Great Smokies Health Foundation

SYLVA, NC EIN: 56-1967734

Improve healthcare in Jackson, Swain, Graham and Macon counties in North Carolina.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.1M

+17.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$437K

+69.1% YoY

Grant Count

16

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

+26.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$272K$543K$815K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,063,780$9,418,457$8,781,893
Revenue$700,616$-92,432$654,835
Expenses$778,697$632,144$382,341
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$553,250$-220,235$522,335
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$109K$218K$328K$437K7 grants20203 grants20210 grants202212 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Graham Co Board of Educa…$90KJackson County Board of …$90KSwain County Board of Ed…$90KVecinos Inc$23KUncomplicated Kitchen$20KEast Carolina University…$16KBlue Ridge Free Dental C…$15KCommunity Table$15KHIGHTS Inc$15KJackson County DSS$13K

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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

Shelley CarrawayExecutive Director$71K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Heather BakerPresident1
Scott ConnorTreasurer1
Gerald McKinneyDirector1
Larry Selby MDDirector1
Jacob BuchananSecretary1
Ron LaroqueDirector1
Julie RichardsDirector1
Thom BrooksDirector1
Ericka ZimmermanDirector1
Shelley CarrawayExecutive Director40$70,901
Doug KeskulaDirector1
Carmen NationsDirector1
Brian McMahanDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Bryson CityCashiersCullowheeDillsboroFranklinRobbinsvilleSylvaWaynesville

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

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