Middle Creek High School

Public charity · Grantmaker Apex, NC EIN: 45-0479084

To provide support to those students participating in extracurricular activities at Middle Creek High School, to promote schoool spirit and sportsmanship, encourage attendance at the school's athletic events, and to provide financial means to the athletic department for items not covered in the school budget and to honor athletes with yearly awards.

Middle Creek High School at a glance

Total assets
$228,034
-10.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$456,228
+13.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$499
+2.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$482,114
+31.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Middle Creek High School funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Apex

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

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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$228,034$456,228$482,114——$499
2024$253,920$401,975$365,542——$485
2023$217,487$303,025$302,395——$140
2022$216,857$217,273$182,855——$14
2021—$96,453$121,457———
2019$192,831$304,205$314,677$7,7051$134

About Middle Creek High School

Based on IRS filings

Middle Creek High School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Apex, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $228K in total assets. Net investment income was $499.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Middle Creek High School is led by Caroline Bird, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 29 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caroline Bird

    President

    At-Large → Committee Chair, 2022

    Committee Chair → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bethany Spence

    Committee Ch

    Membership → Committee Chair, 2022

    Committee Chair → Committee Ch, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lacy Peckham

    McHs Princip

    Principal → McHs Princip, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Downen

    Member-At-La

    Committee Chair → Committee Ch, 2023

    Committee Ch → Member-At-La, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie McCullough

    Committee Ch

    At-Large → Committee Chair, 2022

    Committee Chair → Committee Ch, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Downen

    Committee Ch

    Committee Chair → Committee Ch, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Berin Watson

    Secretary

    Member-At-La → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cherie Creten

    Treasurer

    Treasurer C → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Gray

    Vice President

    Member-At-La → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenn Ober

    Committee Ch

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Brown

    Committee Ch

    Member-At-La → Committee Ch, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Skelton

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Herndon

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Sablar

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misty Hunt

    Committee Ch

    Member-At-La → Committee Ch, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Buchanan

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Taylor

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Higgins

    Committee Ch

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Axman

    Member-At-La

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bella Sessoms

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Eason

    McHs Athleti

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Cucurullo

    McHs Vice Pr

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Whitaker

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Wahrenburg

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Brennan

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Cornelius

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariel Bentley

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Boelstler

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Bledsoe

    Member-At-La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (39)
  • Former: Brian Dillenback (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Denise Salisbury (2019–2024) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Eric Misunas (2021–2024) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Maureen Tankelewicz (2022–2024) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Risa Clark (2022–2024) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Alex Duhon (2023–2024) — Member-At-La
  • Former: Jamie Stamm (2023–2024) — Member-At-La
  • Former: Lisa Hayes (2024) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Ashlie Holt (2019–2023) — Treasurer F
  • Former: Jennifer Downen (2019–2023) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Kimber McConnachie (2021–2023) — Committee Ch
  • Former: Ashley Brown (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Eric Hunley (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Sheila Hunley (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Wendy Bernard (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robbie Wray (2019–2021) — Athletic Director
  • Former: Scott Post (2019–2021) — Concessions
  • Former: Christine Stanco (2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Dema Overton (2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Leigh Holmes (2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Scott Brown (2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Tracy Richards (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Carl Pautlitz (2019) — Corp Sponsor
  • Former: Christine Fisher (2019) — Apparel Chai
  • Former: Edi Perez (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Floyd Stewart (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: John Marcotte (2019) — Hall of Fame
  • Former: Julie Oster (2019) — Communications
  • Former: Keely Williams (2019) — Membership C
  • Former: Lisa Lefante (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Marna Swagert (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Mary Ann Kearns (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Michelle Chopp (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Nancy McGrew (2019) — Scholarship
  • Former: Robbie Chandler (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Stephanie Knight (2019) — Stampede 5k
  • Former: Suzy Pautlitz (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Tom Tankelewicz (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Wade Martin (2019) — Principal

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 Middle Creek High School

How large is Middle Creek High School?

Middle Creek High School reported $228K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $456K.

What is Middle Creek High School?

Middle Creek High School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Apex, NC. It holds $228K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Middle Creek High School operate?

Middle Creek High School has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Middle Creek High School's EIN?

Middle Creek High School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0479084. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 17, 2020)

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