Carolinas CARE Partnership
To seek justice through health and housing.
Carolinas CARE Partnership at a glance
In short: Carolinas CARE Partnership gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $121K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,088,097
- +94.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $120,900
- +94.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $95,655
- Total assets
- $3,368,940
- -10.7% 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.
Who Carolinas CARE Partnership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was House of Mercy ($287K). Together the top 8 received $992K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($95,655), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 52 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Carolinas CARE Partnership gives
- Giving grew 26% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $559K (2024) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| House of Mercy Belmont, NC | For facility based housing | $286,971 |
| RAO Community Health Charlotte, NC | For PHP, housing information | $218,558 |
| Hope Haven Charlotte, NC | housing information services | $106,467 |
| Roof Above Charlottte, NC | housing information services | $100,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $95,655 |
| McLeod Addictive Disease Center Charlotte, NC | For in-patient substance abuse treatment | $83,733 |
| Kintegra Health Gastonia, NC | Short term emergency assistance | $73,500 |
| Mecklenburg County Health Dep Charlotte, NC | Short term emergency assistance | $63,213 |
| Time Out Youth Charlotte, NC | For housing information services | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,368,940 | $4,854,655 | $5,319,157 | $1,088,097 | 9 | $-10,398 |
| 2024 | $3,770,692 | $6,600,789 | $4,944,811 | $559,498 | 9 | — |
| 2023 | $2,406,083 | $4,432,280 | $4,387,740 | $757,033 | 10 | — |
| 2022 | $1,682,197 | $3,881,134 | $3,668,299 | $861,390 | 11 | $15 |
| 2021 | $1,618,683 | $3,547,116 | $3,549,668 | $833,891 | 13 | $15 |
| 2020 | $1,505,227 | $3,299,011 | $3,113,381 | $885,702 | 13 | — |
About Carolinas CARE Partnership
Based on IRS filings
Carolinas CARE Partnership is a public charity 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.
Focus Areas
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $128K, to Tawanna Denmark (Executive Direc).
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. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($95,655), which are not listed by name. 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 public charity 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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