Mountain Air Community Fund Inc
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc is a public charity based in Burnsville, North Carolina. It makes grants to support nonprofit organizations serving Yancey County residents.
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Mountain Air Community Fund Inc gave $376K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in North Carolina. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $375,925
- +55.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,901
- +33.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $506,479
- +0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (8 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mountain Air Community Fund Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 Mountain Air Drive, Burnsville, NC 28714
Phone: (904) 874-4371
Website: https://mountainairnc.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mountain Air Community Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tractor ($108K). Together the top 10 received $285K.
Grant Size Distribution
53 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 53 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund’s stated mission and program description focus on organizations benefiting Yancey County residents. All grant dollars in the 2025 itemized data went to recipients in North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Mountain Air Community Fund Inc open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 21 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $22K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2023) to $376K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $376K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tractor Burnsville, NC | Food Security | $108,000 |
| Dig-In Burnsville, NC | Food Security | $36,060 |
| Mountain Strong 828 Burnsville, NC | Hurricane Relief | $25,000 |
| THRIVE Appalachia Burnsville, NC | Economic Opportunity | $20,000 |
| Toe River Crafts Burnsville, NC | Hurricane Relief | $20,000 |
| Reconciliation House Burnsville, NC | Family Wellness | $19,000 |
| Camp Spring Creek Bakersville, NC | Family Wellness | $15,000 |
| Pensacola Loving Arms Burnsville, NC | Hurricane Relief | $15,000 |
| Rise Disaster Relief Concord, NC | Hurricane Relief | $15,000 |
| Yancey County Schools - FBLA Burnsville, NC | Economic Opportunity | $12,000 |
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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 | $506,479 | $482,275 | $435,166 | $375,925 | 21 | $55,423 |
| 2024 | $503,218 | $615,995 | $313,465 | $241,300 | 18 | $50,181 |
| 2023 | $240,695 | $202,574 | $191,170 | $133,666 | 14 | $3,043 |
| 2022 | $229,291 | $174,613 | $178,984 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $233,662 | $187,679 | $96,629 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $142,612 | $94,611 | $99,939 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $147,940 | $182,781 | $130,301 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The mission stated in the fund’s 2025 filing is to be “the philanthropic voice of Mountain Air” by providing financial assistance to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that benefit Yancey County residents in areas including health, education, family issues, the environment, economic development, and the arts.
The filing identifies four pillars: food insecurity, education and the arts, child and family welfare, and medical and healthcare. The fund’s website highlights food security, economic opportunity, family wellness, and the arts.
Its 2025 grants included organizations with varied missions. For example, THRIVE Appalachia says it assists disadvantaged children and their parents and grandparents in learning marketable skills. Pisgah Legal Services says it pursues justice for low-income people in western North Carolina through legal assistance and advocacy. Yancey County Humane Society says it shelters, rehabilitates, and finds homes for stray and unwanted animals in the county.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing data lists 21 grants totaling $375,925. Grant amounts ranged from $5,865 to $108,000, with a median of $10,000. The fund’s program description on that filing separately says it awarded $422,836 in grants to 33 nonprofit organizations in 2025; those totals and counts differ from the itemized grant data.
Among the itemized 2025 grants were $108,000 to TRACTOR and $36,060 to Dig-In for food security; $25,000 to Mountain Strong 828 and $20,000 to Toe River Crafts for hurricane relief; $20,000 to THRIVE Appalachia for economic opportunity; and $19,000 to Reconciliation House for family wellness. Other listed recipients include Camp Spring Creek ($15,000), Pensacola Loving Arms ($15,000), Rise Disaster Relief ($15,000), Yancey County Schools – FBLA ($12,000), Feed a Child ($10,000), and Pisgah Legal Services ($10,000). The filing also lists a $10,000 grant to Yancey County Humane Society.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James McCann as president, Nancy Hanna as treasurer, and Diana Richter as secretary. It lists Virginia Perry, Jan Cady, Mary Anne Smith, Mark McCreery, Margie Cuckler, and Rebecca Schmidt as members.
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc is led by James McCann, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James McCann
President
Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Richter
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Cady
Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Anne Smith
Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Perry
Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margie Cuckler
Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark McCreery
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Hanna
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Schmidt
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Sallie Bailey (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Cathy Williams (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Suzanne Zapfel (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Tom Valore (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Alyson Rau (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Jeanette Valore (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Fred Rickman (2023) — Member
- Former: Gail Lewis (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Marcie Jacobs (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Annie Craver (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lonnie Ross (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jean Wells (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Anna Mitchel (2021) — Member
- Former: Scott Ylinen (2021) — Member
- Former: Janie Gill (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Kennerk (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Vicki McKmillan (2019) — Secretary
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 Mountain Air Community Fund Inc
How much does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc give each year?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc gave $376K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $241K across 18 grants.
What is Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $17,901, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mountain Air Community Fund Inc that year got $11K on average.
Where does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc give grants?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc 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 Burnsville, NC (16 grants) and Boone, NC (2 grants).
Does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Family Wellness" (11 grants), "Hurricane Relief" (4 grants) and "Food Security" (3 grants).
Who are Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Tractor ($108,000), Dig-In ($36,060) and Mountain Strong 828 ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mountain Air Community Fund Inc?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc reported $506K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $482K.
What does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc fund?
The mission stated in the fund’s 2025 filing is to be “the philanthropic voice of Mountain Air” by providing financial assistance to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that benefit Yancey County residents in areas including health, education, family issues, the environment, economic development, and the arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mountain Air Community Fund Inc?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check mountainairnc.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's EIN?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2392703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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