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Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Greenville, NC EIN: 56-1913394 Website

To make meaningful and measurable investments in the quality of life for young children and families in education, health, and support services.

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc at a glance

In short: Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc gave $377K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$376,797
-0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$62,800
-0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,365
Total assets
$40,500
-57.3% 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.

Who Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Pitt County Health Department: $174KPitt County Health Department$174KMartin Tyrrell Washington District Health Department: $75KMartin Tyrrell WashingtonDistrict Health Department$75KCarteret County Partnership for Children: $47KCarteret County Partnershipfor Children$47KLenior Greene Partnership for Children: $34KLenior Greene Partnership forChildren$34KOnslow County Partnership For Children: $33KOnslow County Partnership ForChildren$33KJones County Partnership for Children: $14KJones County Partnership forChildren$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pitt County Health Department ($174K). Together the top 6 received $377K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K5$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 32 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

GreenvilleMorehead CItyKinstonPlymouthTrentonJacksonvilleJackonville

How Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K7 grants2019 6 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $377K (2025) to $396K (2019). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $377K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pitt County Health Department Greenville, NCChildcare resource and referral$173,500
Martin Tyrrell Washington District Health Department Plymouth, NCChildcare resource and referral$75,200
Carteret County Partnership for Children Morehead City, NCChildcare resources and referral$46,602
Lenior Greene Partnership for Children Kinston, NCChidlcare resource and referral$34,127
Onslow County Partnership For Children Jacksonville, NCChildcare resource and referral$33,331
Jones County Partnership for Children Trenton, NCChildcare resource and referral$14,037
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$40,500$2,138,442$2,192,307$376,7976
2024$94,956$2,241,983$2,230,465$376,8616
2023$81,552$2,186,476$2,143,276$376,8616
2022$50,206$2,101,444$2,143,462$393,8617
2021$81,830$2,033,563$2,005,316$387,1347
2020$69,677$1,937,025$1,995,249$377,4606
2019$115,741$2,032,266$1,935,830$396,1607

About Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc

Based on IRS filings

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Greenville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $377K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc is led by Sharon Cooper, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sharon Cooper

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $55K (2019) → $103K (2025)

  • Dwain Cooper

    Chair

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ginger Little

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juvencia Rocha-Peralta

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Wanda Yuhas

    Board Member

    Chair → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Gray

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Pichan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Ellis

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Rees

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Gribble

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chase Conner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Andrews

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandy Harrell

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Jason Semple (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Rochelle Brown (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rodney Coles (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: TD Gribble (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Leah Arnold (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Meron Berhane Finch (2020–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Augustine Frazer (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Barnett (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Mansfield (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dede Carney (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jan Elliott (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Cieslar (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Taylor (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Phyllis Conner (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Heinle (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Letecia Loadholt Erby (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jessica Burnham (2019) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Julie Burks (2019) — Former Fiscal Director
  • Former: Letecia Loadholt (2019) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sharon Cooper — Executive Director: $103KSharon CooperExecutive Director$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Sharon Cooper (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc

How much does Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc give each year?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc gave $377K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $377K across 6 grants.

What is Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's typical grant size?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's median grant in 2025 was $40,365, and its average grant was $62,800, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc give grants?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Childcare resource and referral" (4 grants).

Who are Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's largest grantees?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Pitt County Health Department ($173,500), Martin Tyrrell Washington District Health Department ($75,200) and Carteret County Partnership for Children ($46,602), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 78% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

What is Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Greenville, NC. It holds $41K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's EIN?

Martin Pitt Partnership for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1913394. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 30, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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