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Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Cullowhee, NC EIN: 56-1884667 Website

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Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc at a glance

In short: Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $61K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$61,392
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$61,392
Median grant
$61,392
Total assets
$3,093,667
+10.1% 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 Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

NCCAT: $61KNCCAT$61K

The largest 2025 recipient was NCCAT ($61K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Cullowhee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2025) to $270K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $61K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NCCAT Cullowhee, NCPrograms at the Center$61,392
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,093,667$477,577$343,502$61,3921$136,256
2024$2,809,503$747,133$419,142——$350,931
2023$2,557,272$492,427$310,230——$231,075
2022$2,396,073$475,731$153,955——$123,011
2021$2,490,960$339,490$253,003$202,163Total only$46,761
2020$1,934,681$457,439$342,518$269,708Total only$189,806
2019$1,936,993$302,522$147,713$81,882Total only$53,687

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc

Based on IRS filings

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc is a public charity, based in Cullowhee, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $61K. Net investment income was $136K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc is led by M. Brock Womble, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M. Brock Womble

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard A. Schwartz

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James M. Simeon

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Hardy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Harris

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Cherri Cheek

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Tucker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Freebird McKinney

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Guy Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • James Causby

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Bell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Judy S. Phillips

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Suggs

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Godwin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Kirk Jr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Willis Whichard

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Bracy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Yona Wade

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Eugenia Floyd

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Campbell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • David Hollars

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Harding

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Jones

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kwan Graham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Carper

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Shotwell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Ledford

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Smith

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Houchard

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Worrell

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Cory Causby (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jb Buxton (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rick Stout (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Samuel Houston Jr. (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Shirley Prince (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Terry Holliday (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Caroline Sullivan (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Fleming (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Freddie Williamson (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Maureen Stover (2023) — Board Member

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.

Frequently asked questions about Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc

How much does Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc give each year?

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc gave $61K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc?

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $478K.

Where does Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc operate?

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc's EIN?

Development Foundation of the NCCAT Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1884667. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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