Cleveland County Partnership for

SHELBY, NC EIN: 56-1875246

TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD BIRTH THROUGH FIVE WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL BETTER PREPARE THE CHILD TO ENTER SCHOOL HEALTHY AND READY TO LEARN THROUGH THE USE OF COMMUNITY AND OTHER CLEVELAND COUNTY RESOURCES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$-104,243

-203.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.9M

+7.1% YoY

Grant Count

11

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$441K

+7.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$-104,243$100,985$261,662
Revenue$6,911,638$6,292,822$6,517,681
Expenses$7,102,336$6,428,559$6,421,221
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$4M$5M11 grants202011 grants202112 grants202211 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS$1.9MMAMA LISSA'S TINY TOT UN…$521KRESTORATION LEARNING ACA…$397KCHILD CARE CONNECTIONS O…$392KBERRYLAND CLUBHOUSE$372KCONNECTED KIDS$349KPLAY PALACE PRESCHOOL$283KIT TAKES A VILLAGE CHILD…$263KAPPLES OF GOLD SOUTH INC$196KBLOOM BLC$135K

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K3$50–100K15$100–250K26$250–500K4$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TONYA ARRINGTONDIRECTOR1
BONNIE BEAMDIRECTOR1
WILL CALDWELLDIRECTOR1
LESLIE COBBDIRECTOR1
GRACIE CROWDERDIRECTOR1
HEATHER HORTONDIRECTOR1
BETTY CROW KENNEDYVICE CHAIR3
ANDREA LESLIE-FITE JDSECRETARY/TREASURER3
THOMAS MCGHEECHAIR5
PAULA PEELERDIRECTOR1
HUGH SANDOEDIRECTOR1
KATIE SWANSONDIRECTOR1
ROBIN SMITHDIRECTOR1
SHANNON WHITEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR61

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Kings MountainShelby

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

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