North Carolina Advocates for
Nonpartisan association of legal professionals dedicated to protecting people's rights through community, education, and advocacy.
North Carolina Advocates for at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,069,749
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,869,468
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $167,946
- -25.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,553,058
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who North Carolina Advocates for funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $15K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Mock Trial Program Fayetteville, NC | — | $15,000 |
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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 | $8,069,749 | $2,869,468 | $3,553,058 | — | — | $167,946 |
| 2024 | $8,318,174 | $2,723,025 | $3,388,027 | — | — | $225,589 |
| 2023 | $8,505,563 | $2,572,423 | $2,944,079 | — | — | $-19,112 |
| 2022 | $7,605,799 | $2,709,207 | $2,778,456 | $15,000 | 1 | $284,845 |
| 2021 | $8,333,036 | $2,375,016 | $2,045,081 | $7,500 | 1 | $169,361 |
| 2020 | $6,970,356 | $1,643,904 | $1,178,482 | — | — | $107,459 |
About North Carolina Advocates for
Based on IRS filings
North Carolina Advocates for is a public charity, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $168K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North Carolina Advocates for is led by Kevin Bunn, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Bunn
President
Legislative → President-El, 2024
President-El → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmaletta Henson
President-El
At-Large → Member Vice, 2024
Member Vice → President-El, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Moore
Pac Chair
Legal Affair → Legislative, 2024
Legislative → Pac Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hallie Kennedy
Senior Director of M
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $160K (2025)
Veronica McKoy
Senior Director of E
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Josh McIntyre
Senior Director of O
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$133K (2024) → $149K (2025)
Shannon Leskin
Executive Di
Interim Executive → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$83K (2022) → $226K (2025)
Amanda Mingo
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Ochsner
Governor
Education Vice President → Legislative, 2022
Legislative → Governor, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Pishko Kalarites
At Large
Diversity → Education Vi, 2023
Education Vi → At Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Smith
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Henson
Governor
President - → Immediate Pa, 2022
Immediate Pa → Governor, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Abrams
Aaj Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Orndoff
Education Vice President
Governor → Ncaj Pac Cha, 2023
Ncaj Pac Cha → Education Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John McCabe
Governor & A
President → Immediate Pa, 2023
Immediate Pa → Governor & A, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karonnie Truzy
Aaj Minority
At-Large → Aaj Minority, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Dewar
Dei Vice President
At-Large → Membership V, 2023
Membership V → Dei Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Newton
Legal Affair
Aaj Board Re → Aaj Revitali, 2023
Aaj Revitali → Legal Affair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Sherlin
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Poisson
Legislative
Diversi & Incl → Governor, 2022
Governor → Legislative, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Baddour
Governor
Women's Cauc → Governor, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Wilson
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Kenneth Moser
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Pahlke
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Matesic
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Banzhoff
Imm Past President
President-El → President, 2024
President → Imm Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Harris
Governor & A
Governor → Governor & A, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Garren
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Rhine
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren McAndrew
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Chavis
Membership V
Diversity & E → At-Large, 2024
At-Large → Membership V, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Beightol
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Cybulski
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Wallace
Governer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Culler
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gagan Gupta
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Abrams
Aaj Revital
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nichad Davis
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (70)
- Former: Charles Monnett (2020–2024) — Aaj Governor
- Former: Valerie Johnson (2020–2024) — Immediate Pa
- Former: David Teddy (2024) — Past President
- Former: Joseph Tunstall (2024) — Governor
- Former: Anabel Rosa (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Darrin Jordan (2020–2023) — Governor Re
- Former: Lauren Walker (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Margaret Abrams (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Kevin Murphy (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Manisha Patel (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Joe Tunstall (2023) — Governor
- Former: Bartina Edwards (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Blia Vang (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Kim Crouch (2020–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Kimberly Wilson White (2020–2022) — Education Vi
- Former: Meredith Hinton (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Michael Adkins (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Miranda Mills (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Nina Pirrotti (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Starr Ward (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: William Goldfarb (2020–2022) — Aaj State De
- Former: Mark Sumwalt (2022) — Past President
- Former: Andy Banzhoff (2020–2021) — Ncaj Pac Cha
- Former: Brad Collins (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Cdouglas Maynard (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Charles Blanchard (2020–2021) — President Em
- Former: Charles Sasser (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Christine Mumma (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Curtis Osborne (2020–2021) — Aaj Delegate
- Former: Daniel Bryson (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Francisco Bricio (2020–2021) — Division Cha
- Former: Hank Teich (2020–2021) — Friends & Family
- Former: Jaclyn Maffetore (2020–2021) — Cival Rights
- Former: Jennifer Lechner (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Julie Bell (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Lou Ann Vincent (2020–2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Philip Miller (2020–2021) — Communications
- Former: Robert Warlick (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Ruth Sheehan (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Sonya Pfeiffer (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Vernon Sumwalt (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Yolanda Fair (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: B. Joan Davis (2021) — Eminent Doma
- Former: Clermont Ripley (2021) — Employment L
- Former: Hilary Ventura (2021) — Disability A
- Former: Isaac Thorp (2021) — Thorp Law Fi
- Former: Jennifer Segnere (2021) — Hispan & Lat D
- Former: Katherine King (2021) — New Lawyer D
- Former: Marcus McGee (2021) — Nursing Home
- Former: Matthew Lee (2021) — Prod Liab
- Former: Melanie Miller (2021) — Legal Assistant D
- Former: Nichole Booker (2021) — Prof Neglige
- Former: Phillip Dixon (2021) — Criminal Def
- Former: Anita Hunt (2020) — Governor
- Former: Anne Duvoisin (2020) — Chair & Emine
- Former: Derrick Arrowood (2020) — Chair & Disabi
- Former: Emily Harwell (2020) — Governor
- Former: Gabe Talton (2020) — Governor
- Former: Janet Ward Black (2020) — Past President
- Former: John Chilson (2020) — Governor
- Former: Joseph Cheshire (2020) — Officer & Fun
- Former: Kristina Thompson (2020) — Governor
- Former: Mark Sternlicht (2020) — Governor
- Former: Mary Pollard (2020) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Noah Abrams (2020) — Legal Affair
- Former: Paul Dejesse Jr. (2020) — Chair & Family
- Former: Rachel Fuerst (2020) — Chair & Nurse
- Former: Sherry Bolens (2020) — Division Cha
- Former: Stephen Camak (2020) — Chair & Worke
- Former: Whitney Butcher (2020) — Chair_prod L
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $226K, to Shannon Leskin (Executive Di). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Advocates for
How large is North Carolina Advocates for?
North Carolina Advocates for reported $8.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
Where does North Carolina Advocates for operate?
North Carolina Advocates for has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is North Carolina Advocates for's EIN?
North Carolina Advocates for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1892302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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