Thrive Asheville Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Asheville, NC EIN: 87-1110868

Thrive Asheville's mission is to collaborate with local residents and leaders from diverse perspectives to understand our city's challenges, forge new relationships, and act on the best solutions together.

Thrive Asheville Inc at a glance

In short: Thrive Asheville Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$310,017
+48.2% 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 Thrive Asheville Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Asheville Downtown Association: $10KAsheville Downtown Association$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Asheville Downtown Association ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Asheville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asheville Downtown Association Asheville, NCFlower Basket Progr$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$310,017$655,879$550,400$10,0001
2024$209,152$373,428$495,187——
2023$335,036$505,309$323,874——
2022$146,065$319,156$178,687——

About Thrive Asheville Inc

Based on IRS filings

Thrive Asheville Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Asheville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $310K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thrive Asheville Inc is led by Kim McGuire, Chair on every filing since 2022; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kim McGuire

    Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Glackin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Crosby

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Missy Sherburne

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Perez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Feingold

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Allen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justice Rogers

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa-Gaye Hall

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Fitzsimmons

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Adrian Vassallo (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Frank Castelblanco (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Holly Jones (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: J. Hackett (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jay Richardson (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Liz Button (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tiffany Debellott (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brenda Mills (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ehren Cruz (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Honor Moor (2022) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Thrive Asheville Inc

How much does Thrive Asheville Inc give each year?

Thrive Asheville Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Thrive Asheville Inc?

Thrive Asheville Inc reported $310K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $656K.

What is Thrive Asheville Inc?

Thrive Asheville Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Asheville, NC. It holds $310K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Thrive Asheville Inc operate?

Thrive Asheville Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Thrive Asheville Inc's EIN?

Thrive Asheville Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1110868. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)

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