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Carolinas CARE Partnership

Foundation · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 31-1768358 Website

To seek justice through health and housing.

Key facts about Carolinas CARE Partnership

In short: Carolinas CARE Partnership gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $121K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
31-1768358
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,088,097
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$120,900
Median grant
$95,655
Total assets
$3,368,940
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.4M

-10.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+94.5% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$121K

+94.5% YoY

How Carolinas CARE Partnership gives

  • Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

About Carolinas CARE Partnership

Based on IRS filings

Carolinas CARE Partnership is a nonprofit organization focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 9 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

CharlotteGastoniaBelmontMatthewsCharlottteRock HillHuntersvilleLexingtonSalisbury

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M13 grants202013 grants202111 grants202210 grants20239 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

House of Mercy: $287KHouse of Mercy$287KRAO Community Health: $219KRAO Community Health$219KHope Haven: $106KHope Haven$106KRoof Above: $100KRoof Above$100KNsideout Excellence: $96KNsideout Excellence$96KMcLeod Addictive Disease Center: $84KMcLeod Addictive DiseaseCenter$84KKintegra Health: $74KKintegra Health$74KMecklenburg County Health Dep: $63KMecklenburg County Health Dep$63KTime Out Youth: $60KTime Out Youth$60K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K12$50–100K15$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
House of Mercy Belmont, NCFor facility based housing$286,971
RAO Community Health Charlotte, NCFor PHP, housing information$218,558
Hope Haven Charlotte, NChousing information services$106,467
Roof Above Charlottte, NChousing information services$100,000
Nsideout Excellence Matthews, NCShort term emergency assistance$95,655
McLeod Addictive Disease Center Charlotte, NCFor in-patient substance abuse treatment$83,733
Kintegra Health Gastonia, NCShort term emergency assistance$73,500
Mecklenburg County Health Dep Charlotte, NCShort term emergency assistance$63,213
Time Out Youth Charlotte, NCFor housing information services$60,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,368,940$3,770,692$2,406,083
Revenue$4,854,655$6,600,789$4,432,280
Expenses$5,319,157$4,944,811$4,387,740
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$-10,398——
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carolinas CARE Partnership is led by Tawanna Denmark, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tawanna Denmark

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $128K (2025)

  • Sheila Crump

    Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob White

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Roseboro

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Nesbitt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronda Massey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • DeCarlo Braddy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juanita Green

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Davis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Tiffany McGee (2024) — Director
  • Former: Frank Dorsey (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jane Clark (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jeffrey Van Houtte (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Farrar (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Tonia Trammell (2020–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Dentavius Barber (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael K Leonard MD (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Cayo (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Elam (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Vontina McGrant (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Kathy Kurtz (2020–2021) — Finance Director
  • Former: Anna Warren (2020) — Program Director
  • Former: Paula Toynton (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Grimstad (2020) — Chair
  • Former: Richard Mills (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Tawanna Denmark — Executive Direc: $128KTawanna DenmarkExecutive Direc$128K

Frequently asked questions about Carolinas CARE Partnership

How much does Carolinas CARE Partnership give each year?

Carolinas CARE Partnership gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $559K across 9 grants.

What is Carolinas CARE Partnership's typical grant size?

Carolinas CARE Partnership's median grant in 2025 was $95,655, and its average grant was $120,900, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Carolinas CARE Partnership give grants?

Carolinas CARE Partnership gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Charlotte, NC (5 grants).

Does Carolinas CARE Partnership give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Carolinas CARE Partnership's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Short term emergency assistance" (3 grants).

Who are Carolinas CARE Partnership's largest grantees?

Carolinas CARE Partnership's largest 2025 grantees include House of Mercy ($286,971), RAO Community Health ($218,558) and Hope Haven ($106,467), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Carolinas CARE Partnership?

Carolinas CARE Partnership reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.

What is Carolinas CARE Partnership?

Carolinas CARE Partnership is a nonprofit organization focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlotte, NC. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Carolinas CARE Partnership's EIN?

Carolinas CARE Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1768358. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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