North Carolina Society of

Public charity · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 20-8265438

To Promote high standards of gastoenterological care and practice in the state of North Carolina

North Carolina Society of at a glance

In short: North Carolina Society of gave $38K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$37,500
+36.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,375
+2.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$832,173
+35.8% 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 North Carolina Society of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Blue Ribbon Run: $10KBlue Ribbon Run$10KCare Ring: $10KCare Ring$10KWestern Carolina Medical Soci: $10KWestern Carolina Medical Soci$10KCrohns & Colitis Foundation: $8KCrohns & Colitis Foundation$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Blue Ribbon Run ($10K). Together the top 4 received $38K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

CharlotteAshevilleWilmington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $38K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $38K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blue Ribbon Run Wilmington, NCFund a cure for colorectal cancer$10,000
Care Ring Charlotte, NCTo support of Care Ring's GI Health$10,000
Western Carolina Medical Soci Asheville, NCTo support the WNC Colorectal Cance$10,000
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Charlotte, NCImprove the quality of life of chil$7,500
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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$832,173$530,452$310,866$37,5004$11,692
2024$612,587$379,977$241,226$27,5003$13,517
2023$465,727$277,445$244,001$10,0001$7,218
2022$434,133$186,235$209,689$10,000Total only$455
2021$457,587$132,267$134,968$26,846Total only$441
2020$470,268$165,825$20,399$6,000Total only$1,573
2019$470,208$184,282$180,446$5,000Total only$1,519

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About North Carolina Society of

Based on IRS filings

North Carolina Society of is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $832K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $38K. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Carolina Society of is led by Erin Edwards, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Erin Edwards

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    $23K (2024) → $59K (2025)

  • Girish Mishra MD

    President

    President-Elect → President Elect, 2023

    President Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Green MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shailendra Chauhan MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wood Gibbs MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kara Regan MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Shrode MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darin Dufault MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Reed MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Pyrtle MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Shah MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Muir MD

    Scientific Committee

    Immediate Past President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Scientific Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Gangarosa MD

    Scientific Committee

    Immediate Past President → Scientific Committee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Sauer MD

    President Elect

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → President Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Leland MD

    Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2022

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Burbridge MD

    Scientific Committee

    Director → Scientific Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Shaheen MD

    Scientific Committee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sanjib Mohanty MD

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Malcolm Stark MD (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stan Branch MD (2022–2024) — Scientific Committee
  • Former: Carl Berg MD (2019–2023) — Scientific Committee
  • Former: Yolanda Scarlett MD (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Adam Zivony MD (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Caroll Koscheski MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Kokenes MD (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Karel Rybnicek MD (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Sandra Buchanan (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Brian Garvin MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mark Russo MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Richard Bloomfeld MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sandi Buchanan (2019) — Executive Director

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

Erin Edwards — Executive Dir.: $59KErin EdwardsExecutive Dir.$59K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $59K, to Erin Edwards (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Society of

How much does North Carolina Society of give each year?

North Carolina Society of gave $38K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $28K across 3 grants.

What is North Carolina Society of's typical grant size?

North Carolina Society of's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does North Carolina Society of give grants?

North Carolina Society of 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 Charlotte, NC (2 grants).

Does North Carolina Society of give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on North Carolina Society of's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is North Carolina Society of?

North Carolina Society of reported $832K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $530K.

What is North Carolina Society of?

North Carolina Society of is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Charlotte, NC. It holds $832K in total assets as of 2025.

What is North Carolina Society of's EIN?

North Carolina Society of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8265438. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)

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