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Buncombe County Partnership

ASHEVILLE, NC EIN: 56-1942178 Website

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNTIY TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BEGINNING AT BIRTH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

-2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$223K

-36.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

-4.4% YoY

About Buncombe County Partnership

Based on IRS filings

Buncombe County Partnership is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in ASHEVILLE, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $223K. Net investment income was $11K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ArdenAshevilleBlack MountainCandlerColumbusFairviewLeicesterSwannanoaWebster

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,109,510$1,137,370$389,048
Revenue$6,632,007$6,897,160$5,375,139
Expenses$6,679,704$6,138,202$5,271,301
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$10,635$16,905$2,272
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$139K$277K$416K$554K26 grants202028 grants202123 grants202224 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GRANTS BELOW 5000$66KSPROUTS EARLY LEARNING A…$25KEAST ASHEVILLE ACADEMY INC$18KCOMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTU…$13KELIADA CHILD DEVELOPMENT$13KYMCA OF WESTERN NC$12KCHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL…$12KEVOLVE$10KVERNER CENTER FOR EARLY …$9KMISSION HOSPITALS CHILD …$8K

Grant Size Distribution

117 grants across all recorded years

110<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Buncombe County Partnership

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

AMY BARRYEXECUTIVE DI$98KCAREY PRICEFINANCE DIRE$85K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMY BARRYEXECUTIVE DI37.5$97,794
CAREY PRICEFINANCE DIRE37.5$84,721
NATASHA ADWATERSSECRETARY1
MARY ARNOLDDIRECTOR1
TURKESSA BATENDIRECTOR1
BRANDON BECKERDIRECTOR1
DEBORAH CALHOUNDIRECTOR1
KAREN MILLER COWANDIRECTOR1
JOSEPH FOXDIRECTOR1
REV SPENCER ELLIS HARDAWAYDIRECTOR1
PHILLIP HARDINTREASURER1
ERIN LEONARDVICE-CHAIR1
ANNE MARIE LESTERDIRECTOR1
CHRISTINE MALLOYDIRECTOR1
SUSAN PEELEDIRECTOR1
RACHEL SHELTONDIRECTOR1
NIKITA SMARTDIRECTOR1
ANDREA STORCKDIRECTOR1
JEWEL TAVENERDIRECTOR1
APRIL WRIGHTDIRECTOR1
CARMEN YBARRACHAIR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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