Piedmont Handgunners
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Piedmont Handgunners at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,470,219
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $338,477
- -24.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $31,006
- -8.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $180,767
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Piedmont Handgunners funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Orginizations Lexington, NC | — | $6,650 |
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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 | $1,470,219 | $338,477 | $180,767 | — | — | $31,006 |
| 2024 | $1,518,566 | $450,436 | $200,563 | — | — | $33,932 |
| 2023 | $1,272,304 | $432,466 | $183,674 | — | — | $4,278 |
| 2022 | $1,027,524 | $299,892 | $142,613 | $6,650 | 1 | $15 |
| 2020 | $764,060 | $264,909 | $133,857 | — | — | $1,215 |
| 2019 | $633,008 | $182,902 | $75,512 | — | — | — |
About Piedmont Handgunners
Based on IRS filings
Piedmont Handgunners is a public charity, based in Lexington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Piedmont Handgunners is led by Bokie Sherk, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bokie Sherk
President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
DENNIS MUELLER Jr.
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Richard Moore
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Stephen Tate
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: JOHN A COOPER Jr. (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Neil Evans (2019–2020) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: Robert Sherk (2020) — President
- Former: Ray Owens (2019) — President
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 Piedmont Handgunners
How large is Piedmont Handgunners?
Piedmont Handgunners reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $338K.
Where does Piedmont Handgunners operate?
Piedmont Handgunners has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Piedmont Handgunners's EIN?
Piedmont Handgunners's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1281730. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 18, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
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