Communities In Schools of
The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Communities In Schools of at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,648,487
- -23.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,092,883
- -39.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $198,562
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,576,322
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Communities In Schools of funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FFTC Charlotte, NC | — | $14,500 |
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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 | $13,648,487 | $5,092,883 | $9,576,322 | — | — | $198,562 |
| 2024 | $17,869,739 | $8,353,773 | $9,989,506 | — | — | $256,501 |
| 2023 | $15,396,992 | $10,582,481 | $9,553,778 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $14,080,902 | $13,596,501 | $8,353,343 | $14,500 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $9,432,775 | $8,716,615 | $7,606,964 | — | — | $716 |
| 2020 | $8,910,644 | $7,886,989 | $7,761,518 | — | — | $28,273 |
| 2019 | $7,416,522 | $10,344,232 | $7,699,429 | — | — | $29,793 |
About Communities In Schools of
Based on IRS filings
Communities In Schools of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $199K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Communities In Schools of is led by Men Tchaas Ari, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Men Tchaas Ari
CEO
Director → Incoming CEO, 2021
Incoming CEO → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$26K (2021) → $193K (2025)
Veronica M Calderon
Chair
Incoming Chair → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Jacobs
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A Tate III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vida Harvey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Kalbaugh
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diamond Staton-Williams
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Norris
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Vinroot Poole
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shivani Mehta
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yulonda Griffin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Menaker
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenya Moses
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laetitia Dowd
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mordecai Scott
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lank
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Scrivener
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Foli Pontillo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ingrid W Medlock
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ty Chandler Robinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fahnie Shaw
COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$84K (2024) → $139K (2025)
Denice Bailey
Vice President & Human Resource
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Kenyatta Wheeler
Vice President Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Niles Brown
Past Chair
Director → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Salley
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Maxine Swayne (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ty Chandler (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bailey Denice (2024) — Vice President & Human Resource
- Former: Laura Thompson (2024) — Vice President of Advancement
- Former: Federico Rios (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jon Davis (2019–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Kathryn Black (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Valdez (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jordan Collier (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kayla Witherspoon (2023) — Director
- Former: David Dae-Lee Arrington (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Earnest Winston (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: George Jurch (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Morgan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lee Brashear (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Natalie Alston (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rad von Werssowetz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Heath Campbell (2022) — Director
- Former: Greg Hobby (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Ellen Player (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Molly Shaw (2019–2021) — Outgoing CEO
- Former: Suzanne Morrison (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Titi Cole (2021) — Director
- Former: Betsy Fleming (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Ryan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jess Sidhom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Carter (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mtu Pugh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Russo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sonya Amos (2019–2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $193K, to Men Tchaas Ari (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Communities In Schools of
How large is Communities In Schools of?
Communities In Schools of reported $13.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.
What is Communities In Schools of?
Communities In Schools of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Charlotte, NC. It holds $13.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Communities In Schools of operate?
Communities In Schools of has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Communities In Schools of's EIN?
Communities In Schools of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1661795. 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
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
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