Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro

Public charity · Grantmaker Carrboro, NC EIN: 27-2759081

The mission of Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro is to fight hunger by mobilizing our neighbors to provide non-perishable and fresh food for families, schools and pantries.

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro at a glance

In short: Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,358
+116.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,679
+116.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,679
Total assets
$1,503,727
+53.8% 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 Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: $24KChapel Hill-Carrboro CitySchools$24KRoger Eubanks Neighborhood Assoc: $21KRoger Eubanks NeighborhoodAssoc$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ($24K). Together the top 2 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Chapel HillCarrboroHillsborough

How Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2019 5 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2024) to $58K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chapel Hill, NCFeed the Hungry$24,017
Roger Eubanks Neighborhood Assoc Chapel Hill, NCFeed the Hungry$21,341
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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$1,503,727$2,117,870$1,539,424$45,3582$20,959
2024$977,999$1,102,337$1,249,513$20,9542$28,218
2023$896,442$936,483$965,222$51,5664$19,906
2022$891,841$934,333$998,737$41,1363$6,425
2021$956,245$968,181$945,752$27,6402$4,387
2020$933,816$1,299,118$803,006$58,4015$5,687
2019$437,704$568,515$469,085$50,1665$2,143

About Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro

Based on IRS filings

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Carrboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro is led by Lenore Jones-Peretto, Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lenore Jones-Peretto

    Board Chair

    Vice Chairdorector → Vice Board Chair, 2023

    Vice Board Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Grill

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Ann Wolf

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Martinez-Cervantes

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Bobst

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sondra Komada

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Parker-Fisher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Riney

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $89K (2024) → $90K (2025)

  • Laura Malinchock

    Immediate Pa

    Chairdirector → Board Chair, 2023

    Board Chair → Immediate Pa, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allanah Hines

    Vice Chair & S

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair & S, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Brenman

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Becky Hebert (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Horwitz (2019–2024) — Director & Co-
  • Former: Susan Romaine (2019–2024) — Director & Co-
  • Former: Jim Evans (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mack Koonce (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jesus Avendano (2024) — Director
  • Former: Eliazar Posada (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Toska Cooper (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Brenda McNeely-Allen (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marne Meredith (2023) — Director
  • Former: Stefanie Mazva-Cohen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mame Meredith (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Swartzlander (2019–2021) — Past Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Brenda McNeely Allen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sarah L Dudzic (2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Christine Cotton (2019–2020) — Co-Founder, Director & Vice Chair
  • Former: Steve Spokane (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: Katie Ray Pratson (2019) — Member & Board of Directors

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 Riney — Executive Di: $90KErin RineyExecutive Di$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Erin Riney (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro

How much does Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro give each year?

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21K across 2 grants.

How large is Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro?

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

What is Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro?

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Carrboro, NC. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro operate?

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro's EIN?

Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2759081. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 19, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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