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Apparo Solutions Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 57-1140089 Website

Provide technology guidance, advice, education and assistance through community connections and on-staff skills to nonprofit organizations.

Apparo Solutions Inc at a glance

In short: Apparo Solutions Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,137,526
-4.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Apparo Solutions Inc

Who Apparo Solutions Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Lantern Project: $10KThe Lantern Project$10KNAMI Wake County: $10KNAMI Wake County$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Lantern Project ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordRaleighCharlotte

How Apparo Solutions Inc gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Lantern Project Concord, NCMission Possible$10,000
NAMI Wake County Raleigh, NCMission Possible$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,137,526$2,175,848$2,125,963$20,0002$3,527
2024$1,190,701$1,909,539$2,202,868$20,0002$12,333
2023$1,303,289$1,686,074$1,860,562$10,0001$3,486
2022$1,336,601$1,445,609$1,552,506$10,0001$797
2021$1,407,584$1,203,109$1,142,599——$1,081
2020$1,040,905$1,320,827$1,061,864$10,0001$-7,401
2019$751,326$988,196$1,154,673——$-119

About Apparo Solutions Inc

Based on IRS filings

Apparo Solutions Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $4K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Apparo Solutions Inc is led by Kim Lanphear, CEO on every filing since 2019; 3 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kim Lanphear

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2019) → $169K (2025)

  • Kristen Reed

    Director Financial

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2025)

  • Arvy Rajasekaran

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Laurenti

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Boitnott

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Bush

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Coviello

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Slocum

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrell Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sree Ratnasinghe

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tj Felice

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Ellis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Dunlap

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Errol Restelli

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaimee Robles

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Pressley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Heckl

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Burroughs

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jocelyn De Almeida

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Barrington

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Men Tchaas Ari

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Gallagher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Graziano

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sukai Crook

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lavonne McLean

    COO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2024) → $117K (2025)

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Detlef Dohmen (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Markus Hill (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brian Bach (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Stein (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephanie Mckee (2024) — Chief Technology
  • Former: Ames Flynn (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Kerri Keller (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mark Miller (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Richard Donaldson (2019–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Meredith Dolhare (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Neelima Sharma (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Allen Kim (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Erica Smith (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dave Matthews (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Angela Woods (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brad Merlie (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brian Cesca (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Richards (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Nutini (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Ramey (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jon DeFriese (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Ledford (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Kevin O'Rourke (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mark Pieper (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Michael Keating (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Patrick McIntosh (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rob Watkins (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Stephen Hagood (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Murray (2020) — Director
  • Former: Bill Pappas (2019) — Director
  • Former: Brad Mark (2019) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Horne (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dave Brown (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rob Taylor (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kim Lanphear — CEO: $169KKim LanphearCEO$169KLavonne McLean — COO: $117KLavonne McLeanCOO$117KKristen Reed — DIR. Financi: $102KKristen ReedDIR. Financi$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Kim Lanphear (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Apparo Solutions Inc

How much does Apparo Solutions Inc give each year?

Apparo Solutions Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 2 grants.

How large is Apparo Solutions Inc?

Apparo Solutions Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is Apparo Solutions Inc?

Apparo Solutions Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Charlotte, NC. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Apparo Solutions Inc operate?

Apparo Solutions Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Apparo Solutions Inc's EIN?

Apparo Solutions Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1140089. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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