Gaston College Foundation
The mission of the Gaston College Foundation, inc. Is to raise, invest, administer and disburse funds exclusively for charitable, scientific or educational purposes for the benefit of gaston college.
Gaston College Foundation at a glance
In short: Gaston College Foundation gave $2.4M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $793K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,380,030
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $793,343
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $567,746
- Total assets
- $14,248,127
- +9.3% 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.
How to apply to Gaston College Foundation
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Gaston College Foundation
State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Foundation "People Helping People" Scholarship
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
The Corporal Katelyn Self Scholarship Fund
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Wells Fargo Technical Scholarship
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Gaston College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gaston College ($2.4M across 3 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 15 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Gaston College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 70% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $339K (2019) to $2.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | Construction and Equipment | $1,726,644 |
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | Scholarships | $567,746 |
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | WSGE Radio Station | $85,640 |
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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 | $14,248,127 | $3,268,515 | $2,832,596 | $2,380,030 | 3 | $387,659 |
| 2024 | $13,034,157 | $3,389,600 | $3,290,865 | $2,885,647 | 3 | $592,493 |
| 2023 | $12,301,595 | $1,646,185 | $1,554,676 | $907,143 | 2 | $639,241 |
| 2022 | $12,075,685 | $1,301,240 | $1,694,731 | $1,396,476 | 3 | $87,278 |
| 2021 | $14,131,671 | $3,541,914 | $957,415 | $479,632 | 4 | $624,420 |
| 2020 | $10,370,582 | $1,138,764 | $1,401,919 | $704,633 | 3 | $235,039 |
| 2019 | $10,754,831 | $1,538,672 | $741,519 | $338,835 | 3 | $449,004 |
About Gaston College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Gaston College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dallas, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $388K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gaston College Foundation is led by Luke Upchurch, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Luke Upchurch
Executive Director
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Elmore
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Efird
Director
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Hallman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nazrul Chowdhury
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Lee
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnathan Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosalind Welder
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iris Hopper
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Eaddy
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Cloninger
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Clay
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Ghorley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christa Heilig
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Thomas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Hon Jesse Caldwell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Hauser
Secretary
Secretary → Secaretary, 2022
Secaretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Alman
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Vice President of Financ, 2022
Vice President of Financ → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jalal John Azar
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Martin
Vice President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Whiteman
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: John S. Lowery Jr. (2019–2024) — Past - President
- Former: John Dancoff (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Pearson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Chad Melvin (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: M'shel Bowen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth N. Sumner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Greg M. Botner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Judith Maloney (2019–2021) — Vice President & Investment
- Former: Stephen D. Campbell (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Johnathan Rhyne (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ross Bulla (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia McCrory (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Patricia Skinner (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Fred Jackson (2019) — Past President
- Former: Joe D. Carpenter (2019) — Director
- Former: Regis Eger (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Rhonda McLean (2019) — Director
- Former: William P. Carstarphen (2019) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Gaston College Foundation
How much does Gaston College Foundation give each year?
Gaston College Foundation gave $2.4M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.9M across 3 grants.
What is Gaston College Foundation's typical grant size?
Gaston College Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $567,746, and its average grant was $793,343, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Gaston College Foundation give grants?
Gaston College Foundation 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 Dallas, NC (3 grants).
Does Gaston College Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Gaston College Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Gaston College Foundation?
Gaston College Foundation reported $14.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
What is Gaston College Foundation?
Gaston College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dallas, NC. It holds $14.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Gaston College Foundation's EIN?
Gaston College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7079454. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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