Onslow County Partnership for Children
Onslow County Partnership for Children, known as One Place, is a public charity based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Established in 1998, it serves children and families in Onslow County through programs and resources focused on early childhood education, child care, and child abuse prevention and intervention.
Onslow County Partnership for Children at a glance
In short: Onslow County Partnership for Children gave $6.7M across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $281K), mostly in North Carolina. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,743,065
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $280,961
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $153,517
- Total assets
- $1,360,184
- -3.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 24, 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Onslow County Partnership for Children
- Contact
Mailing address: 900 Dennis Road, Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: (910) 938-0336
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Onslow County Partnership for Children funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ELA Kidsnet Holdings LLC ($2.1M). Together the top 10 received $5.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 120 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported grant dollars in filing year 2025 went to recipients in North Carolina. One Place’s website describes its direct work as serving children and families in Onslow County.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Onslow County Partnership for Children open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 24 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $111K; repeat grants $296K. How we count
Medians: $111K first-time, $154K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2019) to $7.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $6.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ELA Kidsnet Holdings LLC New Bern, NC | 3-Sch/QEI/NCPK/EHS | $2,096,954 |
| Onslow County Schools Jacksonville, NC | NCPK | $1,073,520 |
| New Beginning Child Care #III Richlands, NC | 3-Sch/QEI/NCPK | $434,770 |
| Abundance of Love & Learning Jacksonville, NC | QEI/NCPK/EHS | $371,416 |
| Precious Resources Inc Richlands, NC | QEI/NCPK | $307,940 |
| Childcare Network Inc #80 Jacksonville, NC | QEI/NCPK | $306,409 |
| Sneads Ferry Quality CC II Sneads Ferry, NC | NCPK/QEI | $281,927 |
| Coastal Hive Inc DBA Kid City U Jacksonville, NC | QEI | $278,179 |
| New Beginning Childcare Inc Richland, NC | 3-Sch/QEI/NCPK | $269,382 |
| New River YMCA Jacksonville, NC | QEI/EHS | $187,184 |
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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 | $1,360,184 | $13,053,225 | $13,163,658 | $6,743,065 | 24 | $23,128 |
| 2024 | $1,405,702 | $13,951,356 | $13,126,265 | $6,956,875 | 23 | $14,785 |
| 2023 | $653,870 | $12,719,698 | $12,568,823 | $6,924,094 | 25 | — |
| 2022 | $467,793 | $12,255,030 | $12,579,278 | $6,380,142 | 25 | $1,026 |
| 2021 | $789,957 | $12,257,372 | $12,299,904 | $6,776,580 | 23 | — |
| 2020 | $796,250 | $11,645,747 | $11,635,003 | $6,002,120 | 23 | — |
| 2019 | $813,749 | $11,060,527 | $10,906,130 | $5,632,783 | 27 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
One Place’s mission is: “When they have challenges, we connect all children and their families to programs and resources that provide opportunities and hope.” Its stated areas of work include educational readiness, childhood mental health, and ending child abuse.
The organization is the contractor for NC Pre-K, which supports school readiness for eligible four-year-olds, and the grantee for Early Head Start, serving eligible families with children under three and pregnant women. Its Smart Start programs include technical assistance and coaching for child care centers and a preschool program for eligible three-year-olds. The Child Advocacy Center provides services in response to allegations of physical or sexual abuse involving children from birth to age 17.
Filing data show grants to North Carolina child care and education providers, a school district, a YMCA, and other organizations. One Place itself received a $55,000 grant in 2025. In describing its own mission, that grantee says it carries out programs to help children and families grow in knowledge, maturity, and relationships.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, One Place reported 24 grants totaling $6,743,065. Grant amounts ranged from $19,831 to $2,096,954, with a median of $153,516. The largest reported grants included:
The filing lists purposes including NC Pre-K, Early Head Start, Smart Start, and quality enhancement.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dawn Rochelle as Chief Executive Officer; Ann Raymond as Chief Advancement Officer; Michelle Hamberg as Chief Business Officer; Susan Jensen as Medical Provider; Scott Lodder as Chief IT and Facilities Officer; Buffy Farmer as Chief People Officer; Kathleen Holbrook as Director of Advocacy and Community Relations; and Brian Kelly, Senatra Spearmon, and Mary Henderickson as board members.
Onslow County Partnership for Children is led by Dawn Rochelle, Chief Executive Officer since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dawn Rochelle
Chief Executive Officer
President & Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $175K (2025)
Julia Collins
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
3.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Holbrook
Director of Advocacy & Community Relations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $103K (2025)
Ann Raymond
Chief Advancement Officer
Vice President of Organization Advancement → Chief Advancement Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$92K (2020) → $121K (2025)
Michelle Hamberg
Chief Business Officer
Comptroller → Vice President of Finance, 2021
Vice President of Finance → Chief Business Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$69K (2020) → $122K (2025)
Susan Jensen
Medical Provider
Cac Medical Provider → Medical Provider, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$95K (2022) → $101K (2025)
Buffy Farmer
Chief People Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Scott Lodder
Chief It & Facilities Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Ashley Smith
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Churchwell
Vice Chair
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Thomas
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kelly
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Wessell
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Henderickson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Senatra Spearmon
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daisy Haywood
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roe Holcomb
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Staci Davis
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katlyn Morin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Deanna Trebil (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Sabo (2024) — Board Memeber
- Former: William H Keller III (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Yaniero (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Zac Everhart (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Kellum (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Lynda Black (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Biglin (2022) — Chief Financial Officer Oct to Apr
- Former: Michelle Hamberg Jan to Aug (2022) — Chief Business Officer
- Former: Paula Taylor Sept (2022) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Robin Knapp (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Through mar 2021
- Former: Suzanne Nelson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jessica Ann Rouse (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Herring (2021) — Board Member
- Former: William Cosner (2019–2020) — Deputy Director · Filing note: Through nov 2020
- Former: Angela Lee (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gina Mancini (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Heidi Bauer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: James Lanier (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Paul Buchanan (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Dawn Rochelle (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Onslow County Partnership for Children
How much does Onslow County Partnership for Children give each year?
Onslow County Partnership for Children gave $6.7M across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.0M across 23 grants.
What is Onslow County Partnership for Children's typical grant size?
Onslow County Partnership for Children's median grant in 2025 was $153,517, and its average grant was $280,961, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Onslow County Partnership for Children that year got $111K on average.
Where does Onslow County Partnership for Children give grants?
Onslow County Partnership for Children 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 Jacksonville, NC (12 grants), Richlands, NC (3 grants) and Sneads Ferry, NC (3 grants).
Does Onslow County Partnership for Children give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Onslow County Partnership for Children's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "QEI" (12 grants) and "QEI/NCPK" (4 grants).
Who are Onslow County Partnership for Children's largest grantees?
Onslow County Partnership for Children's largest 2025 grantees include ELA Kidsnet Holdings LLC ($2,096,954), Onslow County Schools ($1,073,520) and New Beginning Child Care #III ($434,770), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Onslow County Partnership for Children?
Onslow County Partnership for Children reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.1M.
What does Onslow County Partnership for Children fund?
One Place’s mission is: “When they have challenges, we connect all children and their families to programs and resources that provide opportunities and hope.” Its stated areas of work include educational readiness, childhood mental health, and ending child abuse. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Onslow County Partnership for Children?
Onslow County Partnership for Children has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Onslow County Partnership for Children's EIN?
Onslow County Partnership for Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2058409. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Onslow County Partnership for Children funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/onslow-county-partnership-for-children-morg_929952c24abd497ca67f6f33affbe1e7
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