
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Shelly ForemanSHELLY FOREMAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Glenda HensleyGLENDA HENSLEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Crystal RumfeltCRYSTAL RUMFELT
SEC/TREAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Mike DrinkwaterMIKE DRINKWATER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Consuela GirtyCONSUELA GIRTY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd GoinsTODD GOINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Russ HarrisRUSS HARRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lester LaminackLESTER LAMINACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan SkaggsRYAN SKAGGS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Teresa Toms-GillespieTERESA TOMS-GILLESPIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brenda TriplettBRENDA TRIPLETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Courtney UmphlettCOURTNEY UMPHLETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kim WinterKIM WINTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff CloerJEFF CLOER
DIR (THRU 10
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tasha ForneyTASHA FORNEY
DIR (THRU 10
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deidre McMahonDEIDRE MCMAHON
DIR (THRU 10
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amanda Tanner-McGeeAMANDA TANNER-MCGEE
DIR (THRU 10
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Janice M EdgertonJANICE M EDGERTON
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $134,753
- From this org
- $134,753
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kelly P VreelandKELLY P VREELAND
CFO
- Total calculated
- $119,574
- From this org
- $119,574
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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
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2024
- Revenue
- $5,047,186
- Expenses
- $4,880,360
- Contributions
- $5,013,656
- Grants paid
- $3,349,097
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2023
- Revenue
- $5,099,891
- Expenses
- $4,905,650
- Contributions
- $5,047,628
- Grants paid
- $3,537,125
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,780,269
- Expenses
- $4,698,678
- Contributions
- $4,750,610
- Grants paid
- $3,495,691
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,242,697
- Expenses
- $4,992,236
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,476,572
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,270,255
- Expenses
- $4,268,320
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,175,211
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,380,405
- Expenses
- $4,336,460
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,158,483
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,238,453
- Expenses
- $4,170,858
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,081,539
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,259,311
- Expenses
- $4,254,862
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,011,411
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,246,914
- Expenses
- $4,175,042
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,007,175
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,209,435
- Expenses
- $4,149,982
- Assets (EOY)
- $930,566
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,107,268
- Expenses
- $3,995,397
- Assets (EOY)
- $870,577
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.
Grants made
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Haywood County Schools
$456,072
2022 NC Pre-K Services
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Jackson County Schools
$417,733
2023 NC Pre-K Services
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Swain County Schools
$400,480
2023 NC Pre-K Services
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Haywood County Schools
$391,413
2023 NC Pre-K Services
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HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS
$388,368
2024 NC PRE-K SERVICES
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Cherokee County Schools
$360,941
2023 NC Pre-K Services
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CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL
$356,624
2024 NC PRE-K SERVICES
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Jackson County Schools
$354,762
2022 NC Pre-K Services
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Swain County Schools
$343,480
2022 NC Pre-K Services
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SWAIN COUNTY SCHOOLS
$341,744
2024 NC PRE-K SERVICES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,320,214
2022 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,291,495
2024 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,288,014
2023 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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2022 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
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2024 ASSISTING PEOPLE IN NEED
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2023 OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS
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2024 TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION
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2022 ASSISTING PEOPLE IN NEED
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2023 RESILIENCE
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2023 ENCOURAGE READING
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.